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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
The gate
Do I change this sentence into passive correctly?
1. They would like us to paint the gate.
2. They would like the gate to be painted by us.
Thanks.
1. They would like us to paint the gate.
2. They would like the gate to be painted by us.
Thanks.
Top answer
some might prefer: They would like for the gate to be painted by us.
- some might prefer: They would like for the gate to be painted by us.
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some might prefer:
They would like for the gate to be painted by us.
They would like for the gate to be painted by us.
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Hi,
Both #1 and #2 are fine. #1 would be more commonly said.
It's true that some might prefer 'They would like for the gate to be painted by us' but I would like for all such people to be taken to some remote island where they can speak such awful English only to each other. ha-ha.
Best wishes, Clive
Both #1 and #2 are fine. #1 would be more commonly said.
It's true that some might prefer 'They would like for the gate to be painted by us' but I would like for all such people to be taken to some remote island where they can speak such awful English only to each other. ha-ha.
Best wishes, Clive
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Clive
It's true that some might prefer 'They would like for the gate to be painted by us' but I would like for all such people to be taken to some remote island where they can speak such awful English only to each other. ha-ha.
I wanted to check other forums on that. Yours is the prevalent opinion:
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That was me posting in the above as anonymous. Sorry for that, forgot to login.
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