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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To blame

Why do we say "Mr X is to blame", when "Mr X is to be blamed" seems to be the grammatically correct version ?

Is this usage idiomatic or can we use other verbs instead of "blame" in such constructions ?
  

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I think it depends on situation what we have to use...

  • I think it depends on situation what we have to use...
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I think it depends on situation what we have to use...

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