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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Do you use all these verbs?
He was ( ) to the hospital by ambulance after he fell from the platform.
1) carried
2) taken
3) transported
Thank you very much in advance:)
1) carried
2) taken
3) transported
Thank you very much in advance:)
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"Carried" doesn't work with "by ambulance" -- it suggests that someone actually picked him up and carried him rather than putting him in a car or an ambulance. S. K.
- "Carried" doesn't work with "by ambulance" -- it suggests that someone actually picked him up and carried him rather than putting him in a car or an ambulance.
- S.
- K.
- you can be carried by ambulance.
- S.
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"Carried" doesn't work with "by ambulance" -- it suggests that someone actually picked him up and carried him rather than putting him in a car or an ambulance. (At least in the U.S. -- maybe in the U.K. you can be carried by ambulance. But since you say "the hospital" rather than just "hospital," I'm assuming you want U.S. usage.)
"Transported" is a little more formal -- more likely to
"Transported" is a little more formal -- more likely to
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khoffmaybe in the U.K. you can be carried by ambulance.No. The word "taken" is the common choice there, as well.
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Thank you very much for your detailed explanation! Very clear and precise!! And I really like your cat pic! Sooo cute!
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