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Desafinado Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Why is this word used


Please someone help me understand the reason why "bit" is used for this sentence instead of "bitten". This sentence is the answer from a certain English test. The answer is "d".

If the cowboy was quicker to pull the trigger, the rattlesnake wouldn’t have bit his horse on the foot, causing the cowboy to fall off and roll down the hill.
  

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com, the past participle of "bite" is "bitten" or "bit".

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  • com, the past participle of "bite" is "bitten" or "bit".
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According to dictionary.com, the past participle of "bite" is "bitten" or "bit".
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Thanks you! Where is "bit" used as a past participle?
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It is found in the answer. "... have bit...".

"bit" after "have" is a past participle.
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Thank you, tamguatlay. But what I want to know is the country where "bit" is used. For example, "learned" is used in America and "learnt" is used in England.
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Dictionary. com is an American English dictionary.
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DesafinadoPlease someone help me understand the reason why "bit" is used for this sentence instead of "bitten". This sentence is the answer from a certain English test. The answer is "d".If the cowboy was quicker to pull the trigger, the rattlesnake wouldn’t have bit his horse on the foot, causing the cowboy to fall off and roll down the hill.
My suggestion is
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Concise World English Dictionary (a Canadian English dictionary) also states that the past participle of "bite" is "bitten" or "bit".
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tamguatlayCanadian English dictionary) also states that the past participle of "bite" is "bitten" or "bit".
On behalf of Canada, I'd like to apologize for our dictionary. Perhaps we copied it from the Australian or New Zealand dictionary. I've always used 'have bitten' and would have been quite miffed if the examiner had marked my answer wrong!
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