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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"Told him" or "Told to Him"? and Why?
Can I use interchangeable these tences?,
"And it was told Robert, saying: This is the book" and "And it was told to Robert, saying: This is the book"
Are any of these tenses more formal than the other tense? Thank you
"And it was told Robert, saying: This is the book" and "And it was told to Robert, saying: This is the book"
Are any of these tenses more formal than the other tense? Thank you
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" Anonymous Are any of these tenses more formal than the other tense? The tenses are: was told (simple past, passive voice) and is (simple present, active voice)
- " Anonymous Are any of these tenses more formal than the other tense?
- The tenses are: was told (simple past, passive voice) and is (simple present, active voice)
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"And it was told to Robert, saying: This is the book." You already have "told," so you do not need "saying."
Another way to write this is to avoid a cleft sentence (A sentence that has a "dummy" it as the subject.)
Robert was told, "This is the book."
Another way to write this is to avoid a cleft sentence (A sentence that has a "dummy" it as the subject.)
Robert was told, "This is the book."
AnonymousAre any of these tenses more formal than the other tense?The tenses are
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And it was told to Robert, saying: "This is the book".
This use of was told/saying sounds rather biblical and old-fashioned. Is that the effect you intend?
Clive
This use of was told/saying sounds rather biblical and old-fashioned. Is that the effect you intend?
Clive
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