bid sb (to) do sth

[sitifan]

5. She bade the money _____ among the men.
(A) be divided (B) to be divided (C) divide
[Ho's Complete English Grammar, Book 5, p17.]

The answer to the above question is option A. Is option B also acceptable to native speakers?

 

[jutfrank]

No.

At your level of English, don't ever try to use the verb bade.

 

[emsr2d2]

No. After the verb "bid", use the bare infinitive.

 

[sitifan]

[ bid + object + (to) infinitive ]
He bade (= asked) them (to) leave at once.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bid