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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Put the jam jar out on the balcony

Can I say,

(a) Put the jam jar out on the balcony and dry it in the sun.

(b) Put out the jam jar to the garden to dry in the sun.
  

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(a) Put the jam jar out on the balcony and dry it in the sun. -- OK, but I would more naturally say "... and let it dry in the sun".

  • (a) Put the jam jar out on the balcony and dry it in the sun.
  • -- OK, but I would more naturally say "...
  • and let it dry in the sun".
  • (b) Put out the jam jar out in the garden to dry in the sun.
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(a) Put the jam jar out on the balcony and dry it in the sun. -- OK, but I would more naturally say "... and let it dry in the sun".

(b) Put out the jam jar out in the garden to dry in the sun.

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