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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
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Hello, teachers!
Would you please tell me if these are acceptable?
1. She asked to be excused.
2. She asked to be treated as a woman.
3. She asked him to be treated as a woman. [This is incorrect, isn't it?]
4. She asked him to go/come there with her. [Only 'go' is correct, isn't it?]
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Would you please tell me if these are acceptable?
1. She asked to be excused.
2. She asked to be treated as a woman.
3. She asked him to be treated as a woman. [This is incorrect, isn't it?]
4. She asked him to go/come there with her. [Only 'go' is correct, isn't it?]
Thank you very much.
Peace!
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Yes, (3) is confusing. Better: 'She asked him to treat her as a woman. ' Re (4)-- Yes, 'come here' and 'go there' are the normal collocations.
- Yes, (3) is confusing.
- Better: 'She asked him to treat her as a woman.
- ' Re (4)-- Yes, 'come here' and 'go there' are the normal collocations.
- 'Come there' is grammatically possible if, when she speaks, she is imagining his following along behind her en route.
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Yes, (3) is confusing. Better: 'She asked him to treat her as a woman. / She asked that he treat her like a woman.'
Re (4)-- Yes, 'come here' and 'go there' are the normal collocations. 'Come there' is grammatically possible if, when she speaks, she is imagining his following along behind her en route.
Re (4)-- Yes, 'come here' and 'go there' are the normal collocations. 'Come there' is grammatically possible if, when she speaks, she is imagining his following along behind her en route.
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