Questions tagged [grammaticality-in-context]
For questions about whether something obeys the rules of English grammar in a certain context.
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"Where will She/Sara be tomorrow"? Or "Where will be She/Sara tomorrow"?
When we make "WH" questions, we can put the subject after the auxiliary verb, as in "Who will the President be?” or after the main verb “be,” as in "Who will be the President?”
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two prepositional phrases modifying the same verb
When we have 2 prepositional phrases modifying the same verb, mainly the sentence:
“After their vanquishing, the Sumerians will be victorious in 15 years” (it’s part of an ancient Sumerian poem I read ...
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'Who to makes' - is this phrase correct?
The “trade unionists” that run Previ control Vale’s Administrative
Council, where people like Sergio Rosa decide who to makes up the
board and what investments it makes. source
It is of course hardly ...
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The usage of 'the better to' in this sentence: is it grammatically correct?
Presupposing that an exclusion in geography requires an exclusion in
thought, the paper also considers both the moral, epistemological and
ontological dimensions of the utopia of exclusion, the better ...
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Neither as a determiner
Which one of following sentences is right?
Digital version of the document is not accessible neither through the web repository nor through the company archive.
Digital version of the document is ...
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Singular verb with money, distance and time
Where is that five pounds I lent you?
(NOT Where are those five pounds …?)
Twenty miles is a long way to walk.
When we talk about amounts and quantities we usually use singular determiners, verbs ...
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"She will be confused by talking too much"
Active "I will confuse her by talking too much". Passive "She will be confused by me by talking too much" (I know, Its me who is talking)
But If I do not mention the agent and ...
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Can we say "under 100 days"?
Is it grammatically correct to say "Under 100 days until Halloween"?
I would rather use "Less than 100 days until Halloween" but I'd like to know if the first sentence is ...
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Which is correct "… than what you have" or "… than you have."?
I am looking at sentences containing "than" and "than what":
I have more chocolate than you have
I have more chocolate than what you have
Which is more correct?
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When "of" is used as "among," do we use "anyone" and "everyone" with it?
"He has the biggest house of anyone here."
"He has the biggest house of everyone here."
He has the biggest house of all the people here."
Do we use "of" with "...
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How you say you are living certain profession's life?
Say you dedicate your life to science, have an university degree in Physics, and been working in the field for the last 10 years.
How would you say that you are living a professional life as a ...
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What should I use as preposition ? "Of" or "About"
"His knowledge of politics is enormous"
Above sentence can be written as "His knowledge about politics is enormous"
Is there any difference? where should I put "of" and ...
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Is "ones" in this sentence grammatical?
I encountered the "ones" functioning as a possessive pronoun in this context:
In the individual, this cultural context is expressed in terms of ones attitudes, beliefs, personality ...
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Software on/under/in a computer
In a technical documentation, I came across the title "How to run this software under Mac M1 or M2". This made me wonder, again, about a flaw in translation. We often say: "The software ...
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"I will collect my necklace after it is being prepared"
Could you please tell me?. Whether "After it is being prepared" mean "After it has been prepared" or "after its is prepared" or it could mean either/both.
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Are all these sentences grammatically correct and mean the same thing?
I was a little late to call him.
I was a little late in calling him.
I was a little late for calling him.
Are all three sentences grammatically correct? Do they mean the same thing? The last one, to ...
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Do these sentences (1 and 2) have the same meaning?
You don't follow my mails, that's why you missed the meeting.
Were you following my mails, you would not have missed the meeting.
I believe that they do, but my friend tells me that the second one is ...
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Which is correct, "What exam have you had today" or "What exam did you have today"?
If somebody completed an exam at six pm and it is already nine pm, should I say "What exam have you had today" or "What exam did you have today"?
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Is it possible to read 4,500,000,000 as four thousand five hundred million?
Is it possible to read 4,500,000,000 as four thousand five hundred million?
I know the number is four billion five hundred million, but wonder if there is another option.
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Can a colon lists out multiple incomplete sentences?
I raised a similar question here, but the bulleted list example in the only answer to that question confused me, just like this case, as below, I encountered here:
A user agent may terminate service ...
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When is it better to finish a sentence with a preposition? [duplicate]
I am currently in the process of learning English and I encountered some grammatical structure I am not completely comfortable with, so I would be interested to have more information about these. Here ...
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A very complicatedly structured sentence
I was reading Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It when I encountered a very complicatedly structured sentence in the "September 30, 1993" section of ...
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What are the 2 different used of Must +present perfect forms?
She must have helped her ailing parents.
Im the above sentence a guess is made about a past action that definitely or possibly happened.Can such structures be also used to express the wish of the ...
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There answer to "What were you doing yesterday?"
What were you doing yesterday?
I was reading for an hour.
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What were you doing yesterday?
I spent an hour reading.
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What were you doing yesterday?
I read for an hour.
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Starts of plagued or starts of plaguing
After a rigged vote, the new government starts off plagued by illegitimacy and a mounting financial crisis.
After a rigged vote, the new government starts off plaguing by illegitimacy and a mounting ...
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Is my "for it" usage correct? [closed]
I have a custom "About Me" and it goes like this
"I drink Red Bulls 'n Coffee everyday
For it helps the troubles go away!
Life becomes just a simple heart and headache
Just by taking ...
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On page or at page
Open your book at page 80.
Turn at page 80.
Open your book to page 80.
Turn to page 80.
Which preposition is better. Can we use both prepositions with the same meaning, or there is difference?
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Is it idiomatic to say "If he knew where we are, he would be here by now"?
Supposing you're hiding from some intrusive relative,
"If he knew where we are, he would be here by now"
I think the part "where you are" is beyond the hypothetical scope, so I don'...
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so + V-ing -- correct grammatical structure?
"One of the incentives for capping electricity use, rather than charging different amounts according to usage, was to make access to energy equitable. Every household has the same five kW cap, ...
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Why does "depth" have to be in its plural form in these sentences?
Why is there an "s" after the word "depth" in these sentences? Is it grammatically wrong if I remove the "s"?
Alvin can dive to ocean depths of 20,000 feet.
(For ...
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Is it grammatical to say "Here is very nice?"
There is a question that comes across to me--the word 'here' is a noun as well an adverb.
Based on these two sentences:
I like it here.
I like here.
Here is the book that you are looking for.
The word ...
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". . . as had the estate" - a relative clause?
(From The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, Chapter XVII, published 1892)
Passage 264
“And what—what sort of a gentleman was this Mr. Carthew?” I gasped.
“The ward-room steward ...
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Is this gramatically correct: "A count of how many of this item are in the game and where this card lies within that count"?
I read the following sentence in a game rule book:
An item card includes: a count of how many of this item are in the game and where this card lies within that count.
Is this gramatically correct, ...
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'that' - a relative pronoun or a conjunction?
(From The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, Chapter XV, published 1892)
Passage 243
“So we can keep the business to ourselves,” I mused.
“There's one other person that might blab,”...
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Is it 'fitted with' or 'fit with'? [closed]
Is it 'fit with' or 'fitted with'? In:
A stand fitted with a protractor
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What exactly connects the two phrases in encyclopedic sentences like these?
This particular phrasing seems common on for instance Wikipedia articles:
Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film ...
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The Usage of "Would"
"The mission control experts cannot tell if the space junk is going to hit the space station or not, but they are sure that a collision would knock a hole in the hull and cause all air inside it ...
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Worth as a predicate adjective?
I saw the first time 'worth' acting as a predicate adjective here:
I do it because it makes me happy. And I now know that I deserve happiness. I deserve love, rest and time for myself. Because I am ...
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Why is the past tense sometimes used in a sentence together with the present tense?
Why in the sentence "I used to be in the government service, but am no longer" is the first part used in the past tense, and the second part in the present?
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What creates the flow between the two sentences? [closed]
I wrote the text. I think there is no need to add linking words like specifically or this is because before the second sentence but I don't know why. I learned that we can create a sense of flow by ...
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Olive Garden: "The cheese keeps coming 'til you say 'when'"
There's an Olive Garden commercial which has the line:
At Olive Garden, the cheese keeps coming 'til you say "when".
I certainly understand what it's saying: only when I tell them to stop ...
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Is it really wrong grammatically speaking to say " take advantage from" instead of "take advantage of"
I found examples of both phrases here https://sentencestack.com/q/take_advantage_from
https://sentencestack.com/q/take_advantage_of
Is taking advantage from people really wrong or just odd? as people ...
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Is the 'a nice' in 'a nice to have' grammatical?
In this context, 'a nice' is used as a noun as 'a must':
Design’s role has moved from a nice to have to a must have to a differentiator
I wonder if the 'indefinite article + adjective' form can ...
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Is it okay to say "must have to"?
Must and have to are both used for obligation, according to Have to, must and should for obligation and advice.
However, I have come across to many sources with where they use must have to. On the ...
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Is "slightly ajar" a tautology?
I was reading the novel Verity, and I came across the phrase "slightly ajar door". I didn't know what ajar meant and I looked it up to find it means (of a door) slightly open.
I wonder if &...
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The book was given to me (by Rion) - is it wrong to use a subject and a passive verb?
One of the forms of using passive verbs is: Object + Verb + "By + Subject" ("optional").
E.g.
Sarah was killed by a police officer.
My cat was killed by neighbor's dog.
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Proficiency in vs proficiency at - Which should be used in the provided sentence?
His skills include proficiency in using various programming languages.
His skills include proficiency at using various programming languages.
A post on Quora suggests the latter sentence is more ...
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Differences in job titles. "Manufacturing manager", "Production manager", "Manufacture manager"
I was given a piece of business card with a job title "Manufacture manager".
I wonder any differences between
a. "Manufacturing manager"
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"She is living out at her home" or "She is living out her life at her home" - which sentence is more grammatically correct?
There are two sentences:
She is living out at her home.
She is living out her life at her home.
I was said that the first is wrong as It doesn't contain "her life". Is it really so much ...
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Do I need a preposition in structures 'leaves smth someone?'
What preposition (if any) would you put in the following sentence?
This leaves (to/for/-) ethnic minorities little room to dissent,
especially (to/for/-) those who also experience financial problems.
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