Thread: Word order in passives
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Old March 18, 2014, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS View Post
"I was given a pair of shoes by Linda Blair in NYC yesterday", or "I was given a pair of shoes in NYC yesterday by Linda Blair". What's the rule?
The position of the prepositional phrase is fine in either location, but the first sentence sounds less awkward. The location of a prepositional phrase isn't dependent on the voice being used. It could go in several places, just like it can in the active voice.
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