More Practice with Helping Verbs
1. Mr. Cruncher all this time [NuA] had been putting on [#1] his clothes (DO). | 2. This must be kept (P) secret (RPA) [#2] {from Lucie}. | 3. We had better go in. | 4. I should have been much the same sort (PN) {of fellow}, [Adv. (condition) to "should have been" if I had had any luck (DO)]. | 5. I am going to tell you (IO) something (DO) [Adj. to "something" that will rather surprise you (DO)]. | 6. The real wickedness and guilt {of his business} might have remained undiscovered (PA). | 7. "Well! [Inj] you have been present (PA) all day [NuA], | and you ought to know." | 8. It could scarcely be called (P) a trade (RPN) [#3] , {in spite} {of his favourite description} {of himself} {as "a honest tradesman}." | 9. That abominable place would have been haunted (P) {in a most ghastly manner}. | 10. His shirt was open (PA) {at the throat}, [Adv. (manner) to "was" and "open" as it used to be [Adv. (time) to "used to be" when he did that work (DO)]]. | Notes 2. "Secret" is a retained predicate adjective after the passive verb. The active voice version would be "We must keep it *to be* secret from Lucie." In that version, "it" is the subject and "secret" is a predicate adjective of the ellipsed infinitive "to be." For more on this, see KISS Level 5.7 - Passive Voice and Retained Complements. 3. This is similar to note 2, but in this case, the active voice would be "They could scarcely call it *to be* a trade. |