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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Happen

___________ an empty seat at the back of the bus

a) She happened to find

b) It happended to her that she found

Ok, here comes the problems. I am on the horns of dilema between the two. I think both are fine but my book said A is the best answer without an explanation.

Anyone could help?
  

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Belly ___________ an empty seat at the back of the bus a) She happened to find b) It happended to her that she found a) She happened to find an empty seat at the back of the bus. It happen d ed to her that she found is not correct. (What happened to her?

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  • Belly ___________ an empty seat at the back of the bus a) She happened to find b) It happended to her that she found a) She happened to find an empty seat at the back of the bus.
  • It happen d ed to her that she found is not correct.
  • (What happened to her?
  • )
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Belly___________ an empty seat at the back of the bus

a) She happened to find

b) It happended to her that she found

a) She happened to find an empty seat at the back of the bus.

It happended to her that she found is not correct. (What happened to her? Nothing happened to her; 'happened to her' serves no purpose.
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Why? I've come up againts this sentence once. My teacher told me that both are fine, but to use the more convenient, so a is right. I wonder why b does not fit because it seems grammatical, too
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It would be fine if the sentence was "It happened that she found a seat at the back of the bus".

Finding a seat cannot "happen to her" since that implies that something else carried out the action and affected her.
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As for my experience part b is appropriate
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