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No. Also, using a passive sentence to express this sounds very awkward. I'd just say, "He bought a watch for me."
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#1 14-Dec-2012, 02:59about the passive
Hello, everyone!
I have a question about the passive. Could you take a look at the sentence below?
A watch was bought for me by him.
Can I omit the prepostion 'for' as in 'The present was given (to) me by them.'? Could I say like the below?
A watch was bought me by him.
Many thanks in advance!
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#2 14-Dec-2012, 04:15Re: about the passive
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#3 14-Dec-2012, 04:22Re: about the passive
Thank you very much for your kind and detailed comment.
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