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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hung up to dry

"My shirt is hung up to dry after a water cleaning"

Hi, is the dry a verb or an adjective?

Is it also possible to say,

"My shirt is hung up to get dried after a water cleaning"?

Thank you
  

Top answer

Verb. "hung up to get dried" is not very natural ("hung up to get dry " is more likely, with "dry" as adjective, though the original "to dry" is best). "after a water cleaning" is not natural.

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  • Verb.
  • "hung up to get dried" is not very natural ("hung up to get dry " is more likely, with "dry" as adjective, though the original "to dry" is best).
  • "after a water cleaning" is not natural.
  • You can say "after washing".
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Verb.

"hung up to get dried" is not very natural ("hung up to get dry" is more likely, with "dry" as adjective, though the original "to dry" is best). "after a water cleaning" is not natural. You can say "after washing".
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Guyper"My shirt is hung up to dry after a water cleaning"Hi, is the dry a verb or an adjective?
I say "to dry" is a verb.
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canadian45I say "to dry" is a verb.
Just wondering if you misread my post and thought you were disagreeing with me?
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Yes, I think I initially confused myself a bit and then was too lazy to change my post. Sorry about that.
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canadian45Yes, I think I initially confused myself a bit and then was too lazy to change my post. Sorry about that.
No problem...
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