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Michelle Cha Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I begged my wife mercy, / I begged mercy of my wife.

1. I begged my wife mercy.

2. I begged mercy of my wife.

I came across these sentences on someone's blog and wonder these are correct and grammatical.
  

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Michelle Cha I came across these sentences on someone's blog and wonder these are correct and grammatical. The second seems OK; the first does not seem natural to me. '

  • Michelle Cha I came across these sentences on someone's blog and wonder these are correct and grammatical.
  • The second seems OK; the first does not seem natural to me.
  • '
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Michelle ChaI came across these sentences on someone's blog and wonder these are correct and grammatical.
The second seems OK; the first does not seem natural to me. Today, we would say 'I begged my wife to have mercy.'

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