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Invert the sentence to parse it. The worker first must engage the wedge for separating connector A and connector B. In that sentence, "the wedge for separating" becomes an adjective phrase....
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2019-12-13T12:00:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T03:40:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Invert the sentence to parse it. > The worker first must engage the wedge for separating connector A and connector B. In that sentence, "the wedge for separating" becomes an adjective phrase. That means there's _a wedge for separating_ but there's also _a wedge for cutting,_ meaning it's another of the same object but it does a different task. I don't think that's what you want. I'd use "to separate" instead of "In order to separate," which might be a happy medium between the exact translation and your version. Inverted: > The worker first must engage the wedge to separate connector A and connector B. Actual translation: > To separate connector A and connector B, the worker first must engage the wedge. This makes it clear that there's only one _wedge,_ and its job is only _to separate_ two things.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2014-08-11T09:52:43Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 2