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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Hello,
Is the original question natural to you?
I have asked this in WR forum too. One native English speaker told me that the construction "I asked that X not be given me" is very old-fashioned."
Then, what's the common way to write the original question? Which part I should change?
Thank you.
Grammar
I asked that advice …….. to me unless I asked for it.
Source: school exam
I asked that advice …….. to me unless I asked for it.
a) not to give
b) not be given (Answer Key)
c) wouldn’t be given
d) wasn’t given
Hello,
Is the original question natural to you?
I have asked this in WR forum too. One native English speaker told me that the construction "I asked that X not be given me" is very old-fashioned."
Then, what's the common way to write the original question? Which part I should change?
Thank you.
Top answer
I would say it's formal rather than "very old-fashioned". Conversationally, I would probably say "I asked for advice not to be given to me".
- I would say it's formal rather than "very old-fashioned".
- Conversationally, I would probably say "I asked for advice not to be given to me".
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I would say it's formal rather than "very old-fashioned". Conversationally, I would probably say "I asked for advice not to be given to me".
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GPY Conversationally, I would probably say "I asked for advice not to be given to me".This is if the passive is necessary, of course. Of course, you can also say "I asked him/them/etc. not to give me advice".
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