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Newagemammoth Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Thought vs Thought of

1) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought of/ by them
2) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought/ by them

which one is grammatically correct?
  

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Newagemammoth 1) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought of/ by them2) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought/ by themwhich one is grammatically correct? These are not complete sentences, and the final "by them" is difficult to understand. The following is OK, though: Sometimes people come up with ideas that have already been thought of by others.

  • Newagemammoth 1) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought of/ by them2) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought/ by themwhich one is grammatically correct?
  • These are not complete sentences, and the final "by them" is difficult to understand.
  • The following is OK, though: Sometimes people come up with ideas that have already been thought of by others.
  • CJ
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Newagemammoth 1) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought of/ by them2) When people come up with ideas that are already /thought/ by themwhich one is grammatically correct?
These are not complete sentences, and the final "by them" is difficult to understand. The following is OK, though:

Sometimes people come up with ideas that have

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