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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

To get objective verb-ed

At each step, be careful to get the main beam aligned through the system. Here, " to get the main beam aligned" What does it mean?
Does this mean " be careful to align the beam through the system"? If so, why is "to get the main beam aligned " written this way?
  

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messier42 Does this mean " be careful to align the beam through the system"? Yes. messier42 If so, why is "to get the main beam aligned " written this way?

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  • messier42 Does this mean " be careful to align the beam through the system"?
  • Yes.
  • messier42 If so, why is "to get the main beam aligned " written this way?
  • It can leave it open for someone else to do the alignment; it can also state the alignment as an objective condition and not an action.
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messier42Does this mean " be careful to align the beam through the system"?
Yes.
messier42 If so, why is "to get the main beam aligned " written this way?
It can leave it open for someone else to do the alignment; it can also state the alignment as an objective condition and not an action.
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I am sorry.. I can not understand " an objective condition " could you dump your explanation down a bit?
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'Aligned' can be read as a condition or as an action.
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messier42be careful to get the main beam aligned
~ make sure that the main beam goes in a straight line (by making any adjustments, if necessary)

CJ
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Is there any slight meaning between, " aline the beam " and " get your beam alined".
I found this word from an instruction.
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messier42" align the beam " and " get your beam aligned"
Same meaning. Note the spelling.

CJ
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