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Bmojtaba Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Transitive or transitive??

hi there!!!

what is different between below sentences??

security measures are taken beforehand .... security measures taken beforehand???

i know both of them are passive but why they are different???

tnx
  

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i know both of them are passive but why are they different??? The secons one is not a complete sentence at all. e.

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i know both of them are passive but why are they different???

The secons one is not a complete sentence at all.

"taken beforehand" in this case is an apposition, i.e. a short explanation or additional informtion referring to something mentioned just before it.

in my above sentence "referring to something just before it" has the same function.

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