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Sb70012 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Within the five-kilometer limit
1. Canada charges that French and Russian fishing ships violated its waters by fishing within the two-hundred-mile limit it claims along its Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
Source: American English learning book Summit 1 by Joan Saslow and Allen Ascher
2. Obama said that Turkish army tanks have violated some of the lands of Iraq within the five-kilometer limit.
Source: self-made
Hi,
Sentence #2 is self-made. But why can't the red part work when the blue part can? They have the same construction.
So, what's wrong with the red part in my self-made sentence in #2?
For example, suppose that some of the army tanks of the Turkey have occupied 5 kilometers of Iraq's lands in north of Iraq.
Thank you.
Source: American English learning book Summit 1 by Joan Saslow and Allen Ascher
2. Obama said that Turkish army tanks have violated some of the lands of Iraq within the five-kilometer limit.
Source: self-made
Hi,
Sentence #2 is self-made. But why can't the red part work when the blue part can? They have the same construction.
So, what's wrong with the red part in my self-made sentence in #2?
For example, suppose that some of the army tanks of the Turkey have occupied 5 kilometers of Iraq's lands in north of Iraq.
Thank you.
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sb70012 But why can't the red part work when the blue part can? They have the same construction. Because the verbs are different.
- sb70012 But why can't the red part work when the blue part can?
- They have the same construction.
- Because the verbs are different.
- He came within five kilometers of the city.
- They fished within the exclusion zone.
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sb70012But why can't the red part work when the blue part can? They have the same construction.Because the verbs are different.
He came within five kilometers of the city.
They fished within the exclusion zone.
Obama said that Turkish army tanks have violated International treaties / laws / agreements by driving / coming /
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The 200-mile limit refers to an area that is outside Canada's border but over which Canada claims certain legal rights.
When you say "a five-kilometer limit", are you referring to an area that is outside Iraq's border but over which Iraq claims certain legal rights?
When you say "a five-kilometer limit", are you referring to an area that is outside Iraq's border but over which Iraq claims certain legal rights?
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By "five-kilometer limit" I mean the tanks of Turkey have occupied 5 kilometers of Iraq's territories (from the border).
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Then if you use the term 'five-kilometer limit', I wouldn't understand your meaning. I would expect it to be like Canada's 200-mile limit, which I described in my previous post.
You should reword, eg Turkish tanks have occupied a strip of land 5 kilometers inside Iraq.
You should reword, eg Turkish tanks have occupied a strip of land 5 kilometers inside Iraq.
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Thank you. What bout these two sentences:
1. Turkey's tanks have violated the territories of Iraq for five kilometers.
2. Turkey's tanks have violated the lands of Iraq for five kilometers.
1. Turkey's tanks have violated the territories of Iraq for five kilometers.
2. Turkey's tanks have violated the lands of Iraq for five kilometers.
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I wouldn't say those are wrong, but they sound clumsy to me.
I suggest this. It sounds better to me.
3. Turkey's tanks have violated five kilometers of Iraq's territory.
I suggest this. It sounds better to me.
3. Turkey's tanks have violated five kilometers of Iraq's territory.
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Thank you very much.
Can I use "lands" instead of "territories" in your example?
Can I use "lands" instead of "territories" in your example?
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Thank you. Excuse me, can "kilometers" also work for the seas?
For example: Russia's boats have violated five kilometers of Iran's sea (Caspian Sea).
For example: Russia's boats have violated five kilometers of Iran's sea (Caspian Sea).
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