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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I got the car going

1. I got the car going.

I'd like to know whether #1 means "I made car start to go" or "I made the car go on going."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know whether #1 means "I made car start to go" "I made the car start to go". Yes, it does.

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  • park sang joon I'd like to know whether #1 means "I made car start to go" "I made the car start to go".
  • Yes, it does.
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park sang joonI'd like to know whether #1 means "I made car start to go"
"I made the car start to go". Yes, it does.
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Thank you, No Name One, for your kind answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know I can express "I made the car go on going" by "I had the ca
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park sang joon"I had the car going."
This does not make clear if you mean that you had it while going somewhere, or, if you got it going (meaning got it started). Therefore, I wouldn't say that.
park sang joon"I made the car go on going"
This is an awkward wording. It would be better as "I made the car continue going (or dr
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park sang joonNo Name One
That's good. It's memorable and almost poetic Emotion: big smile
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