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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!
  

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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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