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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Ready made vs. readily made
Is the sauce ready made?
Is the sauce readily made?
Which of the sentence above is natural?
If the first sentence is correct, is a hyphen necessary, ie. ready-made?
Please advise. Thanks.
Is the sauce readily made?
Which of the sentence above is natural?
If the first sentence is correct, is a hyphen necessary, ie. ready-made?
Please advise. Thanks.
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Is the sauce ready-made? You can say that if you, for instance, is about to buy sauce and want to make sure it can be used without further preparation. If you're asking whether cooking has finished you had better say: Is the sauce done?
- Is the sauce ready-made?
- You can say that if you, for instance, is about to buy sauce and want to make sure it can be used without further preparation.
- If you're asking whether cooking has finished you had better say: Is the sauce done?
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Is the sauce ready-made?
You can say that if you, for instance, is about to buy sauce and want to make sure it can be used without further preparation. If you're asking whether cooking has finished you had better say:
Is the sauce done?
You can say that if you, for instance, is about to buy sauce and want to make sure it can be used without further preparation. If you're asking whether cooking has finished you had better say:
Is the sauce done?
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Hi,
Is the sauce ready made? ie it's already cooked before you buy it
Is the sauce readily made? This is correct English, but it has another meaning.
Which of the sentence above is natural? #1 is what we normally mean.
If the first sentence is correct, is a hyphen necessary, ie. ready-made? Yes
Clive
Is the sauce ready made? ie it's already cooked before you buy it
Is the sauce readily made? This is correct English, but it has another meaning.
Which of the sentence above is natural? #1 is what we normally mean.
If the first sentence is correct, is a hyphen necessary, ie. ready-made? Yes
Clive
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Thanks, fandorin and Clive, for your helpful responses.
Just a question for Clive, since 'readily made' has another meaning, what does it mean, then? An example would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Just a question for Clive, since 'readily made' has another meaning, what does it mean, then? An example would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi,
Is the sauce readily made?
readily - easily, promptly, without difficulty.
In other words, 'readily' describes how it is made, the attitude of the maker.
Clive
Is the sauce readily made?
readily - easily, promptly, without difficulty.
In other words, 'readily' describes how it is made, the attitude of the maker.
Clive
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