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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
face vs be faced with
face vs be faced with
Hello all.
I came across a sentence that says "North Koreans are faced with the daunting task of fitting into a completely different culture and struggle with issues such as the education system."
However, with my understanding, it could be used the both "are faced with and face". (option 1: are faced with),(option 2 : face)
Because not only "are faced with" seems to be appropriate in the sentence since N.koreans are not spontaneously facing the problems(so should be passive), but also I found "face" is pertinent when I paraphrase the sentence to an active voice:
(I'll make it short for the convenience) "The problems face N.Koreans"
So..here's the contradiction I facing...
My problem is that problems can't face people. So this is a wrong sentence and it should be like "the problems are faced by N.koreans" and that is indicating the same meaning as option 2.
Please help me out with understanding the difference difference between "be faced with" and "face"
Thank you!
Hello all.
I came across a sentence that says "North Koreans are faced with the daunting task of fitting into a completely different culture and struggle with issues such as the education system."
However, with my understanding, it could be used the both "are faced with and face". (option 1: are faced with),(option 2 : face)
Because not only "are faced with" seems to be appropriate in the sentence since N.koreans are not spontaneously facing the problems(so should be passive), but also I found "face" is pertinent when I paraphrase the sentence to an active voice:
(I'll make it short for the convenience) "The problems face N.Koreans"
So..here's the contradiction I facing...
My problem is that problems can't face people. So this is a wrong sentence and it should be like "the problems are faced by N.koreans" and that is indicating the same meaning as option 2.
Please help me out with understanding the difference difference between "be faced with" and "face"
Thank you!
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Anonymous However, with my understanding, it could be used the both "are faced with and face". (option 1: are faced with),(option 2 : face) Yes. koreans are not spontaneously facing the problems(so should be passive), but also I found "face" is pertinent when I paraphrase the sentence to an active voice: (I'll make it short for the convenience) There is no such difference between the active and passive; it is merely two way to say the same thing.
- Anonymous However, with my understanding, it could be used the both "are faced with and face".
- (option 1: are faced with),(option 2 : face) Yes.
- koreans are not spontaneously facing the problems(so should be passive), but also I found "face" is pertinent when I paraphrase the sentence to an active voice: (I'll make it short for the convenience) There is no such difference between the active and passive; it is merely two way to say the same thing.
- Anonymous My problem is that problems can't face people.
- Yes, they can.
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AnonymousHowever, with my understanding, it could be used the both "are faced with and face". (option 1: are faced with),(option 2 : face)Yes.
AnonymousBecause not only "are faced with" seems to be appropriate in the sentence since N.koreans are not spontaneously facing the problems(so should be passive), but also I found "face" is per
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