seleehong
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the sentence "She was bought a house by him" is gramatically wrong? If it is wrong, what is the reason for that?
I understand that "He bought a house for her" is more natural than "She was bought a house by him".
But I just wanted to know whether "she was bought a house by him" is gramatically wrong or not even though it isn't used generally.
I heard that the expression "she was bought" is awkward because it means "she was sold".
But "she was bought" doesn't sound "she was sold" to me because "he bought a house for her" means " he bought a house and gave a house to her"
I understand that "He bought a house for her" is more natural than "She was bought a house by him".
But I just wanted to know whether "she was bought a house by him" is gramatically wrong or not even though it isn't used generally.
I heard that the expression "she was bought" is awkward because it means "she was sold".
But "she was bought" doesn't sound "she was sold" to me because "he bought a house for her" means " he bought a house and gave a house to her"
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