Re: Re: car accident

Reply by Zul Amen
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Hello
  Please correct the sentence below.
  1. I met with an accident this morning while coming to work.
  2. I got into AN accident while coming to work this morning.
  3. I had an accident this morning WHILE coming to work.

  What is the widely used sentence when people what to describe that they
involved in an accident
  Thank you in advance

  Rgds Soofie
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--zul amen
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On 5/21/06, Bill Kelly <bkelly@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  See my comments below.
>
>
> Bill Kelly
> Connecticut USA
>
> --
>
> Mulyana wrote:
> > Thank you Bill,
> >
> > How if I use 'make' instead of 'have', so the sentence will be 'I made
> an
> > accident this morning while coming to work'. Do that sentence have same
> > meaning with sentence number 4?
>
> Correction:
>
> What if I used 'make' instead of 'have,' so that the sentence would be
> 'I made an accident this morning while coming to work.' Does that
> sentence have the same menaing as sentence number 4?
>
> > Moel
> > Indonesia
> > CMIIW
>
> No. 'I made an accident' is not the same as 'I had an accident.' 'I made
> an accident' means 'I caused an accident.'
>
> But here most native speakers would say 'I caused an accident' rather
> than 'I made an accident' -- if that is what they meant.
>
>
> >
> > On Friday 19 May 2006 17:32, Bill Kelly wrote:
> >  > All of the following are correct:
> >  >
> >  > 4. I had an accident this morning while coming to work.
> >  > 5. I met with an accident this morning while coming to work.
> >  > 6. I got into an accident this morning while coming to work.
> >  >
> >  > Moel, your sentence is not correct. It is missing the word "into."
> >  >
> >  > Sentences 5 and 6 suggest that the accident was not your fault or not
> >  > caused by you. On the other hand, sentence 4 leaves open the
> possibility
> >  > that you were the cause of the accident.
> >  >
> >  > Bill Kelly
> >  > Connecticut USA
>
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