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Tinanam0102 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

out of hand people

Hi teachers,

The discovery has forced a new police investigation into the fate of the two in the late 1980s, when the then wife of Nelson Mandela was becoming increasingly militant and accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government.

1. I am breaking the last part of the sentence down: She was accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government. Is it correct?

2. Is out of hand people a noun phrase? What does it mean?

Thanks
  

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The discovery has forced a new police investigation into the fate of the two in the late 1980s, when the then wife of Nelson Mandela was becoming increasingly militant and accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government. 1. I am breaking the last part of the sentence down: She was accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government.

— Clive

  • The discovery has forced a new police investigation into the fate of the two in the late 1980s, when the then wife of Nelson Mandela was becoming increasingly militant and accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government.
  • 1.
  • I am breaking the last part of the sentence down: She was accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government.
  • Is it correct?
  • Yes 2.
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The discovery has forced a new police investigation into the fate of the two in the late 1980s, when the then wife of Nelson Mandela was becoming increasingly militant and accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the apartheid government.

1. I am breaking the last part of the sentence down: She was accused of killing out of hand people she accused of spying for the
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"Out of hand" does not go with "people," it goes with "killing." "Killing out of hand" seems to mean killing arbitrarily, without due process of law. She was accused of unfairly killing certain people she suspected of spying.
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Hi Clive, hi khoff,

Thanks a lot for taking time explaining it to me. I had thought it differently.

Have a good day.
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Hi knoff, hi Clive,

Is it incorrect to write: She was accused of killing people out of hand she accused of spying.

Thanks
TN
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I wouldn't say it's wrong, but it is better to keep the words 'killing out of hand' together.

Clive
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Hi Clive,

Thanks for your help.

TN
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