Miguel Angel
Hi, everybody! A quick doubt. Which sentences sounds more correct? "Bikes are used For moving people from place to place" or "People use bikes TO move from place to place" "Computers are used FOR surfing the Internet" or "People use computers TO surf the Internet". The context I want to use them is this exercise I´m preparing...
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All examples are correct.
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Heya Miguel. 'People use' is the same as 'one' in English - an indefinite construction. It's common in Romance languages ('se' - Spanish, 'si' - Italian, 'on' - French), but rare in English - the passive voice is privileged. That said, you can use either construction in the passive form: 1. 'Bikes are used for moving people...'. 2. 'Bikes are used to move people...'. The gerund ('moving', 'walking', 'eating' etc.) and the infinitive ('to move' etc.) are largely interchangeable as they are both verbal nouns. I personally favour the infinitive generally (and would here as well). I have a suspicion it's more 'correct', but I couldn't formally explain why, and both sound native. Best, Matt
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Yes, since the question is to explain what the equipment does, the first set of sentences are better. All of them are correct, though.
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The passive voice seems more natural in this context.
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