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determine to VS be determined to

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6max
 Post subject: determine to VS be determined to
 Post Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:03 am 
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4th edition, chapter 11, problem set, number 5

5. The team has a determination to gain a victory.

The answer is " The team is determined to win,"
and the book says "The team determines to win changes the meaning of the sentence".

What is the difference between " determine to" and "be determined to?"
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gurvindersingh2004
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 Post Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:17 am 
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[cut and paste dictionary definition of the word “determine”]
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tim
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 Post Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:57 pm 
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Gurvinder, I have deleted your response because not only is it very obviously from a copyrighted source but it does NOTHING AT ALL to answer the original question..

6max, the phrase “be determined to” indicates a present mental state, which is appropriate in the example. The team is currently determined. “determine to” implies an action that takes place in the present, i.e. a one-time decision that causes a change in the mental state. Let’s say two days ago I had no interest in going to London. Yesterday I determined to go to London [in other words I decided in such a way that my mental state changed]. As a result of that decision, I can say that today I am determined to go to London..

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