Seringkali membuat tugas sampingan as a proofreader/editor kepada Thesis Master/PhD pelajar2 Universiti , saya
dapati kebanyakan pelajar sering keliru dengan penggunaan :
HAD BEEN CONDUCTED & WAS CONDUCTED
Kenapa ya... blh keliru? Kedua2 adalah frasa pasif ,
WAS CONDUCTED = PAST TENSE PASSIVE
HAD BEEN CONDUCTED = PAST PERFECT PASSIVE
Cara penggunaan kedua2 ini adalah sama dgn penggunaannya dlm ayat aktif iaitu PT = telah selesai dilakukan diwaktu lepas (ttp dlm btk ayat pasif). Cth :
The survey was conducted in 1993. (Telah selesai dijalankan pd 1993)
Sebaliknya PPP = dilakukan pada waktu lepas tanpa masa spesifik dicatatkan & berlaku terdahulu sebelum perkara lain. Cth :
The survey had been conducted long before the scientists found the solution for the problem.
Hope there's no more confusion !
Note : ... is busy editing 2 Master Thesis ! Huhuhu... quite a lot to be corrected...
