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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

I woke up to the doorbell rung

Hi

Is this sentence natural, especially in written English? Any suggestions?

I woke up to the doorbell rung by the postman.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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More natural is eg I woke up to the doorbell being rung by the postman. eg I woke up to the postman ringing the doorbell. eg I woke up o the postman's ringing the doorbell.

— Clive

  • More natural is eg I woke up to the doorbell being rung by the postman.
  • eg I woke up to the postman ringing the doorbell.
  • eg I woke up o the postman's ringing the doorbell.
  • In N.
  • America, we say 'the mailman'.
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More natural is

eg I woke up to the doorbell being rung by the postman.

eg I woke up to the postman ringing the doorbell.

eg I woke up o the postman's ringing the doorbell.

In N. America, we say 'the mailman'.

Clive

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There's also this:

I woke up to the sound of the doorbell. It was the postman.

CJ

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