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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

... any cars ... in China nowadays? (make)

How to fill in this sentence?

... any cars ... in China nowadays? (make)

Are any cars being made in China nowadays?

Are any cars made in China nowadays?

or maybe both are correct?

Thanks!
  

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Both would be correct depending upon the context within which they were used. They do not, however, mean the same thing and cannot be used interchangeably.

— JohnParis

  • Both would be correct depending upon the context within which they were used.
  • They do not, however, mean the same thing and cannot be used interchangeably.
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Both would be correct depending upon the context within which they were used. They do not, however, mean the same thing and cannot be used interchangeably.
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Are any cars being made in China nowadays?

Are any cars made in China nowadays?

Both are correct and I see no difference in meaning.
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I was thinking along the lines of:

Are any cars being made in China nowadays? Well, not since the strike.


Are any cars made in China nowadays? Of course, China has been manufacturing automobiles for 50 years.

Other than that, the sentences do indeed mean the same thing.
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Actually, I now see that we should caution the original poster that it is only 'nowadays' that makes them synonymous. The sentence 'This car made in China has run wonderfully for me' cannot take 'being' when it refers to an individual car!
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