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Cdt04947 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'oppose' and 'be opposed to'

We all opposed his suggestion

We are all opposed to his suggestion

Is there any subtle meaning difference with these two sentences?
  

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Hi Welcome to English Forums. cdt04947 We all opposed his suggestion The bold part is the verb. cdt04947 We are all opposed to his suggestion Here, the bold part opposed to is an adjective.

— Prajwalkr

  • Hi Welcome to English Forums.
  • cdt04947 We all opposed his suggestion The bold part is the verb.
  • cdt04947 We are all opposed to his suggestion Here, the bold part opposed to is an adjective.
  • cdt04947 Is there any subtle meaning difference between these two sentences?
  • I think that the first sentence describes an action(oppose), while the second describes the general view the people have on the suggestion.
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Welcome to English Forums.
cdt04947We all opposed his suggestion
The bold part is the verb.
cdt04947We are all opposed to his suggestion
Here, the bold part opposed to is an adjective.
cdt04947Is there any subtle meaning difference between these two sentences?
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