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

    Mar 17, 2023 · The guests were let to pass forward. [infinitival clause as complement] To -infinitivals as complements of passive let are few and far between in modern day English …

  2. What kind of grammar explains the common string "Let us"?

    Jan 7, 2021 · 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. meaning - Difference between Let, Let's and Lets? - English …

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

  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 …

  7. phrase requests - Other words to replace "let's"? - English …

    Dec 6, 2018 · The relationship between z and w, on the other hand…. Otherwise, know that a basic search will turn up let us in innumerable journal articles, official proclamations, formal …

  8. 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 …

  9. idioms - Meaning of "let bygones be bygones" - English Language …

    Sep 8, 2011 · 'Let bygones be bygones' uses both meanings of the word 'bygones' and means, in extended form, 'let the unpleasantness between us become a thing of the past'. So I think, the …

  10. grammaticality - "Let A be a set, [let] B [be] a group" - English ...

    I think that "Let A be a set, let B be a group, and let C be a number." is the most formal phrasing. Since this is a mathematically formal usage, I think that would be preferred, but I don't think …

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