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Insidelight Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Passives
Hi. I´m studying Passives and the writer says that we normally use the preposition TO and sometimes FOR before the personal object, e.g.: A letter has been sent to the Minister.
But he also says that some verbs like: allow,ask, cause, forgive and deny don´t take a preposition before the personal object and gives this example: Permission was refused him.
Might you give me another examples of this case, I cannot understand or applicatethis rule at all.
Thanks in advance
But he also says that some verbs like: allow,ask, cause, forgive and deny don´t take a preposition before the personal object and gives this example: Permission was refused him.
Might you give me another examples of this case, I cannot understand or applicatethis rule at all.
Thanks in advance
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A few minutes was all that was allowed him. A difficult question was then asked him. And for all the trouble that was caused him, he received not a jot or tittle of recompense.
- A few minutes was all that was allowed him.
- A difficult question was then asked him.
- And for all the trouble that was caused him, he received not a jot or tittle of recompense.
- All his sins were forgiven him on his deathbed.
- Permission was denied him.
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A few minutes was all that was allowed him.
A difficult question was then asked him.
And for all the trouble that was caused him, he received not a jot or tittle of recompense.
All his sins were forgiven him on his deathbed.
Permission was denied him.
A difficult question was then asked him.
And for all the trouble that was caused him, he received not a jot or tittle of recompense.
All his sins were forgiven him on his deathbed.
Permission was denied him.
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Ok, thank you very much!! So, might it be right?
His friends´names were asked him and this question made him have a terrible headache.
passive: A terrible headache was caused him by their asking his friends´names.
His friends´names were asked him and this question made him have a terrible headache.
passive: A terrible headache was caused him by their asking his friends´names.
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Yes, awkward but grammatically OK. Please realize that although many passive forms are theoretically possible, they are not actually used.
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