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Lucas21c Posted 12 years ago
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Could you tell me whether the following sentence is right?
Do I need 'a,' 'the,' or 'his' in front of school?

Can you bring my brother from school?
  

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lucas21c Can you bring my brother from school? Do you mean " Can you get / take/ bring my brother home from school " ? as used.

  • lucas21c Can you bring my brother from school?
  • Do you mean " Can you get / take/ bring my brother home from school " ?
  • as used.
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lucas21cCan you bring my brother from school?
Do you mean " Can you get / take/ bring my brother home from school " ? . No article is needed.as used.
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Can you bring my brother from school? is correct as it is.
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grammarfreakDo you mean " Can you get / take/ bring my brother home from school " ? .
How do we know the brother is to be brought home? The speaker could be asking someone to bring his brother to, for example a park. Provided the destination is known, the original sentence is fine.
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fivejedjonHow do we know the brother is to be brought home? The speaker could be asking someone to bring his brother to, for example a park.
To me the original sentence is missing something that made it sound off. Can you bring my brother from school ? To where ?Syntactically, I feel a destination is
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How about "Can you fetch my brother home from school?”
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tamguatlayThe sentence is OK.
No, it really isn't. Only dogs fetch. If you speak to a human, it is insulting.
If I know you are getting off work and I call you for a favor to pick up my brother on your way home.
This is is what I would say " Can you pick up/ my brother from school". Here, the context implies the destination is "home", which can be omi
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lucas21cCan you fetch my brother home from school?
I'd say that the use of the verb "fetch" is relatively rare in American English. I'd substitute "bring" in this sentence.

CJ
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As CJ says, 'fetch' is rare in American English. In British English, it is fine. Below is the definition from Collins Dictionary.

If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are.
Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom...
Fetch me a glass of water...
The caddie ran over to fetch something for him.
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Fetch isn't restricted to dogs. A person can fetch something, too.

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