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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Verb "withhold" also a ditransitive verb?
Please look at the following sentence.
"People for whom treatment is withheld often do not fare as well as those given placebos or actual medicine and treatment"
It has been so difficult for me to understand the meaning of "for whom treatment is withheld often".
Finally I've found " treatment is withheld often" is in passive voice.
[1] Is the location of "often" correct? If he wrote as "treatment is often withheld", I would have found it a passive voice easily.
[2] Is the verb "withhold" a ditransitive verb? I mean, is it okay in grammar that treatment is often withheld people?
Thank you for your teaching in advance.
"People for whom treatment is withheld often do not fare as well as those given placebos or actual medicine and treatment"
It has been so difficult for me to understand the meaning of "for whom treatment is withheld often".
Finally I've found " treatment is withheld often" is in passive voice.
[1] Is the location of "often" correct? If he wrote as "treatment is often withheld", I would have found it a passive voice easily.
[2] Is the verb "withhold" a ditransitive verb? I mean, is it okay in grammar that treatment is often withheld people?
Thank you for your teaching in advance.
Top answer
Son James [1] Is the location of "often" correct? Yes. Your interpretation is wrong.
- Son James [1] Is the location of "often" correct?
- Yes.
- Your interpretation is wrong.
- It is 'often do not fare', not 'often withheld'.
- Son James [2] Is the verb "withhold" a ditransitive verb?
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Son James[1] Is the location of "often" correct?Yes. Your interpretation is wrong. It is 'often do not fare', not 'often withheld'.
Son James[2] Is the verb "withhold" a ditransitive verb?No. 'Treatment is withheld' from people.
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Thank you so much for your teaching,Mr.Micawber. Can I ask you one more? Why should it not be like " People for whom treatment is withheld from often do not fare"? Due to another preposition "for", doesn't it need to write "from"?
Thank you for your answers in advance.
Thank you for your answers in advance.
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Son JamesDue to another preposition "for", doesn't it need to write "from"?No,it does not need 2 prepositions.
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Ah! Thank you so much for your teaching,Mr.Micawber. I've learned we don't use 2 prepositions thanks to you.
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