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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Go off

Hello everyone,

1. Does "goes off" mean "starts" or "continues", or means both in the following sentence?

- If the alarm goes off, leave the site as soon as possible.

2. If I use "goes on" instead of "goes off" as follows:

- If the alarm goes on, leave the site as soon as possible.

will it change the meaning of my sentence?or do they imply the same meaning?

Regards,

JA

  

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Joseph A 1. Does "goes off" mean "starts" or "continues", or means both in the following sentence? - If the alarm goes off, leave the site as soon as possible.

— GPY

  • Joseph A 1.
  • Does "goes off" mean "starts" or "continues", or means both in the following sentence?
  • - If the alarm goes off, leave the site as soon as possible.
  • It means starts (and then, we assume, continues for a period of time).
  • Joseph A 2.
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Joseph A1. Does "goes off" mean "starts" or "continues", or means both in the following sentence?
- If the alarm goes off, leave the site as soon as possible.

It means starts (and then, we assume, continues for a period of time).

Joseph A2. If I use "goes on" instead of "goes off" as follows:
- If the alarm goes on, leave
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