A gate around the entire city

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Angliholic

#489229 Sat, 15 Mar 08 01:59 PM

The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more closed in and private.

HI,

Does the above make sense to you? If yes, what does it mean? If not, how would you make it right? Thanks.

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Philip

#489244 Sat, 15 Mar 08 03:32 PM

Angliholic
The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more closed in and private.

HI,
Does the above make sense to you? If yes, what does it mean? If not, how would you make it right? Thanks.

The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city to make it more secure and private. [Does that come close to what you wanted?]

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ganesh77

#489254 Sat, 15 Mar 08 04:12 PM

sounds fine to me (except, perhaps, for the repetition of the subject in the main clause)

Main clause: The city plans to put up a gate around the entire city

'To'-infinitive clause: to make it more closed in and private.

The people of the city want to keep someone or something in or out of the city. By putting up a gate around the entire city, they will make the city more private.

The city will then be 'closed in' because the space of the city will be separated from the space outside the city. 'Closed in' meaning an enclosed area.

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