which sentence is correct, (1) or (2)?
He was listened to play the piano at the concert.
He was listened to to play the piano at the concert.
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i think threre must be one "to" in the sentence, but someone said there should be two "to".
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Sentence 2 is correct (but isn't very well constructed).
I understand it to mean something like:
"He", a student at a music school, auditioned to be selected as the piano player at the school's concert.
In English "to listen something" is incorrect; it has to be "to listen to something". In sentence 2, the first part ("He was listened to") is in the passive, with "by a teacher" implied by the context.
Compare (both correct):
[to listen to]: He was listened to to play the piano at the concert
[to choose]: He was chosen to play the piano at the concert
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Both of these are wrong. The correct and most effective way would be "He listened to the piano at the concert." If you want to make it a gerund "He was listening to the piano at the concert." Also, you only need one to. In English there will never be an instance where "to to" occurs.
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