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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I can't understand a text; please help me.

"Allowing for" (a thing), on the other hand, explicitly connotes that the allowance more than equals the need; that there is doubt as to sufficiency of that which will or might be needed to be allowed. Such doubt sets the mood of the phrase, allow for, as subjunctive. (In the floor drain example, the indefinite capacity of the floor drain reveals uncertainty as to how much overflow will actually need to be accommodated...so, still, subjunctive.

I'd like to know whether a writer deliberately drop a noun (phrase) before "equals" and if so, I'd also like to know what it might be.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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" But I don't think it's true. When my city required that I install a dry well that allowed for the collection of 72 cubic feet of runoff water, I didn't make it any larger than 6'l x 2'w x 6'd.

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  • When my city required that I install a dry well that allowed for the collection of 72 cubic feet of runoff water, I didn't make it any larger than 6'l x 2'w x 6'd.
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No, the sentence may be restated as "the allowance equals more than the need."

But I don't think it's true. When my city required that I install a dry well that allowed for the collection of 72 cubic feet of runoff water, I didn't make it any larger than 6'l x 2'w x 6'd.
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Thank you, deadrat, for your kind answer. Emotion: smile
I think the main verb should exist in the main clause, not "than" clause, so I'd like
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Yes, #2 is grammatical. Sorry I didn't make that clear. The phrasing "more than equals" emphasizes the "more" part.

Your source claims that "allows for some amount" explicitly means that the allowance exceeds the amount. I don't believe that's true, and it's certainly not explicit. My example was that I had to install a dry well (basically a pit) in my yard to catch rainwater. The ci
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Thank you, deadrat, for your another kind answer. Emotion: smile
Now I see what you meant.
I'd like to know whether I can take it that "a
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I'd ay "enable" or "permit."
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Thank you, deadrat, for your continuing support. Emotion: smile
I'm so sorry, but I don't know what "ay" means in your comment.

And I
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Oops! "I'd say."

In "allow for the traffic," the word means more than just consider; it means to make provision for.
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I was reviewing my threads, and I came to know I fully understand your answer.
This is very old thread; however I'd like to ask you one more thing.
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You sentence says that the allowance equals more than the allowance, which is impossible. You might say "the allowance provided a cushion" or "the allowance had a margin built in."

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment about the subjunctive. Perhaps if would help if you posted an entire sentence.
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deadratI'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment about the subjunctive. Perhaps if would help if you posted an entire sentence.
The OP is trying to work out the meaning of this (scroll down):

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