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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
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Dear Teachers,
1. He’s in Paris on business
-He’s in Paris for business.
-Are these the same meaning?
2. – You are being taken advantage by him.
-He is taking advantage of you.
-Are these the same meaning and natural?
3. He has given her the cold shoulder.
-What does this mean?
4. If I don’t ask her to go out with me, I’ll make a real jackass out of myself.
-What does “ I’ll make a real jackass out of myself” mean?
5. The problem is that he is getting picked on.
-This means “He is being teased”, right?
6. They take for granted they will be intimately connected forever.
- “they take for granted….” means “they do as if…….”, right?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. He’s in Paris on business
-He’s in Paris for business.
-Are these the same meaning?
2. – You are being taken advantage by him.
-He is taking advantage of you.
-Are these the same meaning and natural?
3. He has given her the cold shoulder.
-What does this mean?
4. If I don’t ask her to go out with me, I’ll make a real jackass out of myself.
-What does “ I’ll make a real jackass out of myself” mean?
5. The problem is that he is getting picked on.
-This means “He is being teased”, right?
6. They take for granted they will be intimately connected forever.
- “they take for granted….” means “they do as if…….”, right?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
1. To me, yes 2. "You are being taken advantage of by him"; they have the same meaning, but I find the active voice more natural.
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- To me, yes 2.
- "You are being taken advantage of by him"; they have the same meaning, but I find the active voice more natural.
- 3.
- Nobody paid attention to him, and people even avoided him.
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1. To me, yes
2. "You are being taken advantage of by him"; they have the same meaning, but I find the active voice more natural.
3. Nobody paid attention to him, and people even avoided him.
4. Make o fool of yourself.
5. Courtesy of Cambridge: "to criticize, punish or be unkind to the same person frequently and unfairly"
6. Courtesy of Cambridg
2. "You are being taken advantage of by him"; they have the same meaning, but I find the active voice more natural.
3. Nobody paid attention to him, and people even avoided him.
4. Make o fool of yourself.
5. Courtesy of Cambridge: "to criticize, punish or be unkind to the same person frequently and unfairly"
6. Courtesy of Cambridg
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<2. – You are being taken advantage by him.
-He is taking advantage of you.
-Are these the same meaning and natural? >
The passive form would normally omit the agent (who would probably have already been discussed in the preceding lines). And, "take advantage of" is the expression.
You are being taken advantage of.
-He is taking advantage of you.
-Are these the same meaning and natural? >
The passive form would normally omit the agent (who would probably have already been discussed in the preceding lines). And, "take advantage of" is the expression.
You are being taken advantage of.
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MilkyThe passive form would normally omit the agent (who would probably have already been discussed in the preceding lines).
Yes, especially when it's a pronoun.
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