. My son tends to trust everybody. So I read him stories in order to make him less trustful of people.
b. My son tends to trust everybody. So I read him stories that make him less trustful of people.
The idea is that I read him particular stories whose 'moral' is that you should be a little wary of people. Obviously, not every story will do. I have to pick and choose the stories.
Do both (a) and (b) work in this context?
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c. My son tends to trust everybody. So I tell him things in order to make him less trustful of people.
d. My son tends to trust everybody. So I tell him things that make him less trustful of people.
The idea here is that I tell him things that will make him trust people less.
Do both (c) and (d) work in this context?
Many thanks.
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I see that in 'a' and 'c', the focus is on the purpose of the action, while in 'b' & 'd', the focus is on the kind of stories/things you tell him, i.e. you choose him some certain stories.