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Fhasan Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Verb use.

Can two verbs be used side by side in a sentence. For example: A tiger can jump cross a length of about 30-35 feet.
  

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No Fhasan, you should use one only, for example 'A tiger can jump a distance of about 30-35 feet. '

— Mike in Japan

  • No Fhasan, you should use one only, for example 'A tiger can jump a distance of about 30-35 feet.
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No Fhasan, you should use one only, for example 'A tiger can jump a distance of about 30-35 feet. ' or 'A tiger can cross a length (distance) of about 30-35 feet.'
OR PERHAPS ' A tiger can jump across a stream 30-35 feet wide.'
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Mike,

I think sometimes people get confused when they see ' go get it 'Emotion: smile. In fact, the ' and ' is omitted right ?
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I think, you can drop the "and" because here there are two full imperatives:
Go! Get it! (also: "Go and get it!")

In the sentence "A tiger can jump cross a length of about 30-35 feet." the 'and' can't be dropped because the action expressed by the verb wouldn't be completed then.
It has to be "A tiger can jump and cross...".
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What about "let go of me?" Would you say it follows the same pattern?
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Nope, "let" is a weird verb because it can take over or imply a kind of modal meaning in special cases, just a bit like the common usual Modal helping verbs which are always followed by an infinitive.
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