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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I wonder why my shouder were not hurt! ?

Hi everyone,

I have question for the last sentence of the following words:

Haha, but it seems that I have a lot more stuff than most people! I have pens, pencils, a highlighter, an eraser, my wallet, cellphone, a bottle of lotion, an extra handkerchief, a pill bottle, pocketknife, cough drops, hand sanitizer, and usually a book of at least 150 pages. And sometimes a CD player as well. I wonder why my shoulders don’t hurt!

I wonder why my shouders don't hurt! Is it a right expression? Should it be : I wonder why my shouder were not hurt! ?

Thanks
  

Top answer

" is correct English. ). (Having said that, to me it seems slightly unusual for someone to exclaim this in such a surprised way.

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  • " is correct English.
  • ).
  • (Having said that, to me it seems slightly unusual for someone to exclaim this in such a surprised way.
  • " is also correct English (though not a very common thing to say).
  • It is a passive use of the transitive form of "hurt" -- you're wondering why someone or something did not hurt your shoulders at some time in the past.
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"I wonder why my shoulders don't hurt!" is correct English. It is an intransitive use of "hurt" (as in "My leg hurts", "My head hurts" etc.). (Having said that, to me it seems slightly unusual for someone to exclaim this in such a surprised way. It would be more understandable if they said "No wonder my shoulders hurt!")

"I wonder why my shoulders were not hurt!" is also correct E
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