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JKBelieve Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Taught in their way
'I was raised by the Aborigines as a child and taught in their ways.'
is this an acceptable sentence? Is there a better way to say this?
is this an acceptable sentence? Is there a better way to say this?
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This is absolutely idiomatic. " Two verbs, passive voice.
- This is absolutely idiomatic.
- " Two verbs, passive voice.
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This is absolutely idiomatic. (I was educated in their ways.)
It doesn't mean (active voice, past tense) "I taught in their ways."
"I was raised and taught." Two verbs, passive voice.
It doesn't mean (active voice, past tense) "I taught in their ways."
"I was raised and taught." Two verbs, passive voice.
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Edit. That is, both the "I" and the "was" apply to both participles.
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It's very acceptable.
Personally, I would omit the phrase "as a child", since "raised" refers to childhood. Here is another version.
I was raised by the Aborigines and they taught me their ways.
Personally, I would omit the phrase "as a child", since "raised" refers to childhood. Here is another version.
I was raised by the Aborigines and they taught me their ways.
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Edit.
I suppose if you were writing this for third graders, you'd say, "When I was a child, I was raised by the Aborigines, and they taught me about their ways.
I suppose if you were writing this for third graders, you'd say, "When I was a child, I was raised by the Aborigines, and they taught me about their ways.
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