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Anduy Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
collapsing house/collapsed house
0 This is a sentence in my last English test: 02 br
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00 The man who was stuck in the collapsing house was unhurt. 02 br
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00 I think it would be more correct if 01 i 00 collapsed 02 i 00 is used here. Is there any difference between the two words or can we use either of them? 02 br
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02 br
00 The man who was stuck in the collapsing house was unhurt. 02 br
02 br
00 I think it would be more correct if 01 i 00 collapsed 02 i 00 is used here. Is there any difference between the two words or can we use either of them? 02 br
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00 Please explain. 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 The latter is the usual case. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 The latter is the usual case.
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0 . 02 br
00 If he was stuck while the house was in the midst of falling down, use 01 i 00 collapsing. 02 i 02 br
00 If he was stuck after the house fell down, use 01 i 00 collapsed 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 The latter is the usual case. 0-
00 If he was stuck while the house was in the midst of falling down, use 01 i 00 collapsing. 02 i 02 br
00 If he was stuck after the house fell down, use 01 i 00 collapsed 02 i 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 The latter is the usual case. 0-
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0 I see your point, but 01 i 00 collapsed 02 i 00 seems unidiomatic here. It doesn't seem to work well as an attributive adjective. 02 br
00 I'd say "in the house that collapsed". 02 br
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00 I'd say "in the house that collapsed". 02 br
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