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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Trigger x to

He triggered the angry protester to hit him in the face.


He triggered the angry protester and compelled him by doing so to hit him in the face.


Is there a way to reword the first so that the meaning is the same as the second sentence?

  

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He triggered the angry protester, who hit him in the face. He triggered the angry protester, who accordingly hit him in the face. He triggered the angry protester, who then hit him in the face.

  • He triggered the angry protester, who hit him in the face.
  • He triggered the angry protester, who accordingly hit him in the face.
  • He triggered the angry protester, who then hit him in the face.
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He triggered the angry protester, who hit him in the face.

He triggered the angry protester, who accordingly hit him in the face.

He triggered the angry protester, who then hit him in the face.

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The verb trigger means to cause or start an action or process.

We don't trigger a person. What are you trying to say? You need to say it some other way.

Clive

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onelook

He triggered the angry protester to hit him in the face.

He triggered the angry protester and compelled him by doing so to hit him in the face.

Is there a way to reword the first so that the meaning is the same as the second sentence?

You can't compel someone to hit you in the face — not in a realistic world anyway. Just say this:

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