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  1. verbs - "Let's" 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 …

  2. The passive with "let" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 10, 2018 · Let normally occurs with a clause of some sort as complement, and passive is unlikely with a clausal object: Bill wants me to come to the party would be passivized to *For me to come to …

  3. meaning - Difference between Let, Let's and Lets? - English Language ...

    Many people use "let, let's and lets" in conversation What's the difference between them?

  4. infinitives - Passive of verb "let" : with or without "to" - English ...

    Mar 17, 2023 · 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. …

  5. The phrase "let alone" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 14, 2011 · I notice that "let alone" is used in sentences that have a comma. The structure of the sentence is what comes before the comma is some kind of negative statement. Right after the …

  6. apostrophe - Etymology of "let us" and "let's" - 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 …

  7. I'll tell you what let's do - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 19, 2021 · There's a relatively common saying, used by at least some speakers of modern English: I'll tell you what let's do. What meaning of let's is used here and what is happening grammatically? It …

  8. Alternative to "let me know" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 18, 2015 · It will be easier to replace "let me know" if we use the substitute to replace "reply". That information is probably redundant since compliance with the request would require a reply of some …

  9. What other ways are there to write officially "let us know"?

    Aug 19, 2015 · What other ways are there to write officially "let us know"? [closed] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 4 months ago Modified 10 years, 4 months ago

  10. grammar - Function of verb “to let someone do something” - English ...

    Jul 2, 2020 · 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 …