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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
have given to us
"We have come from a different background and this is a mandate the people have given to us to lead the country to peace," Prachanda after his party's surprise victory in the vote. "We'll honour this."
Is the highlighted "to" above can be left out without affecting the meaning?
Is the highlighted "to" above can be left out without affecting the meaning?
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Hi, Yes. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- Clive
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Thanks Clive. One more question. Do you think the same preposition (to) is outright wrong because we know '"give" is an intransitive verb and takes a direct object?
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AbilIs the highlighted "to" above can be left out without affecting the meaning?Just an aside here.
Can
(You can't have both is and can.)
CJ
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Thanks Clive.
CJ, it's an inadvertent but terrible mistake. Thanks for pointing it out.
CJ, it's an inadvertent but terrible mistake. Thanks for pointing it out.
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