Hello there, i would like to obtain some help with the sentences below. Are they correct or may be not?
1) He wasn’t sent to the local hospital yesterday morning.
2) The message hasn’t been sent to the recipient.
3) The book has been being written for 3 hours.
4) The book had been written before you came into the house.
5) The bridge was being built then.
6) I was seen to go for a walk a few days ago.
Thank you, i really do appreciate your help...
Grammar structures in the sentences
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Re: Grammar structures in the sentences
Many speakers would not accept (3), preferring to amend it to: ...has been written..."
The others are grammatically possible.
The others are grammatically possible.