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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

the same meaning?

1. How were the pendulum clocks called?
2. What were the pendulum clocks known as?
Are the sentences meaningful?
I'd like to know whether they have the same meaning. Thanks a lot.
  

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What were the pendulum clocks called? It is meaningful. There are a lot of different types of pendulum clocks.

  • What were the pendulum clocks called?
  • It is meaningful.
  • There are a lot of different types of pendulum clocks.
  • You are asking for a list of the names of the types.
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What were the pendulum clocks called?

It is meaningful. There are a lot of different types of pendulum clocks. You are asking for a list of the names of the types.
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AlpheccaStarsWhat were the pendulum clocks called?It is meaningful. There are a lot of different types of pendulum clocks. You are asking for a list of the names of the types.
What were the pendulum clocks called?
For the question, I would answer "the grandfather clocks". Is it correct?
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Thein Lwin 7291What were the pendulum clocks called?For the question, I would answer "the grandfather clocks". Is it correct?
"the pendulum clocks" means a specific group of pendulum clocks that is identified within the context. If you mean pendulum clocks in general, omit "the". I don't know what answer would be expected to your question. If you want a
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My family had a pendulum clock from Germany. It was a cuckoo clock.
There are also pendulum mantle clocks, magnetic pendulum desk clocks, grandfather and grandmother clocks.
I have one that belonged to my grandmother called a banjo clock. There are many other types, such as the Foucault pendulum clock at our science museum.

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