the pandemic has forced people into

[alpacinou]

Hello,

Have I used "force into" correctly? What do you think about this sentence?

The coronavirus pandemic has forced a lot of employees into quarantine.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes.

What do you mean? You want an appraisal?

 

[alpacinou]

Yes.

What do you mean? You want an appraisal?

I wanted to see if I used it correctly. I wasn't sure.

 

[jutfrank]

Okay, but please make that clear in future. It appeared as if you were asking two separate questions.

 

[alpacinou]

Okay, but please make that clear in future.

That is what I have asked in the first post, though. Have I used...correctly...

 

[emsr2d2]

That is what I [strike]have[/strike] asked in the first post, though. "Have I used "forced into" correctly?"

You also asked "What do you think about this sentence?" Clearly, that's two questions. Perhaps you meant to incorporate the two ideas into one question - "Do you think I have used "forced to" correctly in this sentence?"

 

[Tdol]

But it is the governments that have forced people into quarantine as a response to the virus. It's OK, but not a great sentence. The virus would probably be against quarantine as that would give it greater opportunities to infect people.