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Desk silver 640 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Make+O+ be p.p

'Make the pieces be scattered'

Is it allowed to use be+p.p after 'make'??

  

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That is understandable, but not in the least natural sounding.

  • That is understandable, but not in the least natural sounding.
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That is understandable, but not in the least natural sounding.

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desk silver 640'Make the pieces be scattered'

No. Say Scatter the pieces.

desk silver 640Is it allowed to use be+p.p after 'make'??

Yes, but it's hard to find an example that is natural enough to be usable. This is not a common construction. There are very few cases where it sounds natural. I found one l

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