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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

to be forced silent

is it gramatically correct to say the aforementioned?
  

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You'd be on much safer ground using "to be forced into silence"; very few native English-speakers would use "to be forced silent".

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  • You'd be on much safer ground using "to be forced into silence"; very few native English-speakers would use "to be forced silent".
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You'd be on much safer ground using "to be forced into silence"; very few native English-speakers would use "to be forced silent".
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It might be used in poetry, I suppose, but it is not really usable in ordinary conversation. to be forced to be silent is the normal form.
CJ
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