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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
To Acknowledge
He waved at me, so I acknowledged (him).
Can we use this verb intransitively?
Ta
Can we use this verb intransitively?
Ta
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) Still, I sometimes hear it done casually. Sometimes in reported speech: "I've never done that before," Mary acknowledged. ) Ta
- ) Still, I sometimes hear it done casually.
- Sometimes in reported speech: "I've never done that before," Mary acknowledged.
- ) Ta
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I don't think so!''
(My old dictionary says not.)
Still, I sometimes hear it done casually.
Sometimes
(My old dictionary says not.)
Still, I sometimes hear it done casually.
Sometimes
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Hi A,
The online dictionary I consult, usually quite reliable, sees this as a transitive verb only, too.
But, like you, I hear it casually in speech without an object.
Maybe you're right; there's an implied object right under my nose!
The online dictionary I consult, usually quite reliable, sees this as a transitive verb only, too.
But, like you, I hear it casually in speech without an object.
Maybe you're right; there's an implied object right under my nose!
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