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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Given you or given to you?

Hi, could you please tell me if the sentence "Where is the letter given you by my father?" is correct? I suppose that I should say "the letter given to you" instead.
The same with the sentence "Foreign visitors rote about the animals shown them."
What rule should I use in such cases?
  

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I would guess that it isn't a question of a rule, but one of usage. I believe that given you/shown them is more common in British English.

— Philip

  • I would guess that it isn't a question of a rule, but one of usage.
  • I believe that given you/shown them is more common in British English.
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I would guess that it isn't a question of a rule, but one of usage. I believe that given you/shown them is more common in British English.
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Anonymous"Foreign visitors rote about the animals shown them."
Wrote?
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......given [to] you by my father.
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