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Mercyful_fate Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Which sentence is correct

The boys were ridiculed from him.
The boys were ridiculed by him.

If the first one is wrong because of the word "from," can you explain why please?why is it wrong to use from? Is there a rule or something?
  

Top answer

Who do you suppose is ridiculing whom? In the 2nd sentence, 'he' is ridiculing the boys. The 1st sentence is not correct English.

— Mister Micawber

  • Who do you suppose is ridiculing whom?
  • In the 2nd sentence, 'he' is ridiculing the boys.
  • The 1st sentence is not correct English.
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Who do you suppose is ridiculing whom? In the 2nd sentence, 'he' is ridiculing the boys. The 1st sentence is not correct English.
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I want to say "he" ridiculed the boys. I know my first sentence is wrong, but my question is why is it wrong? And to be more specific, why is it wrong to use "from" instead of "by?"
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I don't know what you expect me to say, Merciful – 'to ridicule...from' is simply not an English formation.
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The first sentence seems to be a kind of word to word translation from the first language into English. It is not correct.
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