A azz Banned Persian a. (We gave him a job.) b. (He agreed to work for us.) I think "a" is fine and "b" isn't. I always get confused by the verb "accept".
a. (We gave him a job.) b. (He agreed to work for us.) I think "a" is fine and "b" isn't. I always get confused by the verb "accept".
T Thomas Tompion Member Emeritus Southern England English - England azz said: a. (We gave him a job.) b. (He agreed to work for us.) I think "a" is fine and "b" isn't. I always get confused by the verb "accept". Hi Azz, In both cases, your interpretation in brackets is better than the opening sentence. If you insist on using the verb accept then how about?: he accepted a job with us. That works in both instances.
azz said: a. (We gave him a job.) b. (He agreed to work for us.) I think "a" is fine and "b" isn't. I always get confused by the verb "accept". Hi Azz, In both cases, your interpretation in brackets is better than the opening sentence. If you insist on using the verb accept then how about?: he accepted a job with us. That works in both instances.
