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The idea of the following sentence is that a module if square-shaped and its dimensions are 6*6 m.
Which of the following sentences is the most correct:
Because the module is square-shaped and 6*6 m, it is not possible to...
Because the module is 6*6 m and is square-shaped, it is not possible to..
Because the module is 6*6 m square-shaped, it is not possible to...

Another sentence is:

The side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the fiber.

The idea is that the side of the element is being constantly heated up and cooled down.
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Any commas needed? Can I use "cool" without "down"?

Enoon · Accepted Answer

I don't have a copy of Scientific Style and Format, and you should, but going by book style, the dimension would be better as "6 x 6 m" (I have used a lowercase "x", but there is a multiplication symbol in some fonts "×".). Also, the asterisk is not universally understood to mean multiplication, even if it was appropriate there. "Square-shaped" is right enough, but "square" is sufficient.

Because the module is 6 by 6 m and is square, it is not possible to ....

I don't understand "The side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the fiber" enough to say how is should be put. Can you describe the situation a bit more, please?

Snuppelina · Answer

Hi there and thank you for your answer!

We did write 6x6 m; it's just here, in the forum, I didn't really think of writing out such things carefully enough.

Sorry.

Thank you for the nice option you suggested for the first sentence. I just wonder -- would it be a big mistake to say: "Because it is square-shaped and 6x6 m, it is not possible to..."

Regarding the second sentence, I had to modify it a bit to post in the open forum, that's why it sounds a bit awkward.

I just wonder about the grammatical structure of the sentence, not the meaning. Let us write a module instead of fiber then.

The side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the *** module.
Is the sentence grammatically correct, i.g any commas needed, "down" can be omitted, etc?
Thank you!

CalifJim · Answer

snuppelinaBecause the module is square-shaped and 6*6 m, it is not possible to...

Because the module is 6 meters square, it is not possible to ...

6x6 already implies it's a square, so what you have is redundant.

snuppelinaThe side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the fiber.

OK. You can leave out both "up" and "down". Also, more briefly,

The fiber cools the side of the element that is heated.

CJ

Snuppelina · Answer

Unfortunately, I cannot totally modify these sentences because the text isn't mine. I have to let it be as it is, especially this 6x6 thing. Just wonder if the sentence
Because the module is square-shaped and 6*6 m, it is not possible to...
grammatically correct? Or maybe i need the verb "to be" one more time after "and"?

The sentence
The side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the fiber

has its peculiarities, that is the element is being constantly heated up (it is a constant process) and also being cooled down at the same time. That is why I used this tense here, but now just "heated" (which implies that it happened just once and then the element was cooled down). So I just wonder about the grammatical structure of the above sentence, not its paraphrasing, although your option is so laconic and nice! (But it's not up to me to change it, unfortunately). Is the option above totally wrong?

CalifJim · Answer

snuppelinaJust wonder if the sentenceBecause the module is square-shaped and 6*6 m, it is not possible to...grammatically correct?

It is.

snuppelina maybe i need the verb "to be" one more time

No.

snuppelinaThe side of the element that is being heated up is cooled down by the fiber ... Is the option above totally wrong?

No.

CJ

Snuppelina · Answer

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CalifJim · Answer

You too. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/><br/><br/>CJ

Enoon · Answer

CalifJim6x6 already implies it's a square, so what you have is redundant.

It could be a rhombus.

CalifJim · Answer

enoonrhombus

Good point.

CJ

Whatchadoin · Answer

CalifJimGood point.

Why didn't you use the article "a" in front of "Good point"? Sorry for barging in.

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