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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Put cap on

How would you explain:
Put the tooth paste cap back on but don't close it turn it closed just place it on.
Thank you very much!!!
  

Top answer

It's a bit discombobulated, but it just means to place the cap on without tightening it. [ Take discombobulated to mean that it is not at all natural. ]

  • It's a bit discombobulated, but it just means to place the cap on without tightening it.
  • [ Take discombobulated to mean that it is not at all natural.
  • ]
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It's a bit discombobulated, but it just means to place the cap on without tightening it. [ Take discombobulated to mean that it is not at all natural. ]
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I would begin by explaining why the sentence is wrong, and by correcting it.
Then I'd proceed.
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Clive,
I don't understand what you mean. What do you mean?
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The question was not phrased as 'What does it mean?' It was 'How would you explain?'

I'd begin by explaining that the words form a run-on sentence,.
Then I'd show how to break it into correct sentences.
eg Put the tooth paste cap back on but don

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