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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
pour out water from all the glasses
Pour out water from all the glasses.
Is this sentence right? (I mean - throw away all the water from the glasses)
Is this sentence right? (I mean - throw away all the water from the glasses)
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Hi Gary Your sentence does not necessarily mean that you empty the glasses. Try one of these: Pour all of the water out of (all of) the glasses. Empty all of the glasses.
- Hi Gary Your sentence does not necessarily mean that you empty the glasses.
- Try one of these: Pour all of the water out of (all of) the glasses.
- Empty all of the glasses.
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Hi Gary
Your sentence does not necessarily mean that you empty the glasses.
Try one of these:
Pour all of the water out of (all of) the glasses.
Empty all of the glasses.
Your sentence does not necessarily mean that you empty the glasses.
Try one of these:
Pour all of the water out of (all of) the glasses.
Empty all of the glasses.
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YankeeHi GaryThank you Yankee.
Your sentence does not necessarily mean that you empty the glasses.
Try one of these:
Pour all of the water out of (all of) the glasses.
Empty all of the glasses.
Do you mean my sentence is grammatically incorrect?
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Hi Gary
No, it's not grammatically incorrect, but it is a bit awkward and it doesn't really mean what you want it to mean. It sounds like you might be telling someone to pour some of the water out of each of the glasses.
No, it's not grammatically incorrect, but it is a bit awkward and it doesn't really mean what you want it to mean. It sounds like you might be telling someone to pour some of the water out of each of the glasses.
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