Forum: English Questions 
Jan 1st, 2017, 03:57 am
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Views: 3,498  Re: What do the sentences mean?
Yes, as I said - it can be criticised, questioned, considered with suspicion - or whatever the following noun indicates. can = possibility.
So : XXX is open to criticism = XXX can be criticised = It...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 30th, 2016, 05:39 am
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
Thank you for the Xmas greetings - just back from a lovely holiday in Germany with family.
If something is "open to criticism" it simply means that it can be criticised - ie there are obvious weak...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 12th, 2016, 02:37 am
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
1. Yes. As all the verbs are in the past tense (would = used to) and the time period is "all her life", it indicates that she's dead. If she were still alive, the verbs would be present tense and the...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 4th, 2016, 03:55 am
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
1. It depends on the context. You interpret which meaning is intended (often affected by vs dependent on) depending on what else is said. So eg you should be able to work out which is which in the...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 27th, 2016, 04:57 am
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
Yes. Notice the parallel between (a) the past participle, and (b) the adjective in :
a) Contributions to charity have been exempted from tax since 1975.
b) Contributions to charity have been...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 20th, 2016, 12:12 pm
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
1."Her work has been subjected to criticism recently."
Fine. In this case "subject" is a verb : to subject X to Y = to cause X to be affected by Y.. So this is a passive construction with...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 13th, 2016, 05:56 am
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Views: 3,498 Re: What do the sentences mean?
If XXX is subject to YYY, then XXX is affected by YYY
So :
Central Italy is subject to earthquakes = Central Italy is often affected by earthquakes
The results are subject to correction = The...
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