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- 13-Aug-2011, 01:57 #1
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"can vs be able to" with an inanimate object as subject Which of the following sentences is correct? Thank you sincerely.
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- 13-Aug-2011, 11:30 #2
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Teacher Re: "can vs be able to" with an inanimate object as subject It doesn't matter whether the subject is animate or inanimate, but here I would use can.
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