Questions tagged [grammaticality]
Grammaticality refers to whether something obeys the rules of English grammar.
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Is it right to use “how important” as a subject in this sentence? And what does it mean?
I wonder if it's correct to use “how + adj.” as a subject in a sentence, just the way I saw in the following sentence :
“Everybody stay where you are. Chill out,” Quill said, slowly circling
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Using adjective before the word “something/someone”
We normally use these kinds of sentences:
I need something strong or I have to hire someone intelligent.
Here, the words "strong" and "intelligent" modify the nouns something and someone.So,we can ...
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Is 'telling' noun or participle on this sentence?
There is no telling where he has gone.
In the above sentence, Is 'telling' noun or participle?
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Can the sentence be combined?
The cost of a tailored suit and the time required for a tailored suit......
Can the above be written as follow:
The cost and time required for a tailored suit ......
The cost of and time ...
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Is “late by an hour” grammatical?
For example, I need to be at a place at 7:00, but got there at 8:00. Can I say "I got there late by an hour"? I know a more commonly used expression is "I was an hour late", but for now I only want to ...
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“He went ill and came back healthy” is it correct
I heard a man say:
He went ill and came back healthy.
Here ill and healthy are adjectives and qualify the subject, he.
And the sentence structure is:
sub + verb + adjective
Is it ...
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Is “… we can already make…” grammatical?
the lecturer is saying
we can already make two observations.
it seems that already is used for perfect tense, so is this expression here grammatical?
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“I can't understand what does it mean.” vs “I can't understand what it means.”
My English skills are poor. Which of these is correct to say?
"I can't understand what does it mean"
or
"I can't understand what it
means".
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“Which is the best reason” vs “which the best reason is”
I was recently asked to decide:
Which the best reason is for people to do exercise.
Momentarily, I stopped in my tracks, I felt I should have been asked:
Which is the best reason for people ...
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He prepared for school like he always does (or did?)
I think that the following sentence is grammatically incorrect:
He prepared for school like he always does.
Should it be more grammatical to say:
He prepared for school like he always did.
The ...
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Americans/Americans'/American mistrust in the world?
This research shows the Americans mistrust in the world.
This research shows Americans' mistrust in the world.
This research shows the American mistrust in the world.
What is the difference ...
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Is it common/acceptable to use “the feeling of vulnerabilities”
Instead of saying I don't like to feel vulnerable, are the following acceptable too?
I don't like the feeling of vulnerabilities.
The feeling of vulnerabilities crippled me.
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Meanings and uses of the words “numerous” and “innumerable”
My question concerns proper use of the word numerous and of the word innumerable.
I am in a problem which is rare: which one to choose even if I consult thesaurus. This is what I have learned so far: ...
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I want to add something in here
During a conversation, I want to add something to the discussion, if I say
"I want to add something in here, ..."
is it grammatical?
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Is 'reason being' grammatical?
Is the usage of 'reason being' ungrammatical?
I heard so many times people use this. I don't know is this correct usage or not.
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Is “more of such examples” correct? [on hold]
Let us assume that in a text we bring an example.
And we want to bring more similar examples.
Is this statement grammatically correct?
There are more of such examples
How about the following:
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Using “NOT” to make a contrast
The criminals should be punished, not awarded medals.
The criminals shouldn’t be awarded medals, but punished.
Is there any grammatical mistake in these sentences
I am just being doubtful of ...
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Is mixing future and past tense in this sentence correct?
'It will take a while to locate a paperwork for 2 years ago'
I think this sentence sounds weird, future tense and past tense are mixed. Is this sentence correct?
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Usage of acquaint
Someone has just told me (as form of farewell):
It's been very nice to acquaint with you.
Although it sounds weird to me, it is grammatically correct, isn't it?
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Use “bridge” as an intransitive verb?
I found the following sentence:
The system controller interfaces to the PCI bus and bridges to other buses.
I can guess the meaning of it, but looking at all the dictionary the verb "bridge" does ...
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comma position in a list of subjects
In the following sentence, I mean policy makers and decision makers. It is not clear to me how to express this and where to place the comma:
If I use this:
This study benefit vendors, policy and ...
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propositions, using that which whose
Is the following sentence correct?
"It is an organization including the countries, all or a significant part of their population has a connection with French language and culture."
If not, how can ...
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how to say it in grammatically correct way
You should enjoy a day from its start or beginning? which one is better to use?
it is a grammatically correct way how to say it?
Thank you very much in advance.
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Is the sentence grammatically correct? (Concerned with tense usage)
Since I can understand the English dialogue without much difficulty, there’s no reason not to enjoy the films in the way the film-makers intended.
I'm not sure whether I should use "intended" or "...
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Is “intend on” ungrammatical?
Is "intend on" ungrammatical?
I thought that "intend to do something" and "intend on doing something" were synonymous, but I was told by a few people that "intend on" is ungrammatical and is a ...
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Can a double negative be OK?
There is no job I cannot do.
We are taught to avoid double negatives, and most of them sound really weird:
That won't do you no good.
She never goes with nobody.
The example above these,...
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Using ('s) when describing object usage
Which sentence is correct?
We prefer Chrome because it is the most widely used browser. As of 2019, Chrome usage is 50%
Or,
We prefer Chrome because it is the most widely used browser. Chrome's ...
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What does “offering” mean in this sentence in The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry?
On the first page of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry:
Serviceable-enough Dahl offering, though Lambiase questioned whether a professional housewife could successfully cook a leg of lamb in the manner ...
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“work that identify” or “work that identifies”
Implicitly by work I mean plural (several studies). So how should I treat the verb that comes after it?
Similar to previous work that identifies
Or,
Similar to previous work that identify
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Should I use “for” or “of” after the word “test”
I wan to say we tested (tried) iphone version #
Which one is correct?
Our test of iphone version # shows that ...
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Our test for iphone version # shows that ...
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on using “to denote” to define a term
I want to define few terms but not sure how to use denote. For example:
We use the term XYZ to denote websites consisting of ...
Is the above correct statement?
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…books that give / giving details of the topic [duplicate]
As a basic learner I am confused about these two sentences:
I have some books that give details of the topic.
I have some books giving details of the topic.
Both seems to carry the same ...
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Were it not for VS Had it not been for
The following is part of writing on the Navajo Code Talkers during the second world war.
*One Marine Corps signal officer summed up the situation after the war: "Were it not for the Navajo Code ...
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“due” instead of “to”?
"Take your orni and fly due south-west."
I heard this quote in a dialogue from the game "Dune" and I was wondering if the usage of "due" is applicable in this case.
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“do the pair of vertical lines” or “does the pair of vertical lines”?
this is the title of this post
do the pair of vertical lines in empirical entropy formula mean L1 norm?
in this case, "do the pair of vertical lines" or "does the pair of vertical lines" which one ...
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People all over the world / People from all over the world
An example in Collins Dictionary:
...the letters she received from people all over the world.
But if I write:
...the letters she received from people from all over the world.
Is it correct?
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Is this sentence correct to ask for a go
I have to ask a customer, if I can proceed with my work and I set up this sentence:
Please tell me if I should proceed.
Is this correct or is there a better way?
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“Who would you rather had won” is this correct?
Which of these sentences is correct?
"Who would you rather had won?"
"Who would you rather have won?"
"Who would you rather have win?"
"Who would you rather had win?"
I can find instances of people ...
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It wonders me. Possible?
Is there such a usage with the word "wonder"?
It wonders me whether you've been to Paris.
I know of "bothers me" and "amuses me".
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How do you tell someone who's asking you for directions, in a single sentence, that they could follow you since you're headed in the same direction?
What is the proper sentence to use when you're trying to tell the person asking for directions that they could follow you because the way you're headed largely overlaps with theirs (I'm particularly ...
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Using “not only”
I hear word today from Trump, He said:
"Not only have thousands of JOBS been created in USA, we’re shipping freedom and opportunity abroad!"
I have three questions:
most of time we use NOT ONLY ...
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“There is 10%” or “there are 10%”
Shall I use:
Of the 10% that showed one or more symptoms, there are 20.25% that ..
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Of the 10% that showed one or more symptoms, there is 20.25% that ..
Clearly, 10% of a countable thing (...
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Using comma before a non-essential reduced relative clause which describes the object of the main clause
I am really confused about dangling phrases. Which sentences below are grammatically correct? I think just 1 and 4 are correct here?
1- Did you read Hamlet, which was written by William ...
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Does “to turn oneself something” mean what I want it to mean to a native speaker?
Is this sentence correct English?
You turn yourself listless.
Would you know what it means? Is this how you normally phrase this expression? Is the tense of the verb right? Is that a commonly ...
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What kinds of music you don't like? or What kinds of music don't you like?
What is more proper to say:
What kinds of music you don't like?
What kinds of music don't you like?
Can you please explain why?
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Can 'one' as a pronoun be replaced with he/she or anyother pronoun later on in the sentence?
I found the following information on Wikipedia. I want to know whether its usage is grammatically correct. (from academic perspective)
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Is “Could you tell people about your experience playing twins before” grammatical?
Is the sentence :
Could you tell people about your experience playing twins before?
grammatically correct?
Shouldn't it be:
Could you tell people about your experience with playing twins ...
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experience the feeling that you {do/have}
Should it be:
I experience the feeling that you do right now
or:
I experience the feeling that you feel right now
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If +going to in a conditional sentence
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
If the weather is going to be nice tomorrow, we'll have a picnic.
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Analyzing “This was the long way, which we had to go”
This was the long way, which we had to go.
I think this sentence is grammatically correct and which is referring to the long way and there is no need to use that to restrict the long way because as ...
