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Nid01 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Grammar and vocabulary
Which is correct : "Wipe something out" or "Wipe out something" ?
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Both are possible.
- Both are possible.
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Thanks a lot for your reply . Which is more correct and better English .
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It depends. If the 'something' is a pronoun. we can only 'wipe it/them out', not 'wipe out it/them'.
If the 'something' is not a pronoun, then the longer it is, the more likely it is that 'out' will precede it:
1. Humans have wiped the species out / Humans have wiped out the species.
2. Humans have wiped out hundreds of species of animals which once lived on our ear
If the 'something' is not a pronoun, then the longer it is, the more likely it is that 'out' will precede it:
1. Humans have wiped the species out / Humans have wiped out the species.
2. Humans have wiped out hundreds of species of animals which once lived on our ear
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