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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A sign that blew down

Hi teachers,

I copied this sentence from news:

Asked about damage, he mentioned a sign that blew down.

Why isn't "a sign that was blown down"? Could you please help me with it?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

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Hi, 'Blow' is a verb that 'works both ways'. eg The wind blew the tree down. The tree blew down.

— Clive

  • Hi, 'Blow' is a verb that 'works both ways'.
  • eg The wind blew the tree down.
  • The tree blew down.
  • Here's a dictionary definition.
  • com/dictionary/blow Clive
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Hi,

'Blow' is a verb that 'works both ways'.

eg

The wind blew the tree down.

The tree blew down.

Here's a dictionary definition.

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Hi Clive,

Thanks for the explaination.

Tinanam
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