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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

With or without 'to'?

Hi,

(1) Kate got married her former classmate
(2) Kate got married to her former classmate

My grammar book reads that either is correct grammar, but it says nothing as to which form is more common in modern English. (Maybe it can be paralleled to "to protest smth"/"to protest against smth" and similar with/without preposition alternatives?)

Thank you

mus-te
  

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MUSCOVITE (1) Kate got married her former classmate I don't think this one's correct. Had it been 'Kate married her former classmate', things would have been OK. MUSCOVITE 2) Kate got married to her former classmate This looks OK to me.

— Karansardana

  • MUSCOVITE (1) Kate got married her former classmate I don't think this one's correct.
  • Had it been 'Kate married her former classmate', things would have been OK.
  • MUSCOVITE 2) Kate got married to her former classmate This looks OK to me.
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MUSCOVITE(1) Kate got married her former classmate
I don't think this one's correct. Had it been 'Kate married her former classmate', things would have been OK.
MUSCOVITE2) Kate got married to her former classmate
This looks OK to me.
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Thank you!
I just checked my grammar book again and ... yes, you are right -- only (2) is said to be correct English... sorry I should have read the reference more carefully :-)
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MUSCOVITE sorry I should have read the reference more carefully :-)
We all need to do that! I don't know how many incorrect responses I've typed here on the forums because I hadn't read the question carefully enough.
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Thank you, Philip!
Very strict teachers are not necessarily the best ones :-)

Btw, what is the most common "equivalent" of Even Homer sometimes nods (*) nowadays?
Or maybe (*) [or its variants] are still in use in modern English?
There must be other (more up to date) expressions?

Have a good weekend!

mus-te
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MUSCOVITEBtw, what is the most common "equivalent" of Even Homer sometimes nods (*) nowadays?Or maybe (*) [or its variants] are still in use in modern English?There must be other (more up to date) expressions?
I've never heard of this before. Seems it means something like 'even the great Homer has lapses of clarity'. I found it by googling the phrase within
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