Questions tagged [grammaticality]
Grammaticality refers to whether something obeys the rules of English grammar.
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Is this a proper use of 'concept'?
From "Printing Technologies for Medical Applications":
In proton therapy, for example, cancer cells and tumors are radiated directly by a beam of protons[67]. The physical concepts of the proton ...
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Can "must" be used in this specific situation?
Is this sentence grammatically correct:
I MUST go to a party.
Consider this sentence as a sentence that is out of context. If it's not proper, when it would be? What sentence it should then be ...
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English grammar "here the ... "
I have to apologize for this question but I am having some issues with someone saying that you can use the phrase
Here the bus can come
That sounds really awkward to my ears and I feel like it's ...
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"I don't want to allow" versus "I want to not allow"
I think that "I don't want to allow him to go to the Vietnam war." is better than "I want to not allow him to go to the Vietnam war."
Can I use both, or not?
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Ok to say "I find hard to believe that I'm speaking to you"?
I was about to write in a mail addressed to an important person "I find hard to believe that I'm speaking to you".
I had a doubt though, so I tried looking for it on a search engine.
I thus found ...
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cook the curry in vs cook in the curry
Ghee is used to cook the curry in.
Ghee is used to cook in the curry.
Which one is more common?
Are there different meanings between these two sentences?
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Another than, Different than
Is it correct to say:
You can save images to a different folder than videos, meaning images should be stored in one folder and videos in a different folder.
Or should I say:
You can save ...
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'Are they something' and 'they are something'
Which of these sentences is correct?
Are they apples or they are bananas?
Are they apples or are they bananas?
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Can I say: She looks so perfectly happy?
Can I use that structure: SO + ADVERB + ADJECTIVE.
Does it make sense? Is it grammatically correct?
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How to specify is getting copied now
I am trying to say: something getting copied and it is in progress now. So which one to use?
It is being copied
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It is getting copied
Which one to use professionally?
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Subjunctive construction involving "that"
From a prep book for GMAT:
Note that you should ALWAYS just use the base form of the verb in such a subjunctive construction involving the "that" clause.
Wrong:
she recommended that John ...
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Should I use 'find the attached document' or 'find attached the document' ?
How to say that there is an attachment in the mail??
Please find the attached document
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Please find attached the document
I have seen these both are being used in different places. Which is ...
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Which is correct - 'the place that I met you at' or 'the place that I met you'?
I have a sentence: This is the place where I met you.
Then: This is the place that I met you.
And: This is the place that I met you at.
Do I need to write this preposition (at) at the end of this ...
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Is this line correct "why does he have to be from America?"
Why does he have to be from america?
I have a little bit doubt about that sentence. Is it correct?
Here is the context: Someone posted a picture in his profile and caption it "He must have returned ...
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Is the given sentence grammatically correct? What difference does the insertion of comma where it's been inserted make?
I almost had a heart attack, not finding the money where it was supposed to be.
Does the above sentence mean - I almost had a heart attack (out of shock) because I couldn't find the money where I had ...
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"first electron affinities go from gaseous atoms to gaseous singly charged negative ions"
From Chemguide:
The -349 is the first electron affinity of chlorine. Remember that first electron affinities go from gaseous atoms to gaseous singly charged negative ions.
Is the second sentence ...
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Is 'Fill it up, will you?" correct?
I seem to recall to have heard this form of making a request in an american series:
Fill it up [referring to a drink], will you?
Is it grammatically and idiomatically correct? At first it sounded ...
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Which is correct here, have or has?
Which is correct here, have or has?
The original sentence.
In addition to halting the chain, an organizer will also rollback through the object that it has performed so that the failed object and ...
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'private set intersection on outsourced private data' - Is the repetition of 'private' OK?
As a paper title we have:
"Delegated private set intersection on outsourced private data"
I need to know whether repeating an adjective "private" in the above title is (1) grammatically incorrect,...
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Do the two given sentences mean the same?
"I have a few poems, and i'd like to know what people make of them."
Now, if i were to convey what's conveyed in the sentence above, could i say "I have a few poems i'd like to know what people make ...
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"My hand breaks" or "My hand is broken"
Can you guys help me with my problem here. I"m confused between these two sentences:
My hand breaks
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My hand is broken
As far as I'm concerned, for the first sentence "breaks" is a verb. ...
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"I was not sure that a final decision has been made about me"
I've asked in an email/letter if a potential employer has already made a decision about my situation in regards to a job offer.
Which sentence is correct?
I was not sure that a final decision has ...
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Only he who gives up is defeated
I have a query regarding the following statement from this page.
"Only he who gives up is defeated."
Why is "he" embedded in this sentence?
Is it necessary for the sentence to make sense ...
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"Who hasn't slept in three days" vs "Who didn't sleep in three days"
I was reading a comic book when I saw this sentence:
Who hasn't slept in three days.
I admit it's a little bit difficult to get the hang of this verb tense. My mind just sees the usage of Present ...
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Does "kindly do the reimbursement" need an article?
I am writing a reimbursement letter:
I booked train ticket for Dr.David journey on 19.Apr.2016 and the ticket is attached for your kind perusal.
I request you to kindly do the reimbursement ...
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Sentence formation with "supposedly" [closed]
I have skimmed many websites and dictionaries but I really can't understand what it actually means and How and When to use the above word.
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Is it okay to say "Yes no, I don't want to"?
Is it okay to say "Yes no, I don't want to"? People seem confused by it. Is it correct? If not, why?
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'which are in stark contrast to' or just 'in stark contrast to'?
Those clerics, who often have views on life which are in stark contrast to the Belgian lifestyle, have been provoking identity crises in many immigrant youths, making them vulnerable for ...
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What is the correct answer - "Opening" or "Open"?
In the proofreading part of my test paper, I wrote
"Opening at the same time as the school, the library is an important place."
But the answer was
"Open at the same time as the school, the ...
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Is saying "...no matter whether ..." OK or a redundancy or grammatically wrong?
I look up the examples of "no matter" in some web dictionary and don't find a sentence containing "no matter whether". But in the examples of "whether" and "irrespective" I do see sentences "He's ...
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Correct usage of professionals' versus professionals
Which is the correct sentence?
"...through our extensive professionals’ network..."
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"...through our extensive network of professionals"
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Then that or then that of
The saddest part is that notwithstanding the government’s grand
announcement — increasing the number of workdays to 150 in the nine
drought-affected states — all these states have a negative cash
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Is using the genitive case recursively a correct usage?
I wanted to write about a farmer who has children with very strange toys. Thus, I wrote:
The farmer's children's toys were quite strange.
Would that be correct? I could not find examples to ...
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Which is more grammatical : 'the feeling is not x, it is y' or 'the feeling not x is actually y'?
As shown above, he misses someone mysterious, whoever that is, which
confirms to us that the feeling is not happiness nor depression, it is emptiness.
It is a sentence from an essay my friend wrote,...
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How to use verbs to list actions in a sentence?
How should I use verbs to list actions in a sentence?
I wrote the following sentence:
"The learner can search content of the book, take a book from electronic library, and discuss with the ...
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That's the last thing (about which) i want to go to bed thinking (about).-- grammaticality
A. That's the last thing i want to go to bed thinking about.
B. That's the last thing about which i want to go to bed thinking.
Are both the above sentences grammatically correct?
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"Not as good as I thought it would be."
Could I put a that after "thought" ( "Not as good as I thought that it would be.") or would the sentence no longer be grammatical? If I could it would probably be redundant anyway but I just want to ...
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Aiming to create vs. aiming at creating
The celebrities that organized the marathon were aiming to create an awareness about the treatment of diabetes.
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must not have done vs might not have done
Q) It was very kind of you to do the washing up, but you -- it
Should it be "did not have to do" or "might not have done" or "must not have done"?
They all seem to convey same meaning in general to ...
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Is it correct to say "will want"?
I heard that we do not use the word 'want' after the word 'will'
because will includes the meaning 'wish'. But I saw lots of
people using the expression like no one will want to marry me.
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"How much time" versus "how long"
Scenario: You're calling the taxi to come pick you up. The taxi driver says he can come pick you up soon.
You: How long will it take you to get here?
Taxi driver: It'll take me about about 20 ...
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I had an epiphany about what my life may/might actually be like a few years from now, if i did't set my priorities set
(1) I had an epiphany about what my life might actually be like a few years from now, if I don't set my priorities.
(2) I had an epiphany about what my life may actually be like a few years from ...
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Why does the book say there is an error in 'Conventionally speaking'?
I found this sentence in an English book which has some exercises to spot errors.
The sentence is this:
Conventionally speaking (1)
men are supposed to earn while (2)
women are supposed ...
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"to be used" vs "to being used"
I have the following sentence:
The aggregator in the smart meter network has to provide incentive users
to contribute their smart meters to being used as relays.
Here, which one is better: "to ...
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He wanted to have himself (get/be) devoured. --- Grammaticality
"He wanted to have himself devoured."
"He wanted to have himself be/get devoured."
I was reading an article, and I came across the sentence I used first of the sentences I used above.
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Which one is correct - "gained through doing" or "gained by doing"?
I want to mention in my resume that I have enough knowledge in flood frequency analysis :
Sound knowledge of flood frequency analysis which I gained through/by doing Masters' thesis in this field. ...
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Usage of "develop [a system] for + -ing" AND "integrate [something] into the system"
Does the following sound correct?
I have developed a system for collecting, storing, and processing large volumes of stock market data. I have also implemented an algorithm that predicts the price ...
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Definite article + possessive case :"Stanford's online offering of course X" vs "The Stanford's online offering of course X"
Which of the following is correct?
Stanford's online offering of course X.
vs
The Stanford's online offering of course X.
Can we use the definite article before possessive 's?
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usage of themselves and reflexive pronouns
How are these sentences different in meaning ? Please explain me.I am very confused with it.
They themselves cooked a meal.
They cooked themselves a meal.
They cooked a meal themselves.
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In the second sentence, what difference does the way "On it" has been used make? Or is it just a matter of sentence choice?
I came across a picture with a weird caption on facebook the other day.
I came across a picture with a weird caption on it on facebook the other day.
Are both the sentences grammatically correct?
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