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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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a gate around the entire city

0The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more closed in and private.02br
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00HI,02br
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00Does the above make sense to you? If yes, what does it mean? If not, how would you make it right? Thanks.0-
  

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12br 12br 10HI,12br 10Does the above make sense to you? If yes, what does it mean? If not, how would you make it right?

— Philip

  • 12br 12br 10HI,12br 10Does the above make sense to you?
  • If yes, what does it mean?
  • If not, how would you make it right?
  • 12br 12blockquote 10The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more01u 00 secure02u 00 and private.
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more closed in and private.12br
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10Does the above make sense to you? If yes, what does it mean? If not, how would you make it right? Thanks.12br
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10The city plan
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0sounds fine to me (except, perhaps, for the repetition of the subject in the main clause)02br
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00Main clause: The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city02br
00'To'-infinitive clause: to make it more closed in and private.02br
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00The people of the city want to keep someone or something in or out of the city. By putting up a
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0Thanks, Philip and ganesh77.02br
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00Now I get it.02br
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00But isn't it more reasonable to say "The city plans to01b00 put up a wall around the entire city with a gate02b00 to make it more closed in and private?"0-
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0Angliholic, I agree with what you say. 0-
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