[英文法] The controversy, thought three years old, was intensifying as the r...

[英文法]



The controversy, thought three years old, was intensifying as the report found a wider audience.



上記文を、なるべく少ない語数の訂正により、文法的に正しい文に直してくださいますでしょうか。

The controversy, being three years old, was intensifying as the report found a wider audience.

または

The controversy, having been three years old, was intensifying as the report found a wider audience.



少ない語数となるとこうですかねえ。



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少ない語数というのがどれくらいまでなのかが不明だったので、

１～２語の範囲にあえて絞りました。

thought to be でもOKだと思いますよ。