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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I made her surprised. VS. I surprised her.
I made her surprised. VS. I surprised her.
Is there a nuance we should tell between them? I think that the two sentences are interchangeable for the same meaning. What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you.
Is there a nuance we should tell between them? I think that the two sentences are interchangeable for the same meaning. What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you.
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Anonymous What do you native English speakers think? I made her surprised is grammatical, but not idiomatic. I surprised her is grammatical and idiomatic.
- Anonymous What do you native English speakers think?
- I made her surprised is grammatical, but not idiomatic.
- I surprised her is grammatical and idiomatic.
- Taking into account that I don't hear people saying that first one, I suppose they have the same meaning.
- CJ
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AnonymousWhat do you native English speakers think?I made her surprised is grammatical, but not idiomatic.
I surprised her is grammatical and idiomatic.
Taking into account that I don't hear people saying that first one, I suppose they have the same meaning.
CJ
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