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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

They threatened to shoot him and..............him of all his possessions.

a) rob b) robbed

I go for ;b;. Am I right?

  

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I would go for 'A' because of the 'to' usage. But take the correct answer from the teachers.

  • I would go for 'A' because of the 'to' usage.
  • But take the correct answer from the teachers.
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I would go for 'A' because of the 'to' usage. But take the correct answer from the teachers.

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Omar AhmedI go for ;b;. Am I right?

It's theoretically possible, but it seems very strange not to keep both parts the same in terms of verb form:

They threatened to

........................................... shoot him
and
they threatened to

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