Timeline for "Entering the secret code will open the gate immediately." - does this expression make sense?
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| Jul 20, 2021 at 6:15 | comment | added | Rosie F | "It's only possible to word it like this because "open" can be used in the mediopassive." Another situation where you can word it like this (with a gerund-phrase as subject) is where there are corresponding intransitive and transitive verbs. "When you enter the code, the shutters will rise." "Entering the code will raise the shutters." | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 2:05 | comment | added | Koichi Taniguchi | Thank you Laurel for the answer. Your example makes sense to me. | |
| Jun 20, 2021 at 3:32 | history | answered | Laurel♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |