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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
married < with or to>?
Hi,
when we say the word "married", which preposition do you thin it should be followed by?
Here're some examples:
a). She is marrying <with or to> XYZ.
b). She is getting married <with or to> XYZ.
c). She is married <with or to> XYZ.
d). Jane's parents are getting her married <with or to> XYZ. (by the way, I don't even know if it is a correct sentence.)
Kindly clarify this.
Thank you.
when we say the word "married", which preposition do you thin it should be followed by?
Here're some examples:
a). She is marrying <with or to> XYZ.
b). She is getting married <with or to> XYZ.
c). She is married <with or to> XYZ.
d). Jane's parents are getting her married <with or to> XYZ. (by the way, I don't even know if it is a correct sentence.)
Kindly clarify this.
Thank you.
Top answer
a) She is marrying Jim. b) She is getting married to Jim. c) She is married to Jim.
- a) She is marrying Jim.
- b) She is getting married to Jim.
- c) She is married to Jim.
- d) No
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a) She is marrying Jim.
b) She is getting married to Jim.
c) She is married to Jim.
d) No
b) She is getting married to Jim.
c) She is married to Jim.
d) No
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Please use these:
Susan is marrying John
Susan is getting married to John.
Susan is married to John.
John and Susan are married.
Jane's parents are marrying her off to John.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marry+off?r=66 (See definition #3)
Susan is marrying John
Susan is getting married to John.
Susan is married to John.
John and Susan are married.
Jane's parents are marrying her off to John.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marry+off?r=66 (See definition #3)
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I was going to say "marry her off" but I wasn't sure if that was too Edwardian.
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BarbaraPAI was going to say "marry her off" but I wasn't sure if that was too Edwardian.More than one of my Indian friends have arranged marriages. It is probably common in other countries, too.
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Thank you so much for replying.
One more question here, please. are the following sentences correct? If yes, would you kindly tell me what they mean?
a). Jane's parents are getting her to marry John.
b) Jane's parents are getting her to be married with John.
Thank you once again!
One more question here, please. are the following sentences correct? If yes, would you kindly tell me what they mean?
a). Jane's parents are getting her to marry John.
b) Jane's parents are getting her to be married with John.
Thank you once again!
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AlpheccaStars
BarbaraPAI was going to say "marry her off" but I wasn't sure if that was too Edwardian
.More than one of my Indian friends have arranged marriages. It is probably common in other countries, too.I understand that arranged marriages still exist, but do they use "marry her off"? (Emphasis on the "off
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AlpheccaStarsBarbaraPAI was going to say "marry her off" but I wasn't sure if that was too Edwardian.More than one of my Indian friends have arranged marriages. It is probably common in other countries, too.Yes dear madam,
I actually intended to say so. In Indian culture, usually our parents decide the bride/ groom for us.First a girl's parents look
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a). Jane's parents are getting her to marry John. - This is somewhat like convincing her to marry John. It is not arranging the marriage.
b) Jane's parents are getting her to be married with John. (Not natural at all.)
b) Jane's parents are getting her to be married with John. (Not natural at all.)
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