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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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A. I had myself beaten.
B. I had my nose broken in a fight.
Do the first one mean 'I was beaten' and the second one 'my nose was broken in a fight'?
Also is it a correct sentence?
My nose was broken by him.(with by phrase)
Thanks.
  

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tenjing Does the first one mean 'I was beaten' Only if you are a *********; otherwise, it is a malformed sentence. tenjing and the second one 'my nose was broken in a fight'? Yes.

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  • tenjing Does the first one mean 'I was beaten' Only if you are a *********; otherwise, it is a malformed sentence.
  • tenjing and the second one 'my nose was broken in a fight'?
  • Yes.
  • My nose was broken by him.
  • Grammatically, yes; in reality it is unusual to use a pronoun as agent.
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tenjingDoes the first one mean 'I was beaten'
Only if you are a *********; otherwise, it is a malformed sentence.
tenjingand the second one 'my nose was broken in a fight'?
Yes.
tenjingAlso is it a correct sentence?My nose was broken by him.
Grammatically, yes; in reality it is unusual to
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