I have been using 'showed' as past simple form of the verb 'show' and 'shown' as past participle. But recently, I read somewhere that it is used as 'show' 'showed' and 'showed' in UK English and 's...
The past participle shown was uncommon before the 19th century, but is now the preferred form in standard English. In the UK, showed is regarded as archaic or dialectal.
Our sales has greatly improved, _____ in the figure. Is it "as is shown" or "as shown"? Why? Thanks!
You have two questions here. 1. Both "as shown" and "as seen" are correct. There is a difference in emphasis. "As shown" focuses on what the graph or chart does. "As seen" focuses on what the reader does. You can mix them for variety. 2. I would use the preposition "in" in all these cases.
The question is, why did John say "shown" (durative/time-ambiguous)2 instead of "shown up" (punctual/completed)? To say "he hasn't shown" is avoiding the phrasal verb, and this could be intentional for a meaningful or rhetorical purpose.
Ok. I've read too many Puritans. When should "shown" be used instead of "showed"? For example, is this sentence correct: It must then be in force as perpetual, unless (as we said) a clear and certain repeal of it can be showed in Scripture. Or would "shown in Scripture" be proper now?
Whish of these sentences is correct if I am talking about something that is currently showing: Some files are showing, which can be optimized. Some files are being shown which can be optimized.
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