Re: what is the difference among the three sentences

Originally Posted by
indranil
1. Read to get these questions answered. -- Not a very natural thing to say. What should the person read? Who is answering the questions? When you "get something done" you often have someone else do it for you.
2. Read to get somebody to answer these questions. -- If someone else is going to answer the questions, what or why should this person read?
3. Read to get the answers to these questions. -- Better, but read what?
do the three sentences above express same meaning ? kindly explain it.
Read the passage below and then answer the questions.
Read the passage below to find the answers to the questions.
Answers to the questions can be found in the reading selection below.
After reading this passage, you will have the answers to these questions.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.