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  1. 04-Jul-2011, 16:11 #1
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    Default advance or advanced ?

    Which one is correct? Thanks to advise.

    We appreciate if the inspection can be advance / advanced as early as possible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoe2008 View Post
    Which one is correct? Thanks to advise.

    We appreciate if the inspection can be advance / advanced as early as possible.
    It's not clear what you want to say, can you rephrase it?
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    Hi teacher,

    The whole sentence is below. Thanks for your correction.

    Please keep the inspection on 15 July to catch up 19 July vessel. We appreciate if the inspection can be advance / advanced as early as possible.

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    Default Re: advance or advanced ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Zoe2008 View Post
    Hi teacher,

    The whole sentence is below. Thanks for your correction.

    Please keep the inspection on 15 July to catch up 19 July vessel. We appreciate if the inspection can be advance / advanced as early as possible.

    Regards
    Zoe

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    (1) We would appreciate it if you could advance the inspection as early as possible.

    PASSIVE:

    (2) We would appreciate it if the inspection could be advanced as early as possible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheParser View Post
    NOT A TEACHER

    (1) We would appreciate it if you could advance the inspection as early as possible.

    PASSIVE:

    (2) We would appreciate it if the inspection could be advanced as early as possible.
    I would add "to" after "inspection" in #1, and after "advanced" in #2.
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