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let + object + be + past participle

Band 4-5speakingtask2

Causative passive with let: used to say someone allows or causes something to happen to someone (passive form with 'be' + past participle).

Examples

“He was let be treated as a minor for legal purposes.”

“The injured player was let be substituted after the consultation.”

“In some countries, protesters are often let be detained without charge.”

Band 8 sentence

“During the hearing, several witnesses were let be interviewed privately to avoid intimidation.”

Collocations

  • let + sb + be + replaced
  • let + it + be + known

Common mistakes

He was let treated after the accident.→He was let be treated after the accident.

They let him be arrested by police.→They let him be arrested by the police.

Say it for a higher band

5let + object + verb (active)→6have/get + object + past participle→7+let + object + be + past participle

Easily confused

have/get + object + past participle

“She had her car repaired yesterday.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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