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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
He will be benefit or will be benefited?
Hi. Please help. I think both are correct, but it is hard reason for me how no. 1 could be correct, although (I believe) it is used to mean the samething as "will be benefited."
He will be benefit/will be benefited from this lesson.
He will be benefit/will be benefited from this lesson.
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Try this: He will benefit from this lesson.
- Try this: He will benefit from this lesson.
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Thank you. Yes, I was thinking of using the phrase "will benefit from this lesson" to compare with "will be benefited from this lesson" and to ask for help on any possible differences in meaning between the two. Also, as a result, I realize the thread title should be "He will benefit or will be benefited?" ln addition, I should have put numbers 1 and 2 for the underlined part in the example sente
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The natural way to say this is "He will benefit from this lesson."
You could, perhaps, say "This lesson will benefit him." However, the the passive transformation of this sentence would be "He will be benefitted by this lesson." This is horribly awkward. (Your version with "from" doesn't work.)
Not every transitive verb can make the shift to passive. For example, "This co
You could, perhaps, say "This lesson will benefit him." However, the the passive transformation of this sentence would be "He will be benefitted by this lesson." This is horribly awkward. (Your version with "from" doesn't work.)
Not every transitive verb can make the shift to passive. For example, "This co
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