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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
(chess)reduced to
Hi.
May I replace 'reduced to' with 'forced to' in:
"Instead Black is reduced to reacting to White's threats.'
Thanks in advance
May I replace 'reduced to' with 'forced to' in:
"Instead Black is reduced to reacting to White's threats.'
Thanks in advance
Top answer
No. 'Force to' does not collocate with '-ing' verb forms.
- No.
- 'Force to' does not collocate with '-ing' verb forms.
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Hi,
Forced to and reduced to do not have the same meaning.
Have you looked up these words in your dictionary?
Clive
Forced to and reduced to do not have the same meaning.
Have you looked up these words in your dictionary?
Clive
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I looked at the meaning of 'reduced to':
reduce somebody to something
to force someone into a worse condition than usual
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My opinion is that 'reduce' does not necessarily include force; rather, it is a sort of erosion of options.
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What's the difference between
Black is reduced to answering to Whites threats
and
He is forced to answering to Whites threats ?
Black is reduced to answering to Whites threats
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He is forced to answering to Whites threats ?
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Just answer, not 'answer to'.
Black is reduced to answering White's threats. Formerly, Black had other options. Now he does not.
Mr M already told you that 'force to' does not collocate with '-ing' verb forms.
He is forced to answer White's threats.
Black is reduced to answering White's threats. Formerly, Black had other options. Now he does not.
Mr M already told you that 'force to' does not collocate with '-ing' verb forms.
He is forced to answer White's threats.
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