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Shravanmm Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are both the sentences mean the same

Dear teachers,

Do sentences below mean the same?
1. I want to rent office / commercial properties.

2. I offer office / commercial property for rent

Thank you.
  

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"I want to rent an office" means you must pay the office owner for the use of this office. You will be a temporary owner. " I offer an office for rent" means you are an office owner and you offer to rent out your office to other people.

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  • "I want to rent an office" means you must pay the office owner for the use of this office.
  • You will be a temporary owner.
  • " I offer an office for rent" means you are an office owner and you offer to rent out your office to other people.
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"I want to rent an office" means you must pay the office owner for the use of this office. You will be a temporary owner.
"I offer an office for rent" means you are an office owner and you offer to rent out your office to other people.
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If you rent something, you may be the owner (or his/her agent), allowing somebody else to use the thing you are renting, or you may be the person making use of that thing. In the first of these two situations we commonly say 'rent out'.

I want to rent office / commercial properties. The speaker may be the owner or the person wanting to make use of the properties.
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