Questions tagged [sentence-structure]
A complete sentence contains at least a subject and a verb, with all of the words being used in the sentence arranged in such a way that they express a complete thought.
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"For whom the Bell tolls" vs "who this book is for" [closed]
Why is there the difference between those structures? Why not "who the bell tolls for" or not "for whom this book is", for instance?
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How can I put a noun from a that-clause before the main sentence?
Example:
You told me that the cup had been broken.
I want put 'the cup' before 'You', But it's in a that-clause.
The cup that you told me (that) had been broken is...
Why the 'that' before 'had' ...
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Using 'too', 'also', 'either', 'neither' in negative sentences
Suppose my friend says "I don't like tea" and I feel the same. Then which ones of the following would be correct?
I don't like tea too.
I also don't like tea.
I don't like tea either.
I don'...
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My brother did too or my brother too
Suppose my friend tells me " My brother went to school" and I also want to tell him " My brother also went to school " , what would be my answer in short ?
My brother did too.
My ...
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"They're a power man should never have trifled with", why not "never have been trifled with"? [closed]
Haratis: Your family has dragons
Targaryen: They're a power man should never have trifled with
These lines come from the latest HBO House of the Dragon Trailer at around 1:45. In my understanding, ...
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Understand the verb "provision" with/without an object in IT context
I came across a video about AWS in which the instructor said the following (extracted from its transcript):
EC2 instances are virtual machines that you can provision with minimal friction to get up ...
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Structure and function of the sentence
She felt unreal as the voice informed her of the subway accident - the shoving crowd, Arthur pushed from the platform in front of the train.
It is a sentence of a short story, Button, Button, by ...
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pitch at too low?
Oxford Learners Dictionary has an example sentence under usage "pitch something (at something)"
The test was pitched at too low a level for the students.
I'm confused by the part of speech ...
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Using of with at the end of a sentence
There is a commonly used sentence, "let's get it over with."
I could also say, "let's get it over."
In many sentences, I have seen the use of "with" at the end. Does it ...
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Is "it is ＋adj. ＋n."used correctly in grammar? [closed]
I think it's important what he was doing when he wrote this
guidebook.
Is this sentence correct? If not, how to change it?
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Though seems conditional Type 2, it is not fully compliant to Type 2. So, is such a Type 2 still acceptable: if+present, would
The following sentence is from a text in which someone is complaining about his brother who has not been interested in his elderly mother. (Here is the link: https://www.insider.com/why-i-cut-contact-...
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"I have 2 Litres fuel in my car" " I drink 1 litre water in a day""
Is word "of" compulsory in a sentences "I have 2 litres of fuel in my car" " I drink 1 litre of water daily" or can i say these sentences with out using "of" as ...
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Does "support" mean "feeding" in this context?
Other parts of the country supported a scattered nomadic population,
the Sami, who ranged over vast areas hunting and fishing, even well
into the sixteenth century in southern Finland.
A history of ...
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Using concise words like unsure for longer sentences
Which is better English:
I am not entirely sure about this.
I am unsure.
I am unsure about this.
In the 2 and 3, using the word unsure has made the sentence relatively concise. However, is it always ...
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"Vile language to be using." sentence structure?
Full context:
Woman: And you don't think maybe you should have asked her, seeing as how you f**k her every day after school?
Man: Vile language to be using.
Woman: Well, feel free to explain in your ...
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"Please, do your best for the purpose that I remember it."
I want to ask my tutor to help me with memorizing a complex issue that has many many details, and to do his best for it.
I wrote the sentence the following sentence for him, but something in it (in ...
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Can the words "more" and "cool" be joined together?
There is a confusing rule I've learnt from books and teachers, i.e. the superlative form of an adjective that only has one syllable or two syllables has to end with a suffix "-er" instead of ...
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What kind of structure is beeing used in the following?
I was listening to a video teaching about WEB API IN ASP.NET Core which is related to Programming Languages. However I came across the following text:
one of the most important ideas here is the ...
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Aren't these the same: "KEEP OUT" vs "DON'T ENTER" or "KEEP QUIET" vs "DON'T MAKE NOISE"?
I have seen on a door of a room "KEEP OUT". Apparently, they do not want people to enter the room.
But suddenly I reminded of other instances of "KEEP" being used as an positive ...
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Wasn't you Vs Weren't you? [closed]
I was wondering which one is grammatically correct and why?
I got corrected when I said the following "wasn't you singing this song the other day" from wasn't to weren't.
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How does 'nominally' an adverb rather than an adjective?
My question regards the following sentences
The province is nominally independent.
While nominally a film student, Barnett had no aspirations of a career behind the camera.
Although 75 per cent of ...
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Sentence structure not understood
Explain the structure of the following sentence:
I'll discuss why renting a house allows for more flexibility, but why it can be disadvantageous.
I'm fine with everything expect at 'but'. So please ...
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What is the meaning of "turn" and "to" in "The bomber turned police informer to escape prison."
I was looking for the meaning of informer in Oxford Learnear's Dictionary. I got the meaning but the first example sentenses is not understandable to me.
Here is the complete definition and example ...
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Has/have the leaves been raked? [closed]
This is a question about subject-verb agreement. I am having difficulty in deciding which version is correct.
Which one is correct? And why?
(Has, have) the leaves been raked?
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Questioning with how in the middle of sentence
Which of the sentences below are correct?
And I know Congress has been engaged with some of these companies to look at how can you get more revenue back into local news.
And I know Congress has been ...
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What do it refer to in the long with structure?
In the article "Exploring the sea-floor" from "science survey" written by T.F.Gaskell:
Since the sea covers the greater part of the earth's surface,it is quite reasonable to ...
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Why did the author remove "which are"?
Instead, my antenna picks up messages sent by humans back in the United States.
The sentence should look like
Instead, my antenna picks up messages which are sent by humans back in the United State.
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I felt a little strangely?
I am reading Dracula by Bram Stoker, and this sentence got me confused:
I did not take any [Brandy], but it was a comfort to know it was there all the same. I felt a little strangely, and not a ...
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What does “ for” imply here?
When we leave to a place basically we say, "I am leaving to America tonight", or "I am leaving for America tonight" (not sure if this sentence is used)
What I personally think is ...
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Is the preceding clause omitted between 'and' and 'not always'?
That is, if I rewrite the first sentence...
"On the other hand, AI and digital technologies are already disrupting
the traditional view of democracy, and [AI and digital technologies are already ...
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Question about a determiner
This sort of problem is quite common.
This kind of exercise is very popular.
In the above sentences, the expressions kind of and sort of are used. I'm not sure whether those are the subjects of the ...
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Question about a common expression
I'm not a native speaker, but I found some expression where I couldn't understand the sentence construction.
#1. Can we get started now?
#2. Let's get started.
Can I change get into be in the #1, ...
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Can "whose" be replaced with "with the/a" in this sentence? Which sentence is better?
I wrote a simple Email whose goal was to inform friends and family about the party.
Can the "whose" in the sentence be replaced with "with a/the" to make the sentence like:
I ...
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Is this sentence has an inversion or modifying of word-order?
I am reading an article Tbilisi on Wikipedia, there is a sentence that confuses with me.
It was in the former Viceroy of the Caucasus's palace where the
independence of three Transcaucasus nations – ...
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Why can verbs be omitted in this sentence?
Professor: Now when I mention the terms "boom and bust", what does that bring to mind?
Student: The dot-com crash of the 90s.
Professor: OK. The boom in the late 1990s when all those new ...
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Can I use "have" and "had" in one sentence, like "I have had my revenge at last"? [closed]
'I have had my revenge at last.' -what kind of sentence is this?
Can I use have and had in one sentence?
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"any other" + singular / plural
Which one is correct, and could you please tell me why?
She is more popular than any other singers/singer in the USA.
Thank you.
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Universal truths
Suppose a person named mark said that 'atoms are not visible to the naked eye' and we transform the sentence into indirect structure (as if we were narrating the same to some other individual)
Would ...
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Is the following sentence grammatically correct and in a correct form? [closed]
When dinner time, we always go through the fact that what to eat..
assume that we're always arguing about what food to eat! So according to this, Is the sentence above in a correct form or not?
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a sentence structure "not only... but also"
I have a question regarding a sentence structure. I am reading an essay about IELTS test (english proficiency) and assume it is a good example. The essay mainly talks about the advantage of the news ...
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Identifying the function and type of the phrases
There are some sentences which i can't figure out the function of the phrase. Can you help me?
1- [To look at], the helmet resembles nothing so much as a novelty head massage gadget with several ...
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Grammar: Transformation
Is it possible to transform all sentences into 'Simple, Compound & Complex' from one another, or are there any exceptions?
Kindly clarify.
Besides music, he learnt karate.
What are the Compound &...
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Which sentence is correct? with "it" or without "it"
The afterlife is a life that some people believe it begins when a
person dies.
The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when a person
dies.
Which one is correct? The correct sentence ...
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What does it mean by "to be doing API development going forward" in the following?
I grab the below paragraph from a book learning C# Programming language:
Install Postman
This is optional, and up to you if you want to install – but I highly
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Could someone explain the meaning and structure of this sentence?
For it reminds us that far from being an unavoidable consequence of technological progress, the nature of work always remains a matter of social choice.
I heard that when "for" is used as a ...
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"It will take an hour for the room to get/be painted" "It will take the room an hour to get/be painted" [closed]
"It will take an hour for the room to get/be painted"
"It will take the room an hour to get/be painted"
i am thinking if they are grammatically correct sentences. As usually we say ...
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I'm not a play by the rules kind of guy vs I'm not the play by the rules kind of guy?
I'm not a play by the rules kind of guy
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I'm not the play by the rules kind of guy
Which one is right? And should I use hypens between every word for play by the rules?
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What does the second "as" used in this sentence mean?
Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.
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Difference between keep away and keep away from
1. He keeps away smoking.
2. He keeps away from smoking.
This is a question given in option to choose only one sentence as correct sentence. It seems that both sentences are correct but in different ...
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Is there something wrong with this sentence? "We plan to go to the forest. Do you want to come?"
The sentence appears in an English textbook. The reason why it sounds off to me is that the first sentence is in the present simple tense. I expect it to be in the present continuous tense, like this:
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