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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of a sentence with multiple conjunctions
Step 1 on a cake mix:
Coat the bottom of a pan with cooking spray or shortening and flour.
This sentence confuses me. Does this mean (cooking spray) or (shortening and flour)?Or does it mean (cooking spray or shortening) and flour?
I have googled this and I can't find the rule to apply to this. I should note that the only punctuation in this sentence was the period at the end.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Coat the bottom of a pan with cooking spray or shortening and flour.
This sentence confuses me. Does this mean (cooking spray) or (shortening and flour)?Or does it mean (cooking spray or shortening) and flour?
I have googled this and I can't find the rule to apply to this. I should note that the only punctuation in this sentence was the period at the end.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Top answer
Anonymous cooking spray or shortening and flour I think you're supposed to know that some of those sprays have flour in them already and some don't. So you don't add more flour if there's already flour in the spray. In any case, you would follow the directions and/or recommendations on the can of spray.
- Anonymous cooking spray or shortening and flour I think you're supposed to know that some of those sprays have flour in them already and some don't.
- So you don't add more flour if there's already flour in the spray.
- In any case, you would follow the directions and/or recommendations on the can of spray.
- If you don't have spray, you use shortening and flour.
- There is no way to determine the meaning otherwise.
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Anonymouscooking spray or shortening and flourI think you're supposed to know that some of those sprays have flour in them already and some don't. So you don't add more flour if there's already flour in the spray. In any case, you would follow the directions and/or recommendations on the can of spray. If you don't have spray, you use shortening and flour.
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Thank you for your reply. I agree with what you said. I'm still very interested to find any sort of ELA rule that could be applied to this sentence.
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There is no rule of grammar. You have to apply your knowledge and common sense.
Coat the bottom of a pan with [cooking spray] or [shortening and flour].
Any person who has ever made baked goods know that the traditional way of preventing your cake or cookies from sticking to the pan is to coat the pan with a thin layer shortening or butter and then dust it with flour
Coat the bottom of a pan with [cooking spray] or [shortening and flour].
Any person who has ever made baked goods know that the traditional way of preventing your cake or cookies from sticking to the pan is to coat the pan with a thin layer shortening or butter and then dust it with flour
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I assume you realize that a comma would solve the problem.
ie Coat the bottom of a pan with cooking spray, or shortening and flour.
ie Coat the bottom of a pan with cooking spray, or shortening and flour.
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