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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Passive

A: Don't try to get into something that can't be got rid of.
B: everything will be taken care of.

If these are possible. Why not,

A: The problem was talked about. Is this correct too?
  

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Anonymous Is this correct too? I would call it substandard. The natural sentence is: The problem was discussed.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous Is this correct too?
  • I would call it substandard.
  • The natural sentence is: The problem was discussed.
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Anonymous Is this correct too?
I would call it substandard.

The natural sentence is:
The problem was discussed.
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What do you mean by substandar? Do you mean it's gramaticalily correct?
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AnonymousDo you mean it's gramaticalily correct?
Grammatically it's (barely) correct, and traditional grammarians would object. It would not be said by speakers with a good command of English.
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You mean it's correct if I write it in school?
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AlpheccaStarsGrammatically it's (barely) correct, and traditional grammarians would object.
Why? I know of no such grammarian.

CB
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AnonymousYou mean it's correct if I write it in school?
Write it in school and see what your teacher says.
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AlpheccaStarsWrite it in school and see what your teacher says.
Passive clauses with a preposition at the end:

They took him to hospital last night and he's already been operated on.
I hate being laughed at.
Michael Swan, Practical English Usage (§488, d)

I taught English for about 35 years and told
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Cool BreezePassive clauses with a preposition at the end:
Generally I have no problems when a preposition is ending the sentence. But some cases (phrasal verbs) are far more natural than others.

Why use an awkward sounding construction when a perfectly natural alternative is common?
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