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Beopro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Set a good example
"In China the police often apply death penalty to drug traffickers to set a good example for others. Other countries in Asia should follow China's example."
- Are these sentences natural to say?
Thank you very much, Teachers,
Beopro
- Are these sentences natural to say?
Thank you very much, Teachers,
Beopro
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I hope it is the law courts and not the police that decide such things in China, Beopro! In China the courts often imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers to set an example . "
- I hope it is the law courts and not the police that decide such things in China, Beopro!
- In China the courts often imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers to set an example .
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I hope it is the law courts and not the police that decide such things in China, Beopro!
In China the courts often imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers to set an example. Other Asian countries should follow China's example."
In China the courts often imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers to set an example. Other Asian countries should follow China's example."
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As a footnote:
1. X did Y to set a good example.
i.e. X did Y (which was a good thing) to encourage others to do Y too.
2. X did Y to serve/act as a deterrent.
i.e. X did Y (which was an unpleasant thing) to discourage others from doing Z.
In your original sentence, the #1 construction would not be appropriate, because the police do not want to encoura
1. X did Y to set a good example.
i.e. X did Y (which was a good thing) to encourage others to do Y too.
2. X did Y to serve/act as a deterrent.
i.e. X did Y (which was an unpleasant thing) to discourage others from doing Z.
In your original sentence, the #1 construction would not be appropriate, because the police do not want to encoura
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