How do I say “the school was sold to that big company”?

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My question is related to the position of 给.

Do I say:

学校被卖给那个公司了。

or

学校给那个公司被卖了。

Thanks!

Sold to = 被卖给, so the 1st one. To complete, add a 了 to indicate the completion, like 被卖给了. The 2nd one seems a little bit problematic, since there are two words to indicate passive actions, which is not usually accepted when used in the same sentence. — xbh, Oct 24 '18 at 1:41

zyy · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-23 21:59:34Z

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The position of 给 in the first sentence you have is correct, you would just add 了 to indicate the completion of the act to make it flow better

那所学校被卖给那个大公司了

answered Oct 23 '18 at 21:59

zyy

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Thanks, I knew there should be a 了 in there. I just corrected it. – Enrico Brasil Oct 24 '18 at 17:47

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dan · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-23 23:21:21Z

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Some alternatives :

学校被卖给了那个公司。

学校被那个公司收购了/买走了。

学校被那个公司给收购了。

answered Oct 23 '18 at 23:21

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