Hi there,
Can someone advise if I am correct in these grammar, especially No 5 please?
1) He showed me the picture that took by him. (Correct)
2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him. (Correct)
3) He showed me the picture that was taken by him. (Correct, passive)
4) He showed me that picture taking by him. (Can be correct??)
5) He showed me that picture taken by him. (Incorrect, but people use it all the time) the correct one is supposed to be " He showed me the picture that was taken by him"
Thanks in advance
John Aki1) He showed me the picture that took by him. Incorrect
2) He showed me the picture that was taking by him. Incorrect
3) He showed me the picture that was taken by him. (Correct, passive)
4) He showed me that picture taking by him. Incorrect
5) He showed me that picture taken by him. Correct
6) He showed me the picture that was taken by him. Correct
Thanks, how about these sentences? please advise
Please show me which one you drawn. (Correct)
Please show me which one you drew. (Incorrect)
Please show me which one that you drew. (Correct)
If there is a picture from you please showing it to me. (Incorrect)
If there is a picture from you, please show it to me. (Correct)
Thanks again in advance.
It's very good English. In Scandinavia this structure is called a relative clause equivalent, but I think in the Anglo-Saxon world the term "reduced clause" is commonly used. What I don't like is having He as the subject and by him as the agent — in other words, the same person.
I would say He showed me the picture [that/which] he had taken.
CB
Cheers
Thanks again.
Hi Mr CB,
Do you agree my point? please share your comment with me, if you could.
1) There is a car (that) is parked in my driveway. (Better English) (Passive)
There is a car (that) parked in my driveway. (Acceptable, nothing wrong with it) (Active)
2) The police never found the money (that) was stolen. (Better English) (Passive)
The police never found the money (that) stolen. (Acceptable, nothing wrong with it) (Active)
Thanks in advance.
CB
PS If you have further sentences, please start a new thread.