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Sooris Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Please help me with this sentence.

Hi

Please look at the following sentence:

* We were talked to by the experts in this field.

Is this sentence wrong? If yes, why?

Regards,

Sureshbabu
  

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Hi Sooris As the sentence stands, this is the meaning I would understand: All of the experts in this field talked to us, but we didn't talk to them -- we only listened. ) Is that the meaning you intended?

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  • Hi Sooris As the sentence stands, this is the meaning I would understand: All of the experts in this field talked to us, but we didn't talk to them -- we only listened.
  • ) Is that the meaning you intended?
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Hi Sooris

As the sentence stands, this is the meaning I would understand:

All of the experts in this field talked to us, but we didn't talk to them -- we only listened. (Possibly all of the experts were reprimanding us, or possibly all of the experts gave us a presentation.)

Is that the meaning you intended?
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SoorisHi

Please look at the following sentence:

* We were talked to by the experts in this field.

Is this sentence wrong? If yes, why?

Regards,

Sureshbabu
It's the passive form of "Experts in this field talked to us".
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The sentence is grammatically correct, but awkward.

Maybe you're trying to say something like this.

Experts in the field came to our company and gave a talk.

CJ
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