Although I have lost the source, I have recently come across the sentence below in the sports section of a newspaper.

(1)She ( a tennis player) was taped around her thigh.

I understand the intended meaning, but doesn’t it have to be written like (2)?

(2)She had her thigh taped around.

Or has sentence (1) become acceptable?

Apple

quote:

(1)She ( a tennis player) was taped around her thigh.

I understand the intended meaning, but doesn’t it have to be written like (2)?

(2)She had her thigh taped around.

The original sentence is correct, Apple.

'Was taped' is a passive verb. The phrase could also be 'was bandaged.' Grammatically, it is like 'was burned,' 'was bruised,' or 'was sensitized' around her thigh.

Someone -- or perhaps she, herself -- taped her (around) the thigh. So, her thigh was taped, or, she was taped around the thigh. The thigh had been taped and the resulting state of the thigh is taped.

It might be possible to express another idea like your second sentence too. But it would not be so natural.

The second sentence would have a meaning like: She had her thigh taped up, her socks pulled up, and her hair all curled up on top of her head.