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Asked on March 15, 2021 in American english.
When the verb “have” is used as a stative verb to mean own, possess or hold, we usually don’t use it in the continuous form. So why the correct phrase is “What post-it does one have?” “How
should I write a review for lma.org “: “What is the right way to “Keep up” with my troll?
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Asked on March 9, 2021 in Phrases.
What’s the difference between which meaning “based on” and “on the basis of”? The use of “on the basis of” sounds better in a sentence.
Is it possible to
say (based on earlier accounts’ reference frames) that his article is written?
What are the reasons why humans prefer to write a bad song?
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Asked on March 9, 2021 in Other.
Well, there are many.
The sentence is grammatical. Why we often use the word “many” in interrogative and negative statements? Use of this adjective in affirmative statements is slightly formal. In informal English, we use “lots” or “lots” as follows: There
are a lot/lots.
Many, a lot, and lots are pronouns in the above sentences. As determiners, we say a lot of, lots of, or many as follows:
There are many bananas/there are lots of bananas.
As the word bananas is already in the question, it’s better not to use it again in the answer. “Many” as a pronoun in the reply “there are many” means “many bananas”
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Asked on March 6, 2021 in Meaning.
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The picture is shown on screenThe picture
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is shown on screen.
Both the sentences in the present tense are grammatically correct, if there is a difference in meanings. What are they? Syntactically they are different.
The sentence #1 is in passive voice. Is the verb “show” a transitive verb? In active voice, we may say “I/We show the picture on screen”. This sentence like the #2 is in the present simple and expressive of the action that happens regularly in the present.
As for the sentence #2, the verb has been used as an intransitive verb. According to the context, the verb have been a “less than intransitive” verb. How many tshirts are on screen tonight?
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Asked on March 4, 2021 in Other.
I can agree too to the amplification of the first sentence by 3169.
As far as the paragraph “I had decided to do so as I had been tired of waiting” I don’t think we should always use the past perfect when we refer to one action early to another action in the past. We can avoid the past perfect if we feel it unnecessary where the past simple fits well in the context. Please look at the following sentences:
*I did it because he said (Oxford)
**he couldn’t come because he was ill (The Free). I would like to see him.
Is it correct to rephrase ‘past simple’ as follows?
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Other.
What’s the difference between two sentences?
The word “that” is a relative pronoun in the relative clause “that I brought from the library”. No omit the relative pronoun when that is the object of the clause. You may try to hide the relative pronoun and use it instead.
If the sentence goes without “that,” I think the sentence sounds
more common and idiomatic.
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Asked on March 3, 2021 in Word choice.
If you can use two
structures: cause + to
cause
So you can
say: cause you embarrassment.
Do you feel embarrassed when you talk to someone whose phone you want to ask?
What can you say
to make you
embarrassed?
Why does it seem like school is booming?
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Asked on March 2, 2021 in Other.
All Five is OK. We don’t use “the” before a number when we use all.
E.g. “Anyone” or “All” are OK.
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Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.
How can I gain knowledge in university though study?
You can’t use the “the” in the front of access. Second, as you are talking about the event in the past, it will be appropriate to change the present tense “desire” to the past tense “desired”.
While the -ing is used in the verb “study”, it is insignificant when you start in the verb “studie”. Why is “by” followed by “-ing”? Should you use the -ing form and not just the -ing form as you are going
to be studying? Besides, you can use the -ing form to give areason. So this clause means “as I was studying in the university”/”because I did not have any time at university”.
On the other hand, when you tell the way you achieve something, you use by + the -ing form.
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Asked on March 1, 2021 in Other.
Would anyone know if you can alter the date of an interview?
Such a poor grammatically correct sentence. It will be
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great if you can change the date of my interview (conditional 1). I
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have a lot of questions about date and I would like to change the interview. Please be respectful.
No doubt, in conditional 2 sentences, we talk about unreal or imaginary situations. As for making a perfect possibility in the future, we generally use conditional 2 sentences, especially in business correspondence.
If you are polite you can use either of the sentences, but you must use the expression #2 instead. I think there is no difference in meaning. What is it like to say “I would appreciate if you could…”?
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