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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
And removed caps / caps removed
Can I say,
(a) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and removed caps.
(b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and caps removed.
(a) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and removed caps.
(b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and caps removed.
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(a) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed. (b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
- (a) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
- (b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
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(a) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
(b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
(b) Glass bottles such as drink bottles and jam jars need to be cleaned and have their caps removed.
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Why do we use "have their caps removed"? I don't know the sentence pattern.
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You need this structure for sentence parallelism, Vincent.
They need to be cleaned (by you) and have their caps removed (by you).
I had my hair cut by the barber yesterday.
We had an air conditioner installed last week.
They need to be cleaned (by you) and have their caps removed (by you).
I had my hair cut by the barber yesterday.
We had an air conditioner installed last week.
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