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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Stop and increase
The car stops at the traffic lights.
The car is stopped.
Are they both correct?
The temperature increases.
The temperature is increased.
Are they both correct?
The car is stopped.
Are they both correct?
The temperature increases.
The temperature is increased.
Are they both correct?
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michaelting The car stops at the traffic lights. -- This is an odd thing to say. Does it stop automatically?
- michaelting The car stops at the traffic lights.
- -- This is an odd thing to say.
- Does it stop automatically?
- Does it have an amazing sensor that can tell it's at a red light?
- It would require a very specific context for this to be right.
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michaeltingThe car stops at the traffic lights. -- This is an odd thing to say. Does it stop automatically? Does it have an amazing sensor that can tell it's at a red light? It would require a very specific context for this to be right.
The car is stopped. -- Okay. It means it's not moving. The passive sense (the car is stopped by a unique braking system... etc
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How about this?
The temperature of water in the boling tube increases exponentially with the heat applied to the boiling tube.
The temperature of water is increased exponentially when the heat applied to the boling tube increases.
Do they mean the same thing?
The temperature of water in the boling tube increases exponentially with the heat applied to the boiling tube.
The temperature of water is increased exponentially when the heat applied to the boling tube increases.
Do they mean the same thing?
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