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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"The closet was slid into by Tom."

Is this OK?

"The closet was slid into by Tom."
  

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It's ok but it sounds a bit odd in the passive. Tom slid into the closet is better.

— Nona the brit

  • It's ok but it sounds a bit odd in the passive.
  • Tom slid into the closet is better.
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It's ok but it sounds a bit odd in the passive.

Tom slid into the closet is better.
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It's theoretically correct, but you are going to be very old before you hear a native speaker say it in the course of a normal conversation!

CJ
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