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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Should "to be" be used?
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
"The cat wants fed."
I personally feel like this sounds wrong and should be: "The cat wants to be fed.".
Can anyone tell me which one is correct and why? Thanks!
"The cat wants fed."
I personally feel like this sounds wrong and should be: "The cat wants to be fed.".
Can anyone tell me which one is correct and why? Thanks!
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Anonymous The cat wants fed. This is a non-standard regionalism. The standard version is as you wrote it.
- Anonymous The cat wants fed.
- This is a non-standard regionalism.
- The standard version is as you wrote it.
- The cat wants to be fed.
- CJ
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AnonymousThe cat wants fed.This is a non-standard regionalism. The standard version is as you wrote it. The cat wants to be fed.
CJ
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