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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Threatened not to open
He is threatened not to open his mouth.
Is the above sentence natural?
Is the above sentence natural?
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Is the above sentence natural? No. It's quite unnatural in fact.
- Is the above sentence natural?
- No.
- It's quite unnatural in fact.
- to threaten to + verb applies to the subject of an active sentence.
- Larry threatened to leave if Luke didn't apologize.
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AnonymousHe is threatened not to open his mouth.Is the above sentence natural?No. It's quite unnatural in fact.
to threaten to + verb applies to the subject of an active sentence.
Larry threatened to leave if Luke didn't apologize.
The passive form (to be threatened to + verb), where the infinitive appli
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