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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Cut(ting) onions always make(s) my eyes water.

Hello.

Let's have a look at these sentences:

1) Cutting onions always makes my eyes water.
2) Cut onions always make my eyes water.

Are they grammatically correct?

I understand them this way:

1) Cutting onions (the activity of cutting these vegetables) always makes my eyes water.
2) Cut onions (these vegetables in this form) always make my eyes water.

Is it correct?
  

Top answer

Cutting onions always makes my eyes water. (correct)

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  • Cutting onions always makes my eyes water.
  • (correct)
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Cutting onions always makes my eyes water. (correct)
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#2 is possible, but I'm not sure how factual it is.

I think "Chopped onions" would work better than "Cut onions."
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teechr#2 is possible, but I'm not sure how factual it is.
Yeah, I am speaking only from the grammar point of view.
teechrI think "Chopped onions" would work better than "Cut onions."
Do you mean that it just sounds better, because of the 'ed' ending? Like for example 'chopped', 'edited', 'sliced' or 'shaped' - and thanks to
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ReegisDo I get you right? Is that what you meant?
Yes, that's basically what I meant.
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I've noticed you crossed out 'Do I get you right' - isn't this question appropriate in this context? As far as I know it means 'Do I understand you accurately', so I think it suits here.

As an afterthought, 'Is that what you meant' suits here better.
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