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Why this sentence is not English?

 
 
Reply Sun 26 Aug, 2012 08:37 am
Drug A makes the virus to resist to Drug B.

Typically, we say "Drug A makes the virus resistant to Drug B." But why "Drug A makes the virus to resist to Drug B" is so unpleasant? I wonder the grammatical reason behind.
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Sun 26 Aug, 2012 09:09 am
@oristarA,
But why is "Drug A makes the virus to resist to Drug B" so unpleasant?

It's unpleasant because it's ungrammatical.

It's the use of the infinitive "to resist." It doesn't indicate direct action.

Also, the second "to" in unnecessary.

The present subjunctive does indicate direct action: "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B."
oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 26 Aug, 2012 09:32 am
@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:

But why is "Drug A makes the virus to resist to Drug B" so unpleasant?

It's unpleasant because it's ungrammatical.

It's the use of the infinitive "to resist." It doesn't indicate direct action.

Also, the second "to" in unnecessary.

The present subjunctive does indicate direct action: "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B."


Cool!

I wonder why "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B" can be without "to"(isn't "make..to (verb)" okay?)?





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McTag
 
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Reply Tue 28 Aug, 2012 12:27 am
@oristarA,

Quote:
Why this sentence is not English?


That is a mistake, which should be "Why is this sentence not English?"

or maybe "I want to know why this sentence is not English."
oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 28 Aug, 2012 06:10 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


Quote:
Why this sentence is not English?


That is a mistake, which should be "Why is this sentence not English?"

or maybe "I want to know why this sentence is not English."


Thank you McTag.

BTW,
I wonder why "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B" can be without "to"(isn't "make..to (verb)" okay?)?
McTag
 
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Reply Tue 28 Aug, 2012 09:16 am
@oristarA,
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I wonder why "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B" can be without "to"(isn't "make..to (verb)" okay?)?


Drug A makes the virus resist drug B.

there, resist is a verb

Drug A makes the virus resistant to drug B.

there, resistant is an adjective, and "to" is required.
oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 28 Aug, 2012 07:46 pm
@McTag,
McTag wrote:

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I wonder why "Drug A makes the virus resist Drug B" can be without "to"(isn't "make..to (verb)" okay?)?


Drug A makes the virus resist drug B.

there, resist is a verb

Drug A makes the virus resistant to drug B.

there, resistant is an adjective, and "to" is required.


Ah, McTag, I meant that "Drug A makes the virus to resist drug B" is also okay.
Okay or not in your eye? Why and why not.
McTag
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Reply Wed 29 Aug, 2012 06:03 am
@oristarA,

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Ah, McTag, I meant that "Drug A makes the virus to resist drug B" is also okay.
Okay or not in your eye? Why and why not.


Not okay.

It's not really wrong I suppose, but it sounds very awkward and not colloquial.

"causes the virus to resist" sounds right, and there is very little difference as you see.
But "makes the virus to resist" just sounds clunky.

Examples: Miss Jones felt compelled to resist his advances.

The scientist made a virus to resist the infection...that's okay, but has a slightly different meaning, "made" meaning "created" and not "compelled".
oristarA
 
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Reply Wed 29 Aug, 2012 08:39 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


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Ah, McTag, I meant that "Drug A makes the virus to resist drug B" is also okay.
Okay or not in your eye? Why and why not.


Not okay.

It's not really wrong I suppose, but it sounds very awkward and not colloquial.

"causes the virus to resist" sounds right, and there is very little difference as you see.
But "makes the virus to resist" just sounds clunky.

Examples: Miss Jones felt compelled to resist his advances.

The scientist made a virus to resist the infection...that's okay, but has a slightly different meaning, "made" meaning "created" and not "compelled".


Excellent!
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