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AUGdora Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

About be given

We say "An apple is given to someone."

But could we say "Someone is given an apple"? just like what we say,"He is granted asylum."

  

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" But could we say "Someone is given an apple"? " Yes. Ditransitive verbs have two passives.

— CalifJim

  • " But could we say "Someone is given an apple"?
  • " Yes.
  • Ditransitive verbs have two passives.
  • CJ
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AUGdora

We say "An apple is given to someone."

But could we say "Someone is given an apple"? just like what we say,"He is granted asylum."

Yes. Ditransitive verbs have two passives.

CJ

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