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Mikael Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is to blame/is blamed
I have a doubt about the sentence below:
"Most of people think the government is to blame for rising unemployment"
If I said: "Most of people think the government is blamed for rising unemployment"
Would the context change?
"Most of people think the government is to blame for rising unemployment"
If I said: "Most of people think the government is blamed for rising unemployment"
Would the context change?
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Hi Mikael, and welcome to English Forums. In the first one, people are blaming the government. In the second one, is sounds like "most people" think someone else is blaming the government.
- Hi Mikael, and welcome to English Forums.
- In the first one, people are blaming the government.
- In the second one, is sounds like "most people" think someone else is blaming the government.
- Two brothers, Charlie and Peter are always arguing.
- The parents think Charlie is to blame .
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Hi Mikael, and welcome to English Forums.
In the first one, people are blaming the government.
In the second one, is sounds like "most people" think someone else is blaming the government.
Two brothers, Charlie and Peter are always arguing. .
The parents think Charlie is to blame. The parents blame Charlie.
Peter says to his friends, "Ha! I think
In the first one, people are blaming the government.
In the second one, is sounds like "most people" think someone else is blaming the government.
Two brothers, Charlie and Peter are always arguing. .
The parents think Charlie is to blame. The parents blame Charlie.
Peter says to his friends, "Ha! I think
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Excellent explanation!
With respect to "Mosf people" you are absolutely right!
But, thinking about, I have another example.
"The house is to be sold by auction"
Could I say: "The house is going to be sold by auction" ?
With respect to "Mosf people" you are absolutely right!
But, thinking about, I have another example.
"The house is to be sold by auction"
Could I say: "The house is going to be sold by auction" ?
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MikaelCould I say: "The house is going to be sold by auction" ?Yes. Or, The house will be sold by auction. Or, The plan is to sell the house by auction. Or even, The house must be sold by auction. Many different paraphrases are possible. It depends on the context.
CJ
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MikaelMost of people think the government is to blame for rising unemploymentAs far as I know, blame is the only verb in the English language that can occur in this construction.
(someone) [is / are / was / were / ...] to blame for (something)
The infinitive to blame is transitive, and its implicit direct object is the su
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CalifJimMikaelMost of people think the government is to blame for rising unemploymentAs far as I know, blame is the only verb in the English language that can occur in this construction.
(someone) [is / are / was / were / ...] to blame for (something)
The infinitive to blame is transitive, and its
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