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Drank vs. Drunk

 
 
gollum
 
Reply Wed 9 Oct, 2013 06:37 pm
In the sentence:

"I had not eaten or drank/drunk anything since the previous evening."

Is it drank or drunk?
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the answerer
 
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Reply Wed 9 Oct, 2013 06:47 pm
@gollum,
it is drank because it is formal
gollum
 
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Reply Wed 9 Oct, 2013 07:13 pm
@the answerer,
the answerer-
Thank you. I will write it accordingly.

I'm not clear on the "formal" though. I'm aware of active and passive; past, present, future, past perfect; future perfect; indicative; and subjunctive.

What is the meaning of formal ?
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fresco
 
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Reply Thu 10 Oct, 2013 12:09 am
@gollum,
The grammatical answer is "drunk" which is the past participle and is used with the auxilliary verb "to have". "Drank" is not used when the verb "to have" is present.

But note that conversational English often strays from prescriptive grammatical rules. Written English tends to follow such rules except in reported speech.
gollum
 
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Reply Thu 10 Oct, 2013 06:23 pm
@fresco,
fresco-
Thank you.
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maxdancona
 
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Reply Thu 10 Oct, 2013 06:28 pm
Quote:
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"

"Ask a glass of water."


Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
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JTT
 
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Reply Thu 10 Oct, 2013 09:33 pm
@gollum,
"The past participle 'drank' is still in standard spoken use in some parts of the US and Canada, but it is seldom seen in print."

MWDEU page372
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