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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Brought vs took
I am hearing the phrase "I brought the object to him",instead of "I took the object to him". Which is correct?
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They are both possible. "took" is the more straightforward way of saying it. "brought" seems to transfer the viewpoint of the sentence to the location of the other person.
- They are both possible.
- "took" is the more straightforward way of saying it.
- "brought" seems to transfer the viewpoint of the sentence to the location of the other person.
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They are both possible. "took" is the more straightforward way of saying it. "brought" seems to transfer the viewpoint of the sentence to the location of the other person.
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