ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3232.18851)Re: Those soldiers are required immediately to return to their unit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkx/post.htm#473855Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:01:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:473855Angliholic0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkx/post.htm#473855http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-473855.xml<P><BLOCKQUOTE><table width="85%"><tr><td class="txt4"><img src="/Themes/default/images/icon-quote.gif">&nbsp;<strong>Marius Hancu wrote:</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="quoteTable"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" class="txt4">Too soft. <BR><BR>In military contexts,<I> ordered. </I><BR><BR></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE></P> <P>Thanks, Marius.</P> <P>I agree that "ordered" fits best in the given context, but I want to know if "required" and "asked" are synonymous.</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Those soldiers are required immediately to return to their unit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkh/post.htm#473848Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:42:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:473848Marius Hancu1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkh/post.htm#473848http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-473848.xmlToo soft. <br> <br> In military contexts,<i> ordered. </i><br> <br><div style="clear:both;"></div>Those soldiers are required immediately to return to their unit.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkb/post.htmThu, 07 Feb 2008 11:37:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:473842Angliholic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThoseSoldiersRequiredImmediately-ReturnUnit/zlhkb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-473842.xml<P>Those soldiers are <STRONG>required</STRONG> immediately to return to their unit.</P> <P>Hi,</P> <P>Could I substitute "asked" for "required" in the above without making a change in meaning? Thanks.</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>