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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

preposition

Boxing is a dangerous sport. Unlike most other sports, its basic intent is to produce bodily harm in the opponent.

Q) I was wondering why the preposition is "in" in the last part, and not "to."

If "in" is replaced with to, does the sentence sound off?
  

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If the verb "produce" must be used then "to" does not work, and I suppose "in" is the "correct" choice. However, " cause bodily harm to the opponent" seems more natural and normal to me.

— GPY

  • If the verb "produce" must be used then "to" does not work, and I suppose "in" is the "correct" choice.
  • However, " cause bodily harm to the opponent" seems more natural and normal to me.
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If the verb "produce" must be used then "to" does not work, and I suppose "in" is the "correct" choice. However, "cause bodily harm to the opponent" seems more natural and normal to me.
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Hello GPY
How about 'from'?
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park sang joonHello GPYHow about 'from'?
No, "from" does not work (either with "cause" or "produce").

By the way, I forgot to mention, you can of course also say "cause the opponent bodily harm".
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Thank you, GPY, for your precise answer. Emotion: smile
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