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Grammar English Syntax

03/15/19

Is grammar the same as syntax?
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03/15/19

Analyze the role of "had the Chinese not come" in this sentence?
What is the role of **had the Chinese not come** in this sentence? What is the relationship of the second half of this sentence to the first?>The significance of decorations on Chinese pottery... more
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03/15/19

あまり meaning "too much"?
When using `あまり` in the sense of "too much" (as opposed to "not very"), until recently I had always seen it as `あまりにもA`, with A being the thing that there was too much of. I never really tried to... more
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Grammar Italian Verbs

03/15/19

Non fermarti mai?
I'm just starting out learning Italian, so I do not know too much about it just yet. Onto the problem... In a few songs I've heard the phrase "non fermarti mai", which supposedly means "do not ever... more
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03/15/19

Is "That is so cheap!?" an exclamative?
Is the line > That is so cheap! an exclamative? I've researched exclamatives and found that these usually begin with "what" or "how". However, I know it's definitely not a declarative sentence... more
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03/15/19

What the Expression for Five dogs less than Elmore County humane shelter?
What the Expression for Five dogs less than Elmore County humane shelter?
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03/15/19

Participle phrase or participle clause? For my students please?
I've looked at other answers, but am still confused - so please don't shoot me down (as tends to happen here) - but rather help if you can for the sake of my little learners. I have to teach a... more
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03/15/19

Why is the double negation not an issue in the Italian language?
Why is the double negation not an issue in the Italian language?I ask because I heard that in English you cannot say "non guardo mai la televisione", but you have to say "I never watch at... more
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Grammar German

03/15/19

Why does “Fresnel'sche” have an apostrophe and “Gaußsche” doesn't?
In German physics literature, I often see adjectives like “Gaußsche” and “Fresnel'sche”. I know what they mean in the context, that Gauß (or Fresnel) invented something or that it is named after... more
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03/15/19

What are some examples of awkward sounding but grammatically correct sentences?
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03/15/19

Usage of Negatives in Everyday Speach: Unnecessary or Incorrect?
I frequently have this debate with my fiancée about whether it is as appropriate to use a negative in the following examples as it is to omit it. I am frequently found making statements using the... more
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Grammar English

03/15/19

what is the best answer

JUAN ________________IN THE LIBRARY THIS MORNING. IS study studying is studying are studying
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03/15/19

A few miles into the town --- verbless clause, or adverbial phrase?
> A few miles into the town, I saw a beautiful building that was now abandoned. I don't know if "a few miles into the town" is a verbless clause like this > (Being) a few miles into the town,... more
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03/14/19

User tutorial: to be written in first or second person?
I'm writing a user tutorial but I'm unsure as to what perspective it should be written from e.g., first, second? The tutorial is a friendly guide showing how the user should do x. Example: >... more
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Grammar Writing

03/14/19

Same as or "same with" in this context?
Here is a quick question. Same with A, we also select this method to evaluate the plan. Same as A, we also select this method to evaluate the plan. Which one is a better way for academic... more
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Grammar

03/14/19

What does "it" refer to in "it's raining"?
I wanted to leave the question title as is so as not to take away from my amusement
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Grammar Writing Ellipsis

03/14/19

What are the uses of ellipses in essays?
I’m wondering about how ellipses are used in essays. Are there any examples that I could see?
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Grammar English Sentence

03/14/19

Is this sentence correct?
"Immigration brought many financial and emotional struggles; nevertheless, it also brought countless opportunities, and the chance to earn a graduate degree at X is certainly one of them."
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Grammar Italian Etymology

03/14/19

How come there are two gender forms, "tavola" and "tavolo"? Which one is proper?
I noticed that in Italian usually there is only one gender for one word, but there are some exceptions I thought were because of "bad native speakers". One of this exception is "tavolo" / "tavola".... more
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Grammar Esl/esol Speech

03/14/19

Is the written statement correct?
Tired I was I had to keep on working till the wee hours of morning. I got these question in grammer book and it say that there is no error in above sentence.
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03/14/19

Proportion and Rate?
How do I form a sentence pattern for: > The more/less X happens, the more/less Y happens >> E.g. The more you stir, the faster the salt dissolves. >> The colder the weather, the... more
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Grammar Chinese

03/14/19

Is 在我们村里有一所中学 incorrect?
My question is as the title. The English equivalent is: There is a middle school in our village. I know the correct one is "我们村里有一所中学". But I think adding 在 at the beginning is also okay. So I am... more
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03/14/19

Too much pills and liquor or "Too many pills and liquor"?
When you mix a mass noun with a plural, do you use "much" or "many"? I haven't been able to find any information about this.
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03/14/19

Is it correct to combine multiple clauses into one sentence?
Is it correct to combine multiple clauses (sub sentences) into one? For example, let us consider this sentence: > *On managerial side, I am experienced in accounting software, have been working... more
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03/14/19

What is the difference between は and のは?
The following sentence means "seeing all the different foreign people was interesting." This, according to my Japanese friends is incorrect: > 色々な外国人を見ているは面白かった。 ... and this is... more
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