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Magda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Construct/build a car
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00 I am writing a composition for my English classes and I am not sure if "make a car" is correct. 02 br
00 Maybe "construct a car" or "build a car" would be better? There is no such a collocation in my dictionaries. 02 br
00 I guess for most people it is too obvious 05 0 00 . 010id 10
00 I am writing a composition for my English classes and I am not sure if "make a car" is correct. 02 br
00 Maybe "construct a car" or "build a car" would be better? There is no such a collocation in my dictionaries. 02 br
00 I guess for most people it is too obvious 05 0 00 . 010id 10
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0 Yes, 01 i 00 construct 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 build 02 i 00 would be better. 0-
- 0 Yes, 01 i 00 construct 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 build 02 i 00 would be better.
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0 Yes, 01 i 00 construct 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 build 02 i 00 would be better. ' 01 i 00 Make a car 02 i 00 ' is OK, but it sounds a little humorous-- as if the project were quite easy. 0-
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0 In reference to car, motor cycle, and house etc., I think it's more idiomatic to say "build". Although most people probably will think of "construct" in context of a "house" which is of course logical. However, if you say "I am planning ot construct a house by the lake", it may sound a little funny to me. But if you say " build a house by the lake", it sounds more natural. 02 br
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