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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Exhaust fan
Can I say,
a . The exhaust fan / the fan of exhaust was caught fire.
b. The exhaust had caught fire.
c The exhaust fan had caught/ was caught fire.
Are they same in meaning?
a . The exhaust fan / the fan of exhaust was caught fire.
b. The exhaust had caught fire.
c The exhaust fan had caught/ was caught fire.
Are they same in meaning?
Top answer
a) The exhaust fan was on fire / the fan of the exhaust was on fire. b) The exhaust had caught fire. ) c) The exhaust fan had caught fire / the exhaust fan was on fire.
- a) The exhaust fan was on fire / the fan of the exhaust was on fire.
- b) The exhaust had caught fire.
- ) c) The exhaust fan had caught fire / the exhaust fan was on fire.
- Items a) and c) are the same; the exhaust fan is the thing that was on fire.
- In b) it is the exhaust that was burning, not the fan.
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a) The exhaust fan was on fire / the fan of the exhaust was on fire.
b) The exhaust had caught fire. (As you had it is fine.)
c) The exhaust fan had caught fire / the exhaust fan was on fire.
Items a) and c) are the same; the exhaust fan is the thing that was on fire. In b) it is the exhaust that was burning, not the fan.
b) The exhaust had caught fire. (As you had it is fine.)
c) The exhaust fan had caught fire / the exhaust fan was on fire.
Items a) and c) are the same; the exhaust fan is the thing that was on fire. In b) it is the exhaust that was burning, not the fan.
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I'm not sure I understand your question so I will try to cover all bases...and probably miss your real question
a) The exhaust fan was on fire / the fan of the exhaust was on fire.
The fan associated with the exhaust, not the exhaust was the thing that was burning. The exhaust fan (i.e. the fan associated with the exhaust) was on fire.
b) The exhaust had caught fir
a) The exhaust fan was on fire / the fan of the exhaust was on fire.
The fan associated with the exhaust, not the exhaust was the thing that was burning. The exhaust fan (i.e. the fan associated with the exhaust) was on fire.
b) The exhaust had caught fir
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Thanks, but what is the different in meaning?
b) The exhaust had caught fire.
(c) The exhaust has caught fire.
b) The exhaust had caught fire.
(c) The exhaust has caught fire.
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Vincent TeoCan you tell me more details and clear? Thanks 1!b) The exhaust had caught fire. This means, to me, that the exhaust caught fire sometime in the past and likely is not burning now.
(c) The exhaust has caught fire. The exhaust is burning right now.
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