A pushed car
Can "a pushed car" ever be used to mean "a car that is/was being pushed"?
1) If a pushed car reaches a downward slope, there might be trouble, unless someone is behind the wheel.
2) If the pushed car reaches a downward slope, there might be trouble, unless someone is behind the wheel.
3) If that pushed car reaches a downward slope, there might be trouble, unless someone is behind the wheel.
Would these work if we are talking about a car that is being pushed?
Gratefully,
Navi
Top answer
Not really. I would make it "car being pushed". "Pushed car" is not clear, because it might have been given a single good shove, and that is not what you mean.
- Not really.
- I would make it "car being pushed".
- "Pushed car" is not clear, because it might have been given a single good shove, and that is not what you mean.
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Not really. I would make it "car being pushed". "Pushed car" is not clear, because it might have been given a single good shove, and that is not what you mean.
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