Meaning of make someone do someth
Hello,
When I want to say, that someone ordered someone to do something, then can I say "Teacher made students come earlier on monday"? Or it has different meaning? It also could be "Told to" and that is probably best option, but does "make students come" have more less same meaning?
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Rokky same meaning? They all have basically the same meaning. "ordered" and "made" are the strongest.
- Rokky same meaning?
- They all have basically the same meaning.
- "ordered" and "made" are the strongest.
- "told" is a little weaker.
- "ordered" and "told" are both verbal.
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Rokkysame meaning?
They all have basically the same meaning. "ordered" and "made" are the strongest. "told" is a little weaker.
"ordered" and "told" are both verbal. The teacher said something.
"made" can be verbal or physical. For example, you can make someone sit down by forcefully pushing them into a chair.
The teacher [ordered / t
0The teacher told the students to come earlier on Monday. The teacher gave an order. We don't know if the students obeyed the order.
The teacher made the students come earlier on Monday. This means the students obeyed the order.
Where I live , we don't call our teacher 'Teacher'. We use his/her name, eg Ms Smith.
Clive
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