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	I am desperately trying to conquer the diagramming of this sentence: "Homer is believed to have been from modern-day Turkey." I'm fairly certain "is believed" is a helping verb/verb combination, but what is "to have been"? Is it a verb phrase? It can't be a prepositional phrase, right? Where does it fit in a diagram? Any help would be appreciated. more » 3 years ago	View

I am desperately trying to conquer the diagramming of this sentence: "Homer is believed to have been from modern-day Turkey." I'm fairly certain "is believed" is a helping verb/verb combination, but what is "to have been"? Is it a verb phrase? It can't be a prepositional phrase, right? Where does it fit in a diagram? Any help would be appreciated. more »

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Identify the sentence with correct use of the past perfect continuous tense:

A He had sings a song for the audience.

B She had been studying for hours before the exam.

C We were visiting the museum all day.

D I have played the piano yesterday.