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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is facing bankrupt or faces bankruptcy

Could anybody tell me which one is the correct one?
The cinema is facing bankruptcy
The cinema faces bankruptcy

Many Thanks in Advance
  

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Vctory Ong The cinema is facing bankruptcy It's a temporary event and it emphasize its duration whatever context you put into it. Vctory Ong The cinema faces bankruptcy We are not interested in the process, but in the fact solely.

  • Vctory Ong The cinema is facing bankruptcy It's a temporary event and it emphasize its duration whatever context you put into it.
  • Vctory Ong The cinema faces bankruptcy We are not interested in the process, but in the fact solely.
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Vctory OngThe cinema is facing bankruptcy
It's a temporary event and it emphasize its duration whatever context you put into it.
Vctory OngThe cinema faces bankruptcy
We are not interested in the process, but in the fact solely.
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Thanks

Could anybody check for my understanding to it?

The cinema is facing bankruptcy
It's a temporary event and it emphasize its duration whatever context you put into it.
It will not bankrupt in the end because it's just a temporary event.

The cinema faces bankruptcy.
It's the best way to answer others when others ask us what is the financial state of
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The cinema is facing bankruptcy.
It's an immediate event and this (probably) emphasizes its duration or the speaker's concern in whatever context you put it into.
It may or may not go bankrupt in the end; we cannot judge.


The cinema faces bankruptcy
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It's a slightly more noncommital way to answer others when others ask us
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Thanks

I feel really sorry to say that I still don't very understand it!

Could you use some examples to explain it to me?
Many Thanks in Advance
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It may be beyond your level at this time, Vctory. I don't think you should worry about it. Both of these sentences are good and generally serve the same purpose:

The cinema is facing bankruptcy.-- The slight emphasis is on now, at this immediate time.

The cinema faces bankruptcy.-- The slight emphasis is on the fact.
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It is beyond my level at this time

I agree with you!
Thanks

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