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Ricky06 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

the one to blame

0 I know that the following sentence is correct:02br
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001. I am the one to 01font00blame 02font00for the mistake.02br
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00My question is why it's not:02br
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002. I am the one to 01font00be blamed02font00 for the mistake.02br
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00Unlike #3 below, "I" should be the recipient of the blame.02br
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003. I am the one to kill the duck.02br
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00Thanks.02br
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00Ricky0-
  

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01. 02br 02br 002. 02br 02br 00I do not see any difference0-

— Inchoateknowledge

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01. I am the one to 01font00blame 02font00for the mistake.02br
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002. I am the one to 01font00be blamed02font00 for the mistake.02br
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0 The active infinitive is used in place of the passive infinitive very often in English. Typically this infinitive modifies the preceding noun or pronoun.02br
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01i00Is there anything to eat?02i00 (Not 01i00to be eaten02i00, even though that's the meaning.)02br
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