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RDK Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Can you invert a sentence structure in the following case?
I know that verb "let" takes "let + object + verb", as in "I let him go."
However, when the object is too long, is it okay to take a form of "let + verb + object"? as in: "This filter lets go through its pores only the particles smaller than the pore size." instead of "This filter lets only the particles smaller than the pore size go through its pores."
Sorry, the example sentences sound messy... but I hope they make sense. Thank you in advance.
However, when the object is too long, is it okay to take a form of "let + verb + object"? as in: "This filter lets go through its pores only the particles smaller than the pore size." instead of "This filter lets only the particles smaller than the pore size go through its pores."
Sorry, the example sentences sound messy... but I hope they make sense. Thank you in advance.
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RDK is it okay to take a form of "let + verb + object"? It's unusual and makes for an awkward sentence. The correct version separates 'let' and 'go' by some distance, so that version is almost as awkward.
- RDK is it okay to take a form of "let + verb + object"?
- It's unusual and makes for an awkward sentence.
- The correct version separates 'let' and 'go' by some distance, so that version is almost as awkward.
- I recommend a rephrasing.
- Only particles smaller than the pore size can go through (the pores of) this filter.
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RDKis it okay to take a form of "let + verb + object"?It's unusual and makes for an awkward sentence. The correct version separates 'let' and 'go' by some distance, so that version is almost as awkward. I recommend a rephrasing.
Only particles smaller than the pore size can go through (the pores of) this filter.
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