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Grammar

07/14/19

What’s the difference between the two statements one has a comma and the other has or.
1.provision of aeronautical information shall be in writing or verbal( including via the radio telephone)2.Aeronautical information is provided by means of written, verbal (including by radio... more
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Grammar

07/14/19

What’s the difference between the two statements

1. Aeronautical information is provided by means of written or verbal.2. Aeronautical information is provided by means of written, verbal.
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07/11/19

Can adjectives get plural s?
Are the following sentences correct grammatically? 1- *The war had two hundred **woundeds**.* (And not *wounded soldiers*) 2- *There are two **modals** in that sentence.* (And not *modal verbs*)... more
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Grammar English

07/09/19

Where ..... when you met him? A. is he living B. does he live C. could he live D. was he living
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Grammar English

06/27/19

The CHIRPING bird awakened us far too early.
Is CHIRPING a Verb or Verbal
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Grammar English

06/27/19

My father enjoys FISHING on the Gulf of Mexico.
Is FISHING a VERB or VERBAL
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Grammar English

06/25/19

Which part of tense is this sentence. " He would be playing now"
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Grammar

06/25/19

Recommend you to [do something] or "Recommend to you to [do something]"?
Will anyone make a clear comparison between "recommend + subject + to infinitive" and "recommend + to + subject + to + infinitive"?As an example:1. We recommend you to buy a new car.2. We recommend... more
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Grammar Writing Essay Style

06/25/19

Why does using this "-ing" verb construction make my writing weaker?
I had to write a scholarship essay, wherein I wrote this sentence:> Over the ensuing years I read as much as I could, *trying* to increase my knowledge and understanding of my own language.I... more
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Grammar Pronouns

06/25/19

Pronoun immediately following its antecedent?
Is placing a pronoun immediately after its antecedent in a sentence valid grammar?Is there a term for this construction?Some examples are:* President Obama, he gave a speech last night.* The... more
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06/25/19

my friend vs "a friend of mine"?
I always found it weird to hear people say things like "My friend asked me to come" (with no prior mention of said friend), as opposed to "A friend of mine asked me to come". To me it seems as... more
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Grammar

06/25/19

Why is using 'this' mid-sentence incorrect?
I am an English Literature teacher at university level, and a trained EFL teacher, so it's a bit embarrassing to have to ask this, but I can't find a satisfying answer anywhere else. My students... more
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Grammar Question Tags

06/24/19

An appropriate question tag for "He's too weak to walk."?
A couple of days ago, I sat for an English exam. There was a question there that asked for the appropriate question tag for the sentence "He's too weak to walk." I answered "isn't he?" but my... more
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Grammar Verbs Infinitives

06/24/19

“Be” as an action rather than a state?
I’ve heard, on rare occasion, a subtle differentiation between *be* as a state (to passively embody) and *be* as an action (to actively embody). The latter form often occurs in parallel with *do*... more
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Grammar Asyndeton

06/24/19

Omitting "and" in a sentence?
> He called her, emailed her, texted her, tweeted her—all to no use. Strictly speaking, I would need to write *texted her **and** tweeted her*, but I'm omitting *and* to convey a rhythm and... more
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06/24/19

When can the -ing form of a verb be placed before a noun?
My native-speaker's grammatical intuition tells me that: > There is a **sleeping man** under the tree. is fine but > There is a **fishing man** by the river bank. is wrong. Why? I've... more
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Grammar Grammaticality

06/24/19

Would you mind to do something??
Is it correct to say "Would you mind to do something?". I've seen this usage in a few places, but it doesn't sound right to me. I would guess that it's proper to use "Would you mind doing... more
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06/24/19

Is it possible to start a grammatically-correct English sentence with the word "Than"?
Question: * Is it possible to start a grammatically-correct English sentence with the word "Than"? * If no, what other English words share this property? Background: * Trevor claimed that it... more
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06/24/19

What are the rules about using 'half of' with plural nouns?
Here are some sentences with 'half of' and plural nouns that I consider to be well-formed: >Half of all films are a waste of celluloid. >Half of users surveyed said they preferred the old... more
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06/24/19

Why do we say "It's time we ate" and not "It's time we eat"?
Why do we use the simple past but not the present or future in the following expressions: > Don't you think it's time we went a little further > Don't you think it's time we ate >... more
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06/24/19

We say "U.S. citizen", but why can't we say "China citizen"? Or can we?
Is the word "U.S." an adjective or a noun modifier in this case? It seems to me that it is an adjective that goes before citizen, because we say "Russian citizen", "Chinese citizen", etc. But if... more
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06/24/19

Should I vs. "Shall I" vs. "Do I" in AE?
In colloquial prose, is there some difference to saying "Should I/we", Shall I/we", "Do I/we" to ask someone's advice?E.g.> Should I call the police?Sounds like I'm asking someone (or myself) if... more
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06/24/19

When to use "me" or "myself"?
Which one is correct: >Someone like me... or > Someone like myself... Is "like myself" ever correct?
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06/24/19

Why do you say "friend of mine" instead of "friend of me"?
I think _friend of mine_ can be translated to _my friend._ In that case, doesn't _friend of me_ make more sense? If we translate _friend of mine_ to _one of my friends_ then I guess _friend of... more
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06/24/19

Starting a sentence with "rather"?
I've sometimes heard people use *rather* for connecting two sentences where the second one sets counterexample to something negated in the first.> This is not a meaningful sentence. Rather, it's... more
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