Paraphrase "mobile phones are banned"
While I was writing an essay about restricting the usage of mobile phones, I needed to paraphrase "mobile phones are banned". Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know whether the following sentences are the same in meaning or not.
mobile phones is forbidden
mobile phones is banned
mobile phones is restricted
Top answer
They all have punctuation errors. They all have a plural subject, so the auxiliary verb needs to be 'are '. not 'is '.
- They all have punctuation errors.
- They all have a plural subject, so the auxiliary verb needs to be 'are '.
- not 'is '.
- forbidden and banned are stronger in meaning.
- They both sound ike there are no exceptions..
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They all have punctuation errors.
They all have a plural subject, so the auxiliary verb needs to be 'are'. not 'is'.
forbidden and banned are stronger in meaning. They both sound ike there are no exceptions..
restricted means that in some situations mobile phones are permitted.
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