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Vsuresh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

appreciation

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Can we say "He "received a great amount of appreciation" for his effort.
  

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vsuresh HiCan we say "He "received a great amount of appreciation" for his effort. It's grammatical and understandable but unnatural. Either of the following would be more natural.

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh HiCan we say "He "received a great amount of appreciation" for his effort.
  • It's grammatical and understandable but unnatural.
  • Either of the following would be more natural.
  • He was greatly appreciated for his effort.
  • His effort was greatly appreciated.
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vsureshHiCan we say "He "received a great amount of appreciation" for his effort.
It's grammatical and understandable but unnatural. Either of the following would be more natural.

He was greatly appreciated for his effort.
His effort was greatly appreciated.

CJ
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CalifJimIt's grammatical and understandable but unnatural.
Thank you, CJ

It is probably because appreciation is not a 'thing' to 'receive'.

Is it reasonable question here?
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vsureshIt is probably because appreciation is not a 'thing' to 'receive'.
Not really, but there are nevertheless other 'things' that aren't things (objects) which are received. receive praise, receive applause, receive punishment Many word choices in English are so arbitrary that there's no point in trying to find the logic in them.
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CalifJimNot really, but there are nevertheless other 'things' that aren't things (objects) which are received. receive praise, receive applause, receive punishment Many word choices in English are so arbitrary that there's no point in trying to find the logic in them.
Great!

Thank you,CJ.
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