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Ana Machado Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Add something (to) and do something else with

Hello again,

First of all, this forum is amazing. Exploring the topics I found from basic grammar to poetry... It makes studying English even more enjoyable :-)

My question isn't poetry at all, I'm still in the realm of... instructions.

What I would like to ask is if the following sentence makes sense to you:


Cook the vegetables without the seeds if you will add milk or chop them.


Besides sense itself, in this context, I wonder if should I write:

1) "(...) add milk or chop them" or "(...) add milk TO or chop them"

2) "(...) if you WILL add" or "(...) if you add"? =Should I use the present tense here even if referring to a future action (after cooking)

3) "(...) without THE seeds" or "(...) without THEIR seeds"

Thank you!

  

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Ana Machado What I would like to ask is if the following sentence makes sense to you:Cook the vegetables without the seeds if you will add milk or chop them. No. I don't understand the connection between seedlessness and preparation.

  • Ana Machado What I would like to ask is if the following sentence makes sense to you:Cook the vegetables without the seeds if you will add milk or chop them.
  • No.
  • I don't understand the connection between seedlessness and preparation.
  • — Remove the seeds before cooking the vegetables.
  • Add milk or chop them up.
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Ana MachadoWhat I would like to ask is if the following sentence makes sense to you:Cook the vegetables without the seeds if you will add milk or chop them.

No. I don't understand the connection between seedlessness and preparation. Is this what you mean?—

Remove the seeds before cooking the vegetables. Add milk or chop them up.

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