Sep 25, 2022 11:08
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Grammar double past participle.

Non-PRO English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng English grammar, parts of speech
Previously, it was shown that nickel, copper, magnesium-containing solid solutions exhibited limited thermal stability up to 1080 ºC, while iron-containing pyrochlores were stable up to 1140 ºC.

Should I put an article between EXHIBITED and LINITED or how can I distinguish the predicate and the direct object. Or leave it as it is?
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Sep 25, 2022 12:42: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Discussion

Kiet Bach Sep 26, 2022:
You don't use the article "a" before "stability" because "stability" is an uncountable noun.
Yvonne Gallagher Sep 25, 2022:
@ Asker taking Sheri's comment on board and to make it clearer it could be rephrased as:

Previously, it was shown that solid solutions containing nickel, copper, or magnesium exhibited limited thermal stability up to 1080 ºC, while pyrochlores containing iron were stable up to 1140 ºC.

Responses

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no, exhibited is a past simple verb

"limited" is an adjective

neither are past participles here

("shown" is a past participle)

they are fine as is so definitely NO articles

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Note added at 1 day 22 hrs (2022-09-27 10:06:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheri P : I will leave my answer up, as I pointed out a separate problem with the sentence.
8 mins
Thanks:-) Have rephrased to make it clearer for Asker in Dbox
agree Tony M
53 mins
Many thanks:-)
agree Clauwolf
1 hr
Many thanks:-)
agree Chris Ellison
1 hr
Many thanks:-)
agree Brayan duartt
1 day 11 hrs
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+1
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“Limited” is an adjective here, no article needed

Leave that part of the sentence as it is; do not put an article between “exhibited” and “limited.”

However, there is a grammatical error prior to that. You need a conjunction (either “and” or “or”) before the word “magnesium-containing.” I would also recommend adding a hyphen after the words “nickel” and “copper.”
Note from asker:
Thank you for the "separate problem", I have already corrected it: ...shown that nickel-, copper-, and magnesium-containing solid solutions exhibited limited thermal stability...
Peer comment(s):

agree Chris Ellison
1 hr
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