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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To be vs. to become
It has taught me to be patient.
It has taught me to become patient.
1. Could you please explain what the difference is between "to be" and "to become" in the given sentences?
2. Are their use interchangeable in most cases?
It has taught me to become patient.
1. Could you please explain what the difference is between "to be" and "to become" in the given sentences?
2. Are their use interchangeable in most cases?
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Logically, I don't think that one is taught to become patient. One may become a more patient person during the learning process, but the object of the teaching is to be patient. Therefore, I prefer the first version.
- Logically, I don't think that one is taught to become patient.
- One may become a more patient person during the learning process, but the object of the teaching is to be patient.
- Therefore, I prefer the first version.
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Logically, I don't think that one is taught to become patient. One may become a more patient person during the learning process, but the object of the teaching is to be patient. Therefore, I prefer the first version.
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If you are patient, you have a tendency to act a certain way in situations. In general, you act patiently.
If you become patient, you change over the course of time so that eventually you are patient, although you were not patient before you changed.
Compare:
The water is hot. (At this moment it is hot.)
The water became hot. (It changed from bein
If you become patient, you change over the course of time so that eventually you are patient, although you were not patient before you changed.
Compare:
The water is hot. (At this moment it is hot.)
The water became hot. (It changed from bein
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Thank you, Mr Wordy and CJ, for your explanations. I can now clearly see the difference between 'be' and 'become'.
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