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Kl004535 Posted 15 years ago
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Spread out

Do you accept both of them? Thank you.

1. The buildings in an industrial complex spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another.

2. The buildings in an industrial complex are spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another.
  

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kl004535 1. The buildings in an industrial complex spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another. 2.

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  • kl004535 1.
  • The buildings in an industrial complex spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another.
  • 2.
  • The first one doesn't work.
  • You're making a statement about industrial complexes in general.
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kl0045351. The buildings in an industrial complex spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another.
2. The buildings in an industrial complex are spread out and it takes a long time to get from one place to another.The first one doesn't work. You're making a statement about industrial complexes in general.
The second one is okay.

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Yes they are both correct.

The first ones tells us about the nature of buildings in an industrial complex - they have a tendency to spread out. The second one tells us the situation of buildings in an industrial complex.
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LouiseTthey have a tendency to spread out.
I see your point. They do tend to expand over time.

But the business about taking a long time to get from here to there seems to describe a present situation.

I think if we're talking about the development of the complex over time, we'd say "the complex spreads out" rather than "the buildings spre
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