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Kjs980508 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are both of these sentences grammatically correct?

Hi, experts! I have a question.
Are these sentences grammatically correct regardless of the order?

Crops are usually planted in spring by farmers.
Crops are usually planted by farmers in spring.

She was laughed at for her mistakes by her friends.
She was laughed at by her friends for her mistakes.

I mean, I wonder whether the order can change like the examples.
Thanks.
  

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kjs980508 Are these sentences grammatically correct regardless of the order? Yes, here they are. Note that confusion can occur in other cases, though: She was punished for the mistakes by her friends.

— Mister Micawber

  • kjs980508 Are these sentences grammatically correct regardless of the order?
  • Yes, here they are.
  • Note that confusion can occur in other cases, though: She was punished for the mistakes by her friends.
  • ) She was punished by her friends for the mistakes .
  • , her mistakes)
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kjs980508Are these sentences grammatically correct regardless of the order?
Yes, here they are. Note that confusion can occur in other cases, though:

She was punished for the mistakes by her friends. (i.e., her friends made the mistakes?)
She was punished by her friends for the mistakes. (i.e., her mistakes)
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