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Liton Das Posted 8 years ago
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I got this from a movie subtitle.


My principal could make that known to certain interested parties.


Now I guess it should be know rather than known or am I wrong? Please explain.


I could have made her know the whole matter but I hadn't. (Is it grammatically correct)

  

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Liton Das My principal could make that known to certain interested parties. Now I guess it should be know rather than known or am I wrong? Please explain.

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  • Liton Das My principal could make that known to certain interested parties.
  • Now I guess it should be know rather than known or am I wrong?
  • Please explain.
  • "known" is correct; "know" is incorrect.
  • Compare these: interested parties know that (active) that is known to interested parties (passive/adjectival) Liton Das I could have made her know the whole matter but I hadn't didn't .
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Liton DasMy principal could make that known to certain interested parties.
Now I guess it should be know rather than known or am I wrong? Please explain.

"known" is correct; "know" is incorrect. Compare these:

interested parties know that (active)
that is known to interested parties (passive/adjectival)

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