M. Elsamouly
Why is verb to 'be' omitted before 'tested' in the following sentence? Almost a fifth of all chickens (18 per cent) tested positive for the bug above the highest level of contamination
27 de nov de 2014 18:29
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This is an intransitive meaning of "to test". From the Oxford Dictionary: "[ no obj., with complement ] produce a specified result in a medical test, especially a drugs test or AIDS test: he tested positive for steroids during the race."
27 de novembro de 2014
More simply, "they tested positive". No need for "be" here. Tested is the verb, past tense of to test.
27 de novembro de 2014
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