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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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Would be about the end
In some countries, buildings are built on very steep hills. So, you can see why our cars won't sell in those countries. More often than not, it won't be able to climb up. If it did, the lifetime of the engine would be about the end.
Is the above correct?
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Is the above correct?
Thanks.
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in the following sentence use the passive: you can see why our cars won't sell in those countries. you can see why our cars won't be sold in those countries it won't be able to ... " it"refers to what???
- in the following sentence use the passive: you can see why our cars won't sell in those countries.
- you can see why our cars won't be sold in those countries it won't be able to ...
- " it"refers to what???
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in the following sentence use the passive: you can see why our cars won't sell in those countries.
you can see why our cars won't be sold in those countries
it won't be able to ... " it"refers to what???
you can see why our cars won't be sold in those countries
it won't be able to ... " it"refers to what???
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PersistentThere's nothing wrong with the first, and the second means something completely different.
- you can see why our cars won't sell in those countries.
- you can see why our cars won't be sold in those countries
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"Our cars won't sell" means that no one would buy our cars, even if someone tried to sell them. ("Our cars won't sell" is an intransitive use of "sell," meaning "to attract buyers, to be a popular item.")
"Our cars won't be sold" means that no one would even try to sell the cars.
"Our cars won't be sold" means that no one would even try to sell the cars.
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