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Can I say a car has been knocked on by another car?

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[+4] - Region Philbis - 05/14/2013 no... A car was hit by another car.

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@Loh Jane,

no...

A car was hit by another car.

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@Region Philbis,

It is so sad and disappointed to know the answer.I used 'knock' in my essay exam yesterday.

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@Loh Jane,

Thanks.

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@Loh Jane,

you live, you learn... Smile

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@Loh Jane,

Maybe the person grading the exam won't know that, either. Smile

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@Loh Jane,

Idiom is so difficult, and needs a lot of care.

You could say you car has had a knock. (a bump)
The engine has a knock (an unusual sound, meaning mechanical trouble)
A knock-on effect is a consequence of something else.
"Knocked up" means pregnant!
Knock it on the head" means finish it.

Good luck.

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@roger,

Hi roger,
thanks for your consolation.

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@McTag,

WELL THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, mCtAG. tHANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

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@McTag,

Hihi Mctag,
please don't be furious with me. Thanks for your explanation.

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@Loh Jane,

Not furious at all, just CAPS LOCK wrongly set, and I couldn't be bothered to change it. Smile

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@Loh Jane,

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It is so sad and disappointed to know the answer.

I am so sad and disappointed to know that answer.

It is saddening and disappointing to me to hear that answer.

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@Loh Jane,

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Can I say a car has been knocked on by another car?

Jane, did you choose this verb as a direct translation from a Chinese-English [or whatever your native language is] dictionary?

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@Region Philbis,

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Can I say a car has been knocked on by another car?

A car was hit by another car.

A neutral, unemotional description.

Where a more emotional, current importance, hot topic description is desired,

A car has been hit by another car.

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@JTT,

Hi JTT,
I was doing an exam essay,I needed to describe a picture and I didn't know which word to use. I should have used collide.

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@JTT,

Thank you for your correction.

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