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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'just'
a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel.
Is this grammatical or is one of the following re-writes required:
b) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, but just wipe with a paper towel.
c) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, but you do just need to wipe with a paper towel.
Thanks
Is this grammatical or is one of the following re-writes required:
b) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, but just wipe with a paper towel.
c) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, but you do just need to wipe with a paper towel.
Thanks
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a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel. _ This one is right To emphasize on the point that mushrooms don't need peeling but need only some cleaning you may write this c) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, what you need is just to wipe with a paper towel.
- a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel.
- _ This one is right To emphasize on the point that mushrooms don't need peeling but need only some cleaning you may write this c) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, what you need is just to wipe with a paper towel.
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a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel. _This one is right
To emphasize on the point that mushrooms don't need
To emphasize on the point that mushrooms don't need
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Thanks, does anyone know whether a would be reserved for informal writing, since the phrase is either an ellipted clause or a second verb phrase without a conjunction?
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Hi,
a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel.
'Wipe' needs an object.
It's indeed an example of informal, casual writing that is not grammatically correct.
To my mind, the simplest way to correct it is
You do not need to peel the mushrooms. Just wipe them with a paper towel.
Clive
a) You do not need to peel the mushrooms, just wipe with a paper towel.
'Wipe' needs an object.
It's indeed an example of informal, casual writing that is not grammatically correct.
To my mind, the simplest way to correct it is
You do not need to peel the mushrooms. Just wipe them with a paper towel.
Clive
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Hi, Clive, thanks.
What makes you say it is informal? Because it has no conjunction before just?
How come we often see the conjunction ellided when an adverb precedes the second of the two phrases?
I searched the house from stem to stern for that cat, then found him sleeping on a shelf right in front of me.
I never liked watching the game, j
What makes you say it is informal? Because it has no conjunction before just?
How come we often see the conjunction ellided when an adverb precedes the second of the two phrases?
I searched the house from stem to stern for that cat, then found him sleeping on a shelf right in front of me.
I never liked watching the game, j
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Hi,
What makes you say it is informal? Because it has no conjunction before just?
Yes. And because it does not say 'wipe them'. Omitting 'them' makes the sentence sound like part of a set of abbreviated instructions in a recipe.
How come we often see the conjunction ellided when an adverb precedes the second of the two phrases? Perhaps because it is easier and s
What makes you say it is informal? Because it has no conjunction before just?
Yes. And because it does not say 'wipe them'. Omitting 'them' makes the sentence sound like part of a set of abbreviated instructions in a recipe.
How come we often see the conjunction ellided when an adverb precedes the second of the two phrases? Perhaps because it is easier and s
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