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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Feel forced to do
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"force" and related verbs such as "compel" and "oblige" can be used "feel" in passive sentences.
The central bank felt forced to respond because last week the cost of borrowing for both Spain and Italy soared to record highs, with yields on their 10-year bonds topping 6 percent — a level that could raise the countries’ interest payments to ruinous levels and threaten to undermine the entire euro union. The New York Times
What is the difference "be forced to do" and "feel forced to do"?
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"force" and related verbs such as "compel" and "oblige" can be used "feel" in passive sentences.
The central bank felt forced to respond because last week the cost of borrowing for both Spain and Italy soared to record highs, with yields on their 10-year bonds topping 6 percent — a level that could raise the countries’ interest payments to ruinous levels and threaten to undermine the entire euro union. The New York Times
What is the difference "be forced to do" and "feel forced to do"?
Thank you for your reply.
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Very little really. Be forced to - you have no choice. Feel forced to - you don't feel as though you have a choice (you may have a choice but you don't feel as though you do).
- Very little really.
- Be forced to - you have no choice.
- Feel forced to - you don't feel as though you have a choice (you may have a choice but you don't feel as though you do).
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Very little really.
Be forced to - you have no choice.
Feel forced to - you don't feel as though you have a choice (you may have a choice but you don't feel as though you do).
Be forced to - you have no choice.
Feel forced to - you don't feel as though you have a choice (you may have a choice but you don't feel as though you do).
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Thank you for your reply.
Would you tell me whether it is possible to replace feel with seem or look?
ex. He seemed / looked forced to study English.
Would you tell me whether it is possible to replace feel with seem or look?
ex. He seemed / looked forced to study English.
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AnonymousWould you tell me whether it is possible to replace feel with seem or look?No.
ex. He seemed / looked forced to study English.
He was forced to study English. (His mother made him do it.)
He felt forced to study English. (His mother didn't actually say anything, but he sensed that she expected him to study English.)
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Hi,
Note this, too.
He was forced to study English. This states it as a fact.
He felt forced to study English. This just describes how he felt. Maybe somebody was forcing him. Maybe nobody was forcing him, and he was simp
Note this, too.
He was forced to study English. This states it as a fact.
He felt forced to study English. This just describes how he felt. Maybe somebody was forcing him. Maybe nobody was forcing him, and he was simp
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Do you reject these sentences?
There’s a daring and compelling drama here. Newspapers seem forced to give up what they do best — commentary, thought — in favor of the quick but not questioned. Suddenly Goliath is David, and we have a new underdog.
Paul: None of these boys looked forced to do anything.
Thank you.
There’s a daring and compelling drama here. Newspapers seem forced to give up what they do best — commentary, thought — in favor of the quick but not questioned. Suddenly Goliath is David, and we have a new underdog.
Paul: None of these boys looked forced to do anything.
Thank you.
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