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- verbs - Lets vs. lets: which is correct? - English Language . . .
Let’s is the English cohortative word, meaning “let us” in an exhortation of the group including the speaker to do something Lets is the third person singular present tense form of the verb let meaning to permit or allow In the questioner’s examples, the sentence means to say “Product (allows permits you to) do something awesome”, so the form with lets is correct
- infinitives - Passive of verb let : with or without to - English . . .
Page 64 of the fourth edition of Practical English Usage reads Verbs which can be followed, in active structures, by object + infinitive without to, use to-infinitives in passive structures Comp
- The phrase let alone - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It's actually the opposite of "or even " The excellent example below of "I wouldn't go near a stingray, let alone pet one" demonstrates this If you wanted to use "or even" with this sentence, you'd say "I wouldn't pet a stingray, or even go near one " In other words, the action described after "or even" is considered "less" than the action in the first clause of the sentence; the action
- apostrophe - Etymology of let us and lets - English Language . . .
Let's go out Let's have a party Let's see what happens Let's stand together in this emergency Let's not forget those who sacrificed their lives Questions I believe that let + us is the only instance where this type of contraction occurs
- Not to Mention ≈ [Let Alone ≈ Much Less ≈ Still Less]
I find the distinction that MacMillan makes between not to mention and the supposedly synonymous let alone and still much even less useful: The phrases let alone and still much even less reinforce a negative or unlikely statement that precedes them The still much even less constructs reinforce the negativity of the preceding phrase by subtraction -- Negative statement, still much even less
- What kind of grammar explains the common string Let us?
Let's is the short form of "Let us" and used when a person wants to ask for something to somebody, especially when the listener is recommend to do something together with the asker For example: Let's go home Let's get out for a smoke, etc
- grammar - Function of verb “to let someone do something” - English . . .
Some verbs like let (or sense verbs like see, watch, hear, and feel) can take infinitive object clauses ("complements") without a to; it's a special exception for those verbs only All others, like want or allow, need a to marking their infinitive complements
- Perception of the phrase kindly let us know. . .
Recently, I talked to a native speaker about the proper usage of the word “kindly” I frequently use phrases like “kindly let us know whether you agree with the suggested approach” in business let
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