You know, you're that type of positive friends who always find something good, even in bad situations.
| at your peril | do something risky, at your own risk |
| a shoplifter | someone who steals from a shop |
| video (verb) | to film/record something |
| anti-theft measures | steps taken to prevent stealing |
| a great deal (of) | a lot of — formal, uncountable |
| a great number (of) | a lot of — formal, countable |
| given that / granted that | formal “if we accept that” |
| taking into consideration / taking into account | formal “bearing in mind” |
| having said that | formal “however” |
| causative have + object + V3 | formal alternative to get sth done — I had my car repaired |
Failed: passive of “they take the photos” (present simple) — reached for continuous (“are being taken”) before landing on the photos are taken, the modal structure for regret — “I don't know”; teacher supplied it could have been done earlier than it happened, the security department's tense (sequential past narrative) — offered “has/had been informed” before landing on plain past simple was informed
Needed prompting: passive of “they took the photos” (past simple) — reached for present perfect first, corrected to the photos were taken, managers “have been exposed” (present perfect passive) — cycled through “are exposed” → “are being exposed” before landing correctly, “posing” as a shoplifter — needed shoplifter explained, and “posing” over “pausing”, “video” as a verb — didn't know video could be a verb until told, anti-theft measures — said “anti-drift” first, “a great number” (countable partner of “a great deal”) — got there with a prompt, “to be gained” (passive infinitive after “a great deal”) — first said “gained by thinking,” needed the rule pointed out, “getting sucked” (gerund as subject) — worked through “to get suck” → “get sucked” → getting sucked, reporting-verb passive sentence (thought to have been listening… found to be working) — built with heavy scaffolding, word by word
| ✗ | ✓ |
|---|---|
| The photos are being taken (as passive of "they take the photos") | The photos are taken |
| The photos have been taken (as passive of "they took the photos") | The photos were taken |
| anti-drift measures | anti-theft measures |
| the security department has/had been informed (sequential past narrative) | the security department was informed — action-by-action narrative takes past simple |
| there is a great deal gained by thinking twice | there is a great deal to be gained by thinking twice |
| to get suck for something | getting sucked into it |
| I had find | I had my fine written (causative) |