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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

had + a noun + p.p

1. He had his wallet picked in the crowd.

Q) I have no idea what #1 means.
Could you tell me what #1 means?
How is it rephrased?
  

Top answer

1 means that his pocket was picked by professional pickpocket while he was in a crowd. ", but the original is understandable and quite novel usage.

— Anonymous

  • 1 means that his pocket was picked by professional pickpocket while he was in a crowd.
  • ", but the original is understandable and quite novel usage.
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1 means that his pocket was picked by professional pickpocket while he was in a crowd. I suppose it would be more correct as, "He had his pocket picked in the crowd.", but the original is understandable and quite novel usage.
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It means a pickpocket stole his wallet in the crowd.

Rephrased - I'm not sure. Maybe...

1. He had his wallet stolen by a pickpocket in the crowd.
2. A pickpocket stole his wallet in the crowd.

Some people do use colloquially "pickpocket" as a verb but I'm not sure if this is good English.
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"picked" means stolen by a thief who "picks" it from a pocket, bag, etc.

Edit: neither of the above posts were visible when I made this reply.
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1. He had his wallet picked in the crowd.
2. A pickpocket stole his wallet in the crowd.

Q) What do you think is the difference between #1 and #2?
Is the difference simply the subject being "he" and "a pickpocket" without giving a passive voice sense?
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moon7296 1. He had his wallet picked in the crowd.2. A pickpocket stole his wallet in the crowd.Q) What do you think is the difference between #1 and #2?Is the difference simply the subject being "he" and "a pickpocket" without giving a passive voice sense?
Yes. There is no difference in the event that is being described.
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