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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Object of verb enough?

My late shift on Thursdays precluded my routine (from occuring).

Can we preclude a routine or a routine from occurring? Or either?

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Hi, My late shift on Thursdays precluded my routine (from occuring). Can we preclude a routine or a routine from occurring ? Possibly, but it seems very odd and uncolloquial.

— Clive

  • Hi, My late shift on Thursdays precluded my routine (from occuring).
  • Can we preclude a routine or a routine from occurring ?
  • Possibly, but it seems very odd and uncolloquial.
  • However, here's my main concern with your sentence.
  • 'My late shift on Thursday s ' suggests that part of your routine consists of working on the late shift every Thursday.
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Hi,

My late shift on Thursdays precluded my routine (from occuring).

Can we preclude a routine or a routine from occurring?

Possibly, but it seems very odd and uncolloquial.

However, here's my main concern with your sentence.

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