Meaning & use
easy to control
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Meanings
phrase
Not difficult to manage, direct, or keep under authority.
Grammar: Used as a subject complement: The car is easy to control. Not used before a noun; say 'a car that is easy to control'.
Patterns
- be easy to control
- make something easy to control
- seem easy to control
This new drone is very easy to control, even for beginners.
The teacher found the class easy to control after the first week.
The horse is gentle and easy to control.
phrase
Simple to operate or handle, especially of machines or devices.
Grammar: Often used for vehicles, tools, or software. Can be used with 'be' or 'make'.
Patterns
- easy to control with something
- make something easy to control
The robot is easy to control with a smartphone app.
The car's steering is light and easy to control.
This software is easy to control once you learn the basics.
Common combinations
- easy to control
- The temperature is easy to control with this thermostat.
- make something easy to control
- The new update makes the system easy to control.
- seem easy to control
- At first, the puppy seems easy to control, but then it grows.
Synonyms and how they differ
- manageable
- Manageable means you can deal with it, but not necessarily that you can control it directly.
- controllable
- Controllable is very close, but 'easy to control' emphasizes the lack of difficulty.
Opposites
Commonly confused: easy to control or easy control?
easy to control vs easy control
'Easy control' is not a standard phrase; the correct expression is 'easy to control'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'easy to control' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct pattern is 'easy to + base verb'. Options 2, 3, and 4 use incorrect grammar.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “easy to control”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.