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JKBelieve Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Truly baffling sentence.....

Please tell me if this sentence is grammatically faulty....

'It will probably be able to be cleaned' what I want to say is 'you will probably be able to clean it later on'

of course I realize that I can also say 'it will probably be cleanable' but I just wanted to make sure...

Thanx ^^
  

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How about: It can probably be cleaned later.

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How about:
It can probably be cleaned later.
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I like only the sentence "You will probably be able to clean it later" (I wouldn't use on).

It will probably be cleanable sounds a bit odd (and actually I don't think it has the very same meaning as what you want to express), and It will probably be able to be cleaned doesn't seem right to me.
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Marius Hancu"This is washable"?
Sometimes you slay me, Marius!
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BTW:
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wash·able

Function: adjective

 1 : capable of being http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?book=Third&va=washed without suffering damage or loss of color <a washable dr
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Philip
Marius Hancu"This is washable"?
Sometimes you slay me, Marius!
I meant that in a positive way, of course!
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