Hello italki community,
Could you please help me with a tricky sentence - "They will be taken a photo of next week."
1) I am not sure what the meaning of it, is it that a photo of some people will be taken in the next week or google's version - some people(they) will take a photo of the next week?
2) Is it grammatically correct?
3) For me it would be better if there were - in, "they will be taken IN a photo of next week".

Thank you very much.

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Hello italki community,
Could you please help me with a tricky sentence - "They will be taken a photo of next week."
1) I am not sure what the meaning of it, is it that a photo of some people will be taken in the next week or google's version - some people(they) will take a photo of the next week?
2) Is it grammatically correct? 
3) For me it would be better if there were - in, "they will be taken IN a photo of next week".

Thank you very much.

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Their photo will be taken next week.

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Это упражнение неграмматическое по-английски но можно понимать что автор хотел сказать. Лучше написать A photograph will be taken of them next week или They will be photographed next week. Если вы смотрите фотографию можно сказать, что кто-то в фотографии - например My brother is in the photograph next to my grandfather.

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- They will be taken a photo of next week.
- They will be taken in a photo of next week.
Both are grammatically incorrect.

Here's some grammatically correct sentences:
They will take a photo next week.
They will be taking a photo next week.
A photo will be taken of them next week.
Their photo will be taken next week.
They will be in a photo taken next week.

My best guess about the meaning is that a photo will be taken of some people next week

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Remove the "of" in the sentence. They will be taken a photo next week..its more grammatically correct

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Just from the sentence I can't tell what it's actually supposed to mean, it could either mean that a photo will be taken of them or that they will take a photo of something next week. I would have to know the context of this to know what the correct form is, but the sentence you posted is not grammatically correct.