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Jazzmaster Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
This guitar was given me by Jimmy Page.
Yet another question.
Q:
These are in active voice:
a. Jimmy Page gave me this guitar.
b. Jimmy Page gave this guitar to me.
... no problem.
When we covert the above into passive voice:
c. This guitar was given to me by Jimmy Page.
... no problem here as well.
How about this?:
d. This guitar was given me by Jimmy Page.
... as you see here, "to" is omitted. Both sentences c and d correct? For some reason, I feel awkward with sentence d.
Thanks in advance.
Q:
These are in active voice:
a. Jimmy Page gave me this guitar.
b. Jimmy Page gave this guitar to me.
... no problem.
When we covert the above into passive voice:
c. This guitar was given to me by Jimmy Page.
... no problem here as well.
How about this?:
d. This guitar was given me by Jimmy Page.
... as you see here, "to" is omitted. Both sentences c and d correct? For some reason, I feel awkward with sentence d.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hi Jazzmaster Sentence c is OK, but sentence d sounds awkward to me, too. However, people do use that structure (d) occasionally.
- Hi Jazzmaster Sentence c is OK, but sentence d sounds awkward to me, too.
- However, people do use that structure (d) occasionally.
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Hi Jazzmaster
Sentence c is OK, but sentence d sounds awkward to me, too.
However, people do use that structure (d) occasionally.
Sentence c is OK, but sentence d sounds awkward to me, too.
However, people do use that structure (d) occasionally.
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Thanks, Yankee.
I am relieved to learn that I am not the only one who is feeling awkward with "no TO version".
What makes things funnier is that, if I say this sentence in a present perfect tense, I don't feel off at all. Hence:
e. Jimmy Page has given me this guitar.
Let's wait and see what other experts have to say abou
I am relieved to learn that I am not the only one who is feeling awkward with "no TO version".
What makes things funnier is that, if I say this sentence in a present perfect tense, I don't feel off at all. Hence:
e. Jimmy Page has given me this guitar.
Let's wait and see what other experts have to say abou
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d. This guitar was given me by Jimmy Page.
e. Jimmy Page has given me this guitar.
Are you comparing the two above? They aren't really comparable.
I think you want
e. This guitar has been given me by Jimmy Page
which is as awkward as d, if n
e. Jimmy Page has given me this guitar.
Are you comparing the two above? They aren't really comparable.
I think you want
e. This guitar has been given me by Jimmy Page
which is as awkward as d, if n
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CalifJimd. This guitar was given me by Jimmy Page.
e. Jimmy Page has given me this guitar.
Are you comparing the two above? They aren't really comparable.
I think you want
e. This guitar has been given me by Jimmy Page
which is as
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jazzmasterYet another question.
Q:
These are in active voice:
a. Jimmy Page gave me this guitar.
b. Jimmy Page gave this guitar to me.
... no problem.
When we covert the above into passive voice:
c. This guitar was given to me by Jimmy Page.
... no problem here as well.
How about this?:
d. This guitar
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Cool Breeze, thanks for your input.
You said it all. That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Thanks, again.
J
You said it all. That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Thanks, again.
J
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Sentence d is structurally wrong. That's why you feel awkward with it. This time, your instinct serves you right, but one cannot count on instinct every time. If one follows the rules, one gets things correct all the time.
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