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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Clean intransitive verb
Clean is a transitive verb. Is it correct to use it as thus?
These glasses don't clean well in the dishwasher. Hand wash them.
Thank you
These glasses don't clean well in the dishwasher. Hand wash them.
Thank you
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It’s not very natural. This is better: The dishwasher doesn’t clean these glasses very well. Hand wash them instead.
- It’s not very natural.
- This is better: The dishwasher doesn’t clean these glasses very well.
- Hand wash them instead.
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It’s not very natural. This is better: The dishwasher doesn’t clean these glasses very well. Hand wash them instead.
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AnonymousThese glasses don't clean well in the dishwasher. Hand wash them.Consider: These glasses are not dishwasher-safe. Clean them by hand.
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'Clean is a transitive verb' is not a helpful way to start.
The AHD lists these senses:
clean v.intr.
To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.
Looking at the rest of the entries for the verb, we might start with 'The verb clean is transitive in most of its senses'.
Actually, some verbs are versatile in that a no
The AHD lists these senses:
clean v.intr.
To undergo or perform an act of cleaning.
Looking at the rest of the entries for the verb, we might start with 'The verb clean is transitive in most of its senses'.
Actually, some verbs are versatile in that a no
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