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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

let it run or leve it running

Which is correct?

Let the water run.
Leave the water running.

Why is it that with let, we use run and with leave we have to use running?

Thank you
  

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Both are correct and common. Anonymous Why is it that with "let", we use "run" and with "leave" we have to use "running"? That’s just how those verbs work.

  • Both are correct and common.
  • Anonymous Why is it that with "let", we use "run" and with "leave" we have to use "running"?
  • That’s just how those verbs work.
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Both are correct and common.
AnonymousWhy is it that with "let", we use "run" and with "leave" we have to use "running"?
That’s just how those verbs work.

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