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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word order

Could you confirm whether both of the following sentences are okay? Thank you.

1. Cut it [on a cutting board] [with a knife] [after refrigerating half an hour].
2. Cut it [with a knife] [on a cutting board] [after refrigerating half an hour].
  

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lucas21c Could you confirm whether both of the following sentences are okay? They're not OK because we would not add all those unnecessary words (except for the last part, which is). After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it [with whatever tool comes to hand] [on any stable surface you care to].

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Could you confirm whether both of the following sentences are okay?
  • They're not OK because we would not add all those unnecessary words (except for the last part, which is).
  • After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it [with whatever tool comes to hand] [on any stable surface you care to].
  • Unfortunately, you have omitted the sort of cutting required: into small squares, in half, into thin wedges?
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lucas21cCould you confirm whether both of the following sentences are okay?
They're not OK because we would not add all those unnecessary words (except for the last part, which is).

After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it [with whatever tool comes to hand] [on any stable surface you care to].

Unfortunately, you have omitted the so
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Then, does "After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it [on a cutting board] [with a kitchen knife] into 3-cm-thick slices" sound awkward? Or, is it also okay as much as "After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it [with a kitchen knife] [on a cutting board] into 3-cm-thick slices"?
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Your sentence structure is fine, Lucas. What I'm saying is that this is the norm:

After refrigerating for half an hour, cut it into 3-cm-thick slices.
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How about the following sentences? Are both of the following sentences also possible?

1. He arrived [at the airport in Chicago] [by his private jet] [at 6 pm on November 10th].
2. He arrived [by his private jet] [at the airport in Chicago] [at 6 pm on November 10th].
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lucas21cAre both of the following sentences also possible?
No. You cannot use 'by' with a pronoun. 'By private jet' is OK.
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1. Then, is it also possible that I put the adverbial phrase of time in front of any other adverbial phrases as follows?

He arrived [at 6 pm on November 10th] [at the airport in Chicago] [by private jet].

2. Could you tell me which one is right between the following sentences?

(1) A snowflake cannot last [more than a few minutes] [indoors].
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lucas21cHe arrived [at 6 pm on November 10th] [at the airport in Chicago] [by private jet].
OK.
lucas21c2. Could you tell me which one is right between the following sentences?(1) A snowflake cannot last [more than a few minutes] [indoors].(2) A snowflake cannot last [indoors] [more than a few minutes].
Both are fine. Adver
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