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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Make/design
1-These houses were made earthquake-proof.
2-These houses were made to be earthquake-proof.
Can these sentences have two meanings:
a-They were created earthquake-proof.
b-They weren't earthquake-proof but were changed into earthquake-prood houses.
(To me it seems that 1 can have both meanings but 2 essentially means 'a'. If one said 'made to be earthquake-proof' if one had in mind case 'b'. the listener would get the impression that the houses were sort of compelled to become earthquake-proof.)
2-These houses were made to be earthquake-proof.
Can these sentences have two meanings:
a-They were created earthquake-proof.
b-They weren't earthquake-proof but were changed into earthquake-prood houses.
(To me it seems that 1 can have both meanings but 2 essentially means 'a'. If one said 'made to be earthquake-proof' if one had in mind case 'b'. the listener would get the impression that the houses were sort of compelled to become earthquake-proof.)
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Very interesting question! In my opinion, if you mean 'a', you can just say "created earthquake-proof". navitasan If one said 'made to be earthquake-proof' if one had in mind case 'b'.
- Very interesting question!
- In my opinion, if you mean 'a', you can just say "created earthquake-proof".
- navitasan If one said 'made to be earthquake-proof' if one had in mind case 'b'.
- ) I suppose it's common sense that one can't really 'compel' a house.
- So you can say 'made to be earthquake-proof".
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Very interesting question!
In my opinion, if you mean 'a', you can just say "created earthquake-proof".
In my opinion, if you mean 'a', you can just say "created earthquake-proof".
navitasanIf one said 'made to be earthquake-proof' if one had in mind case 'b'. the listener would get the impression that the houses were sort of compelled to become earthquake-proof.)I suppose it's common sense that one can't really 'compel' a ho
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