Answer to Question #85626 in English for Khutso

Question

Word order, subject -verb agreement /concord and verb tense.
a. The following sentences illustrate how word order affects meaning. Do the following sentences mean the same thing? Yes or No.
I. The film was based on the novel.
II. The novel was based on the film.

Answer 1

The two sentences mean the same since the relationship between the novel and the film is the same in both instances.

1. The film was based on the novel.

Here the film is the subject and the novel is the object.

2. The novel was based on the film.

Here the novel is the subject and the film is the object.