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27 Aug 2022, 23:30
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thakurarun85
... a bill that aimed to do A and that promised to do B ...
'Bill' is the do-er of the actions of 'aimed' and 'promised.'
So when we say 'bill aimed to do A' and 'bill promised to do B,' 'aimed' and 'promised' are the verbs.
If promised were a participle, it would have passive meaning.
The 10 carat ring, promised to the eldest daughter, is kept under heavy security.
Here, the ring is not the one making the promise. Someone has promised that ring to her eldest daughter. If we use it in verb form, it will appear with a helping verb.
The 10 carat ring that has been promised to the eldest daughter is kept under heavy security.
The 'that' clause is 'that has been promised to the eldest daughter' in which 'that' (= ring) is the subject and 'has been promised' is the verb. It is a passive construction.
When we use -ed verbs as past participle modifiers, we use them in passive construction without helping verbs.
If there are helping verbs with the -ed construction verbs, then it is acting as a verb.
The teacher praised the boy.
('praised' is verb. Active sentence)
The boy was praised by the teacher.
('was praised' is verb. Passive sentence)
The boy, praised by the teacher, decided to compete in the league.
('praised' is modifier describing the boy. It is in passive since the boy did not praise. He was praised. 'decided' is the verb here)
28 Aug 2022, 04:47
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How did you reach the conclusion that "promised" used here is a verb and not a participle?
also, what's wrong with option B
also, what's wrong with option B
28 Aug 2022, 05:17
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jim441
Hello jim441,
We hope this finds you well.
To answer your query, in Option B the omission of "that" before "aimed to transform" and "promised to make" leads to an incoherent meaning; the phrases "bill aimed to transform" and "bill...promised to make" simply make no logical sense.
We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
