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Grammar

01/14/21

Is "creating a piercing shockwave" a gerund phrase in the sentence "Air pressure is deflected at light speed, creating a piercing shockwave."
I'm trying to understand and break this sentence down, and this is what I have so far."Air pressure" (subject) "[is]" (implied linking verb) "deflected" (main verb) at light speed" (prepositional... more
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Grammar

01/10/21

Is that hash house

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01/08/21

Diagram the sentence: “If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
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Grammar

01/05/21

What is a participle?

How can I recognize one? How do I punctuate one?
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Grammar

12/28/20

Anything or Something
what is the difference between asking 'anything else' and asking 'something else'?
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12/15/20

Which syntax techniques does this sentence use?
Which syntax techniques does this sentence use? The only one I am sure of is chiasmus, and I think the only other possible ones are parallelism, antithesis, and juxtaposition. Which ones, if any,... more
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Grammar

12/08/20

"Elected officials may receive an increase in their salaries" What is the prepositional phrase?
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Grammar

12/08/20

Which sounds better this table and chair was made by hand in Mexico or this table and chairs were made by hand in Mexico

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12/08/20

Which is correct, “learnt” or “learned”?
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12/07/20

What is the difference between “everyday” and “every day”?
What a difference a space ( ) makes!
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Grammar

12/05/20

Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Once you have completely resolved all available Alts in a Group, by meeting all the day part requirements and resolved with the appropriate refusal or ineligible, the system will automatically... more
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11/24/20

Identify every phrase in the sentence and give its lexical category and its syntactic function in the following sentence:
There are already signs that his supporters intend to exploit it again during this campaign cycle.
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11/24/20

Identify every phrase in the sentence and give its lexical category and its syntactic function in the following sentence:
There are already signs that his supporters intend to exploit it again during this campaign cycle.
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Grammar English Language

11/23/20

How to create scalar implicatures?
Fill in the blanks to create scalar implicatures that fit the following descriptions.a) logically true & pragmatically true Some __________ are ___________.b) logically true & pragmatically... more
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Grammar English Metaphor

11/21/20

Is this a metaphor?
Is “I ripped eggs” a METAPHOR? What is meant is “I farted”. Please settle this debate, it’s not a joke.
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11/20/20

Bought Vs. Brought - What's the Difference?
Which of these sentences are correct? (Hint: Ask- Can I bring it? Can I buy it?)I bought a cup of coffee from Starbucks.We bought our homework to class.She brought a present to the party.They... more
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Grammar

11/17/20

Compound or Complex sentence.
I just need to know if the following sentence counts as a Compound or Complex sentence."She wasn’t afraid, because she knew she was tougher."
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Grammar

11/16/20

Which is correct - who or whom?
What is the name of the person who the doctor treated? What is the name of the person whom the doctor treated?
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11/11/20

What is the best way to teach (and learn) writing? Is Common Core's approach correct?
Writing skills seem to have deteriorated to the point of mass incoherence, if not illiteracy. Are schools using the correct methods? Do we know even what the "correct" method is, or how writing... more
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Grammar

11/02/20

Please Disregard
This is a demo post, please disregard. Thank you!
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Grammar Language Spanish

10/29/20

Spanish Grammar Question
I have a few questions about Spanish Grammar which I don't know. How would you say "They are going to set the table" using ir + a + infinitive? How would you say "You are going to cook" using ir +... more
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Grammar English

10/29/20

A Very Tense Question
In which part of speech is tense shown?
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Grammar English

10/27/20

"The Town Campus" or "Town Campus"
Hello,I am having a disagreement with my co-workers on how to refer to our multi-location Church. Our Church has two campuses; our Town Campus (Located within Town) and our Orchard Campus (Next to... more
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Grammar English Writing Ela

10/21/20

Can you help me write a brief story with these vocabulary words?
Words1.abate2.belligerent3.dearth4.equitable5.fallacious
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Grammar English

10/14/20

Which of the following sentences is NOT written using the passive voice?
Peter had a car accident yesterday. Mary was attacked yesterday. Rice is grown in Vietnam. The job will be completed by next week.
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