[Grammar] Noun or being+adjective

[AnaEng]

Hello.

Is there a difference between using a "noun" in the begnning of a sentence as a "subject" and using "being + adjective"?

1 Being polite makes older people and younger people respect you.

2 Politeness makes older people and younger people respect you.

Does sentence one has the same meaning as sentence two, if yes can I use them interchangeably?

Are both sentences correct and formal?

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

Neither "older" nor "younger" is a noun, so the sentences don't work.

 

[AnaEng]

Neither "older" nor "younger" is a noun, so the sentences don't work.

Thank you. I made some changes.

 

[GoesStation]

With your amendments (or what you tried to change — there's still an error in sentence 2), both sentences are correct and reasonably natural. They don't mean the same thing, though. In sentence 1 it's understood that if you're polite, older and younger people will respect you. Sentence 2 just attributes this to "politeness" in general.

 

[AnaEng]

Thank you.

To be polite, older and younger people will respect you.

Is the sentence above similar in meaning to sentence one or sentence two.


1 Being polite makes older and younger people respect you.

2 Politeness makes older and younger people respect you.

Thanks again.