Writing Question
Hi, I have a question in a writing sample as below.

"CO2 emissions from vehicles and industry should be reduced and more use made of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power."

Does it mean " more sources which is made of renewable energy should be used" ?

Thank you for replying.

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Writing Question
Hi, I have a question in a writing sample as below.

"CO2 emissions from vehicles and industry should be reduced and more use made of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power."

Does it mean " more sources which is made of renewable energy should be used" ?

Thank you for replying.

Answer

You have grasped the general idea, but seem to have misunderstood the word "sources".   Your paraphrase "sources which is made from renewable energy" is both grammatically and factually wrong.

A source of energy is where the energy comes from, so the concept of sources being "made from renewable energy" makes no sense at all. You have this idea the wrong way round.

A better paraphrase might be "more energy from renewable sources should be used".

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Yes, you're right :) It's saying we should use renewable energy more.

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