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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The passive voice

(a) Because my father bought a new binocular, I got the old one from him.

(b) Because my father bought a new binocular, I got the old one.

(c) Because my father bought a new binocular, I was given the old one.

(d) Because my father bought a new binocular, the old one was got by me.

I wrote a couple of sentences to express the same idea. Could you evaluate each of the above four sentences in terms of whether it is natural?
  

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seagull Could you evaluate each of the above four sentences in terms of whether it is natural? 'Binoculars' is a plural-only noun, like 'sunglasses' and 'trousers'. These three are OK to use: ( a) Because my father bought new binoculars , I got the old ones from him.

— Mister Micawber

  • seagull Could you evaluate each of the above four sentences in terms of whether it is natural?
  • 'Binoculars' is a plural-only noun, like 'sunglasses' and 'trousers'.
  • These three are OK to use: ( a) Because my father bought new binoculars , I got the old ones from him.
  • (b) Because my father bought new binoculars , I got the old ones.
  • (c) Because my father bought new binoculars , I was given the old ones.
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seagullCould you evaluate each of the above four sentences in terms of whether it is natural?
'Binoculars' is a plural-only noun, like 'sunglasses' and 'trousers'. These three are OK to use:

(a) Because my father bought new binoculars, I got the old ones from him.
(b) Because my father bought new binoculars, I got t
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I understand.
Thank you so much indeed, Mister Micawber.
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seagullBecause my father bought a new binocular, the old one was got by me.
Because my father bought new binoculars, the old ones were given to me.

CJ
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Thank you very much for your answer, CalifJim.
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