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Grammar Gerunds Clauses

05/14/19

Noun or non-finite subordinate clause?
Consider the following sentence: > The government wants to encourage understanding of science. Now, "to encourage understanding of science" is a non-finite subordinate clause functioning as an... more
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05/14/19

What is the te-form of 問う?
What is the correct te-form of 問う? Is it 問って or 問うて or both?
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Grammar Japanese

05/14/19

Why is を used in this situation? 私は先生がネコを好きだと思います?
私は先生がネコを好きだと思います Why を and not が twice?
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Grammar Japanese

05/14/19

Difference Between べんきょう する and べんきょうを する?
What is the difference between べんきょう する and べんきょうを する?
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05/11/19

how did the English language begin?
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05/11/19

What's a food named after a person?
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05/11/19

What foods are named after places?
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05/11/19

What is the origin of the word: autotomy?
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05/11/19

What is the origin of the word: tropism?
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05/11/19

What is the origin of the word, "tribology"?
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Grammar English

05/11/19

way of asking question
hello, I want to see whether the following structures are grammatically correct or not, in the latter case, please let me know what is the correct structure:1. I want to argue that how they can... more
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Grammar Japanese

05/11/19

Is there a difference between んがため and ために?
My JLPT textbook has a section about the use of んがため, which they define as "making an effort in order to realize the intended purpose." Which to me sounds like plain ol' ために. For example, they... more
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05/11/19

Using に with adjectives?
I want to know if there is a rule or way of thinking that makes it easier to understand which adjectives can be used in the following... more
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05/11/19

Aren't がる and たがる the same thing?
In my JLPT practise book, it has two different entries, one to explain `がる` and one to explaining `たがる`. It offeres these example sentences to differentiate them: >... more
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05/11/19

Position of verb for object clause?
Is the general word order of this sentence correct? > We investigate how strong the effect of X on Y is. Or, as an alternative, > We investigate how strong the effect of X is on Y. In a... more
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05/11/19

What is the difference between その and あの?
Superficially, I get the sense that あの is for something far away from both speaker and listener, and その is for something closer to the listener than speaker. However, I seem to get in trouble when... more
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Grammar Japanese Meaning

05/11/19

What does 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる mean?
> 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる seems to be weird for me because in my understanding this sentence mean > I just eat the food I like from the food that I want to eat The complete sentence is as... more
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Grammar Japanese Nuances

05/11/19

Usage of て-form in 知っての通り?
I have just come across the phrase `知っての通り〜` (as you know...) I have never noticed this usage of て-form before and can't find an explanation. What is the difference (if any) between this and... more
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Grammar Japanese Usage

05/11/19

sometimes だけ gets mildly confusing..?
If someone says それだけ、食べないでください, does it mean: 1. Please don't eat only that [eat other things too!] or 2. [You can eat anything you like but] only that, please don't eat it. ---------- What... more
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05/10/19

Can a noun + suru have an adjective modify the noun as well?
”I did some difficult studying last night." Could I say, "昨夜、難しい勉強しました。”? Basically, my question is: can an adjective, relative clause, or adjectival phrase modify a noun that has する attached,... more
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Grammar Japanese Verbs Tense

05/10/19

How do I express sentences like: He is dying?
For instance, "He is eating" is "Kare wa tabete iru". However, "He is dying" is not "Kare wa shinde iru". Another example is "He is going to Japan" is not "Kare wa nihon ni itte iru". So if I can't... more
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05/09/19

Passive form - The exact difference between を and が?
I've seen this question asked before, but i feel the answer didn't quite answer all my questions, so here goes. Now, I am rather sure that this: >ケーキが食べられた Means: >The cake was eaten. (by... more
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Grammar

05/09/19

Grammar Question
Would you say "There's more of them coming" or "There are more of them coming"?
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Grammar Proofreading

05/09/19

whether 6% of pollutants or 6% pollutants?
Hi, I want to know whether "add 6% of pollutants to soil" is correct or "add 6% pollutants to soil"?
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05/08/19

When using the imperative mood, what is most often the subject of the verb
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