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Daktagremma Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Indirect object in passive voice with or without 'to'
In a sentence like "The car was lent me by a friend." the absence of the preposition 'to' is certainly often heard in spoken English, but hardly grammatical. However, I can find no prescriptive rule for this in eiter Swan, Practical English Usage, or Eastwood, Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Can anyone refer me to a work on grammar which offers a clear rule here?
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" the absence of the preposition 'to' is certainly often heard in spoken English, but hardly grammatical. Hmmm. Personally, I wouldn't consider this wrong.
- " the absence of the preposition 'to' is certainly often heard in spoken English, but hardly grammatical.
- Hmmm.
- Personally, I wouldn't consider this wrong.
- Possibly a little awkward-sounding.
- However, I can find no prescriptive rule for this in eiter Swan, Practical English Usage , or Eastwood, Oxford Guide to English Grammar .
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Hi,
In a sentence like "The car was lent me by a friend." the absence of the preposition 'to' is certainly often heard in spoken English, but hardly grammatical. Hmmm. Personally, I wouldn't consider this wrong. Possibly a little awkward-sounding.
In a sentence like "The car was lent me by a friend." the absence of the preposition 'to' is certainly often heard in spoken English, but hardly grammatical. Hmmm. Personally, I wouldn't consider this wrong. Possibly a little awkward-sounding.
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