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18 May 2018
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I was the first Western TV reporter to be permitted to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild.
Does this sentence correct and natural?My teacher says that to be permitted should be replaced with permitted.
I was the first Western TV reporter to be permitted to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild.
Does this sentence correct and natural?My teacher says that to be permitted should be replaced with permitted.
Does this sentence correct and natural?My teacher says that to be permitted should be replaced with permitted.
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Your sentence is grammatically correct, but I agree, take out "to be." :)
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Your sentence is grammatically correct, but I agree, take out "to be." :)
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But in The Chinese National College Entrance Examination the experts think that mine is wrong.
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@daidaide awww that's sad... it's grammatically correct but it sounds awkward, so maybe that's why? My English teachers used to tell me to take it out as well, since it's not good to use in formal writing.
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