NCE4NO.28第11行,thebottle,thebox,andthejararealmostgrantedthem.我很不理解.这里是被动语态吗?如果是,为什么不是bythem呢?如果granted是形容词,为什么不是grantedtothemThereisnoquickermethodofdisposingof

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NCE4 NO.28
第11行,the bottle,the box,and the jar are almost granted them.
我很不理解.这里是被动语态吗?如果是,为什么不是by them呢?
如果granted是形容词,为什么不是granted to them
There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subject as diet,right living,and the need for abandoning bad habits etc.,the bottle,the box,and the jar are almost granted them.

Answer 1

是被动啊~被动不见得都要加by them,何况用了by意思不就不对了么,这里的them是指上文中的patients.而且关键的一点,grant是个及物动词~