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Our neighbour got his child kidnapped yesterday.
Is the sentence mentioned above grammatically correct? I know that we can use 'get something+ pp" in the causative. Is the following structure 'get someone + pp" possible in the causative?
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I'd say: * Our neighbor's child got/was kidnapped yesterday. *The child of our neighbor got/was kidnapped yesterday. The sentence you used doesn't sound natural or familiar.
- I'd say: * Our neighbor's child got/was kidnapped yesterday.
- *The child of our neighbor got/was kidnapped yesterday.
- The sentence you used doesn't sound natural or familiar.
- I don't think so although the meaning is clear.
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I'd say:
* Our neighbor's child got/was kidnapped yesterday.
*The child of our neighbor got/was kidnapped yesterday.
The sentence you used doesn't sound natural or familiar. I don't think so although the meaning is clear.
0Omar AhmedOur neighbour got his child kidnapped yesterday.
Well, it is grammatical English, but it means that your neighbor called up or sent an email to some kidnappers and told them to come to his house and take his daughter.
Not many fathers would do that to their child!
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