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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

sent the / his passengers

Can I write:

A taxi sent the passengers to the mall.

A taxi sent his passengers to the mall.

A taxi driver sent passengers.
  

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Hi, No. You need to think about the meaning of the verb 'send'. Consider 'Tom sent Mary to London'.

  • Hi, No.
  • You need to think about the meaning of the verb 'send'.
  • Consider 'Tom sent Mary to London'.
  • This means Mary moved, Mary travelled, but Tom did not.
  • He just said 'Go to London, Mary.
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Hi,

No. You need to think about the meaning of the verb 'send'.

Consider 'Tom sent Mary to London'.

This means Mary moved, Mary travelled, but Tom did not. He just said 'Go to London, Mary. Bye-bye.'

Clive

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