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Panda fold 982 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

That or so...that

Please tell me if the sentence can be written like,

"Those easily stolen books are now put so near the corner that the clerk can easily watch them.

Or"Those easily stolen books are now put in the place that the clerk can easily watch out for."

  

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panda fold 982 Those easily stolen books are now (put) so near the corner that the clerk can easily watch them. Good. ) panda fold 982 Those easily stolen books are now put in the place that the clerk can easily watch out for.

  • panda fold 982 Those easily stolen books are now (put) so near the corner that the clerk can easily watch them.
  • Good.
  • ) panda fold 982 Those easily stolen books are now put in the place that the clerk can easily watch out for.
  • Not good.
  • Better: ...
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panda fold 982Those easily stolen books are now (put) so near the corner that the clerk can easily watch them.

Good. ('put' is unnecessary.)

panda fold 982Those easily stolen books are now put in the place that the clerk can easily watch out for.

Not good. Better: ... now in a place that the clerk can easily wat

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