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not taught

Posted: January 10th, 2025, 9:50 am
by navit
Are these sentences correct:

1) He was a man not taught good manners.
2) He was a man not taught to be polite.

Gratefully,
Navi

Re: not taught

Posted: January 17th, 2025, 5:33 am
by Alan
Although some speakers might accept the first, it really needs a relative clause (who was not/had not been taught...).

The second is acceptable.