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English Grammar. help me!!?
When you say
“Get me an apple to eat right now!” forced the elephant. in the book, does it mean the elephant forced someone or the elephant is forced to get an apple?
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7 Answers
- bluebellbkkLv 71 month ago
That is not English. No native speaker with any education at all would use "forced" to mean "said" or "insisted".
- Anonymous1 month ago
That's an incorrect use of the verb "to force." It makes no sense.
- JesusLv 51 month ago
That means that the elephant is forcefully telling some other creature to get an Apple for him
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- dewcoonsLv 71 month ago
The elephant is using his statement to force someone else to get him an apple.
- Anonymous1 month ago
The elephant is forcing someone to get it an apple.
