dismis

[gauri_agr]

Hi All,

I am not comfortable using the dismiss while speaking. Please let me know the correct in/on the following sentences

1. My son's school dismisses at 2pm every day
2. Can we dismiss now as i am getting late?
3. What is the dismissal time for his class generally?

Thanks & Regards
Gauri

 

[tedtmc]

Hi All,

I am not comfortable using the dismiss while speaking. Please let me know [STRIKE]the correct in/on[/STRIKE] if the word is correctly used in the following sentences:

1. My son's school dismisses at 2pm every day
2. Can we dismiss (be dismissed) now as i am getting late?
3. What is the dismissal time for his class generally?

Thanks & Regards
Gauri

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not a teacher

 

[corum]

#1 and #2 are not correct, IMO.

 

[gauri_agr]

thanks a lot. Just one more doubt. SCHOOL is a building so would that be proper to use dismiss in 1st sentence?

 

[tedtmc]

None of the sentences are correct, IMO.

Why?

 

[tedtmc]

thanks a lot. Just one more doubt. SCHOOL is a building so would that be proper to use dismiss in 1st sentence?

school/building - singular - dismisses

 

[corum]

Why?

dismiss is not an ergative verb, as far as I know.

 

[tedtmc]

dismiss is not an ergative verb, as far as I know.

What is an ergative verb? Sorry, I am no good at grammar jargons but I am positive 1 & 3 are correct.

 

[bhaisahab]

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not a teacher

Your #2 with "be dismissed" is definitely correct. #1 and #3 are ok.

 

[corum]

We baked a cake. 'bake' is transitive, right?
'bake' has intransitive uses too. We can create another sentence with 'bake' where the direct object of the original sentence becomes the subject: A cake baked. This makes 'bake an ergative verb. Easy. ;-) #3 is okay.

 

[corum]

Can we dismiss now as i am getting late?

What does it mean? I could not find such usage for 'dismiss' in the more than 10 dictionaries I have consulted so far. Besides, I have never heard it said.

 

[bhaisahab]

What does it mean? I could not find such usage for 'dismiss' in the more than 10 dictionaries I have consulted so far. Besides, I have never heard it said.

"Can we be dismissed" is better.

 

[corum]

Good, thanks!

 

[corum]

dismiss - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online -- only transitive uses
dismiss - Definitions available for dismiss from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus -- only transitive uses
Dismiss | Define Dismiss at Dictionary.com -- only transitive uses
dismiss definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta -- transitive
Dismiss - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary -- transitive

I am not saying #1 is not right anymore. I just do not understand why these highly-acclaimed dics do not mention uses. It is odd. Pretty odd.