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TasmanTiger Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Forbid A B

Hi, Avangi

I'm confused about 'Forbid' : Forbid + Indirect Object+ Direct Object

If the usage is OK, can it be changed into 'Forbid +DO+ Preposition +ID

<Example>

My doctor forbade me sugar. =He forbade sugar ( ) me.

In this case, which preposition is suitable?

Thanks in advance.

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TasmanTiger My doctor forbade me sugar. =He forbade sugar ( ) me. " Both structures are correct, but in the US, this use of "forbade" is quite formal.

— Avangi

  • TasmanTiger My doctor forbade me sugar.
  • =He forbade sugar ( ) me.
  • " Both structures are correct, but in the US, this use of "forbade" is quite formal.
  • Even "He forbade me to use sugar" would not be used in casual conversation, except among the well-educated.
  • - A.
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TasmanTigerMy doctor forbade me sugar. =He forbade sugar ( ) me.
Use "for."

Both structures are correct, but in the US, this use of "forbade" is quite formal.

Even "He forbade me to use sugar" would not be used in casual conversation, except among the well-educated.

- A.
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Those sentences are both very strange to me.
My doctor forbade me TO EAT sugar.
My mother forbade me TO CONTACT him again.

I have (myself) only seen and used "to forbid" with an action, not a noun.
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Grammar GeekI have (myself) only seen and used "to forbid" with an action, not a noun.
It didn't bother me when I heard it, but I understand what you mean.
Google doesn't turn up "sugar," but there are gerunds aplenty. I guess they straddle the fence between verbs and nouns. They definitely refer to actions!

Eg., He forbad
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Hi, Avangi

Thank you for your reply.

Oxford Dic says :

1. My doctor has forbidden me sugar.

2. He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.



In sentence 2, 'from' should not be omitted, i think.

What do you think about ?



Sentence 1 can be changed into 'My doctor has
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TasmanTigerOxford Dic says :
1. My doctor has forbidden me sugar.
Great find! I hadn't gotten that far.
TasmanTigerOxford Dic says :
2. He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.
This, of course, is the more common form. It's one step closer to "He has forbidden me to use sugar," and "He h
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Avangi,

Eg., He forbade me telling anyone. He forbade me bringing/shooting etc.

He forbade me giving condoms out - Bono

'tellingbringingshotting' and 'giving' are all "Gerund" ?

If so , they are all used as 'Object Complement' ?

Can you show me some examples with G
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I'm almost out of steam. I may not be able to make any sense out of this until I've had a few Z's.

We typically use the possessive for an indirect object when the direct object is a gerund. I know that throws a monkey wrench into the works.
(Sorry about the crazy idioms. I'm really tired!)

I hope you won't mind my grabbing a short nap. ("My" is the indire
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