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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:56 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

Hi teachers,

Please look at the following

"The man who is being interviewed was suspected of arsen." can be reduced to " The man being interviewed was suspected of arsen."

Can I say " The being interviewed man was suspected of arsen."? Does it make sense?

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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:39 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

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In my own opinion, it could be reduced to "The man being interviewed was suspected of arsen". The other sentence "The being interviewed man was suspected of arsen" seems not correct to me.

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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:20 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

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No, "the being interviewed man" is not a good alternative, Jupiter.
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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:28 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

jupiter wrote:
"The man who is being interviewed was suspected of arsen." can be reduced to " The man being interviewed was suspected of arsen."

Hi

Can I just say "The man interviewed was suspected of arsen."
or in in this case I need to add "interviewed by..."?
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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:43 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

Good morning, Tamara Very Happy

In your example, the interview would be finished. In Jupiter's example, the interview is happening at the moment. (i.e., different meaning)

You don't need the word by unless you want to say who conducted the interview.

By the way, Jupiter, the correct spelling is "arson".

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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:00 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

Good morning, Amy.
My dog is an early bird Smile

Thank you for the answer.

Quote:
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Oh, yes. Quite usual for me – to have copied without thinking…

By the way, when I hear the pattern '<smb> is charged with (…murder, arson, whatever) – the preposition used seems to me rather strange and unnatural. Why with?...
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Preposition Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:18 am  Preposition
 

Hi Tamara,

Charged with suggests charged with the crime of. Consider also arrested for, accused of

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The man who is being interviewed... Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:18 am  The man who is being interviewed...
 

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The word with is simply the preposition you need in combination with charge in order to state that someone is accused of having done a certain crime.

I don't think there is a better explanation than that. Sorry. Sad

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