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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Failed me

Is it correct to say to a friend: the teacher failed me the class
  

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No. Just say eg The teacher failed me.

— Clive

  • No.
  • Just say eg The teacher failed me.
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No.
Just say eg The teacher failed me.
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Thanks. But I want to emphasize what I failed eg. test, quiz, or the class. So how can I say that he failed me the class?

How about: the teacher failed me his class.. but I see no difference here as well

Is 'failed me the class' grammatically wrong?
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But I want to emphasize what I failed eg. test, quiz, or the class.
eg He failed me on the test/quiz.
eg I failed the class.

Is 'failed me the class' grammatically wrong? Yes.
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Thank you. I meant the complete original sentence: the teacher failed me the/his class. I assume you were also referring to it, were you?

Is there a way of saying it correctly by tweaking it a bit?
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It's just not correct to try to say it that way.
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I got it. Thanks. I was also thinking that somethings just can't be said in someways Emotion: smile

What I have been wanting to say is th
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Yes.
Use a period. not a comma.
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OK. Thank you teacher!
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