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gusthuber
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 Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:42 am Post subject: adopted |
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A new child was adopted at nursery.
A new child started attending the nursery.
Are these two sentences synonymous? Is `adopted�correct English? |
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askeladd
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: Re: adopted |
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| gusthuber wrote: |
A new child was adopted at nursery.
A new child started attending the nursery.
Are these two sentences synonymous? Is `adopted�correct English? |
No, these two sentences are not synonymous at all.
If a child is adopted by Mr. & Mrs. Smith, that means that Mr. & Mrs. Smith are now the legal parents of the child.
Sometimes we also speak of a plan (for example) being adopted by a committee. This means that the committee formally accepted the plan.
Hope this helps 
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