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crystalserenity101 · 12-13-2007, 08:15 PM

'Have been' refers to the state of a subject or object that started in the past and continued to the present. To change 'have been' into e-prime, you can take it back to its origin.

The people from Athens have come into the woods unaware that Oberon and Titania had started and have continued fighting and that Oberon has told Puck to bewitch his wife.

12-13-2007, 08:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
crystalserenity101 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7	'Have been' refers to the state of a subject or object that started in the past and continued to the present. To change 'have been' into e-prime, you can take it back to its origin. The people from Athens have come into the woods unaware that Oberon and Titania had started and have continued fighting and that Oberon has told Puck to bewitch his wife.