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Allice was lying under a tree listening to his sister reading a story. what is the parts of speech of lying, listening and reading and their function
Allice was lying under a tree listening to his sister reading a story. what is the parts of speech of lying, listening and reading and their function
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Meaning of "likely" according to —ODE?
I am having difficulties understanding the (definition of "likely"given by "ODE"):-
LIKELY(Adj.)-such as well might happen or be true
How to understand this definition?
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What is the grammatical name and function of 'who were cleaning windscreen'
My name is Moses
A student
A lover of English language
Moses
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Rules of punctuation
In the following sentence, I am not sure about the punctuation, nor am I too sure about the general shape and structure of it. It feels clumsy and poorly constructed sentence. Can anyone offer an ...
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Direct and indirect speech containing let
What is the best indirect speech of I said to the chairman, 'Let's drop the matter' ?
Is it fine if I use this one "I proposed to the chairman that we should drop the matter"?
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"I am John(,) from the USA" — Is the comma necessary?
When restrictive phrases are used to modify the noun, the speaker implies there is more than just one of that thing.
If there is only one, then a comma is needed so it is non-restrictive.
But I often ...
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what is the difference between a plank and a board?
According to my study, a plank is a long narrow piece of wood and a board is a thin flat piece of wood.
Now if a piece of wood that is long and narrow and thin, is it a board?
and if a piece of wood ...
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How do you explain 'at the time'
Here I see this sentence:
The revived nematodes were found in permafrost some 130 feet underground near the Kolyma river in eastern Russia.
Researchers collected samples of the permafrost in the ...
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Meaning of "...he answered like a little man"
From The Wrecker by R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, chapter X, published 1892:
At this I had another intuition. A negative of a street scene, taken unconsciously when I was absorbed in other thought,...
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What is the meaning of "what goes to" in this context
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Husband and wife are talking about their ill son:
A: He can hardly eat anything and here we are, wasting our time with this shit.
B: Oh yeah?
Like you have any idea what goes to feed him.
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—this was in the days before Spreckels had arisen—
Does anybody know what the authors refer to by this hint? Adolph B. Spreckels seems to have been an industrial magnate in San Francisco. Among others he was obviously vize-president of the Oceanic ...
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Importance / usefulness of learning Latin word roots
Since taking English exams known to be difficult to native speakers, like the GRE, I have become more aware of Latin word roots contained in various dictionaries. (I scored a full 6 out of 6 on the ...
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" How much before?" VS "How earlier" VS "How much earlier?"
I imagined myself talking to a doctor in English, so I made up this conversation.
A: You should take this medicine before the meals.
B: ................? (Here, I need a question that would require ...
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"Do you want there to be?" VS "Do you want there was?"
On TV, a physicist is talking about space, planets, etc. He tells about anything related to space in a very loving way. So, when it comes to whether there will be a civilization in space, the ...
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"This information is required of you" or "this information is required from you"?
Can you please tell if I need to say required of or required from in the context below?
This information is required of you for use to be able to prepare quotes.
This information is required from you ...
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Come with or go with?
The question is about “Can you please _______ with me?”
Options are:
Can you please come with me?
Can you please go with me?
Please advise me which is correct.
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What do you take "put out" to mean in this context?
What do you take "put out" to mean in the following context?
We had no sooner arrived at the address than I had other things to think of.
“Mr. Dickson? He's gone,” said the landlady.
Where ...
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what does the statement "where is the lie " mean?
I've came across some articles or write-ups which after describing a phenomenon would add the statement "where is the lie" Please, I want to understand the meaning and usage of the ...
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"Live now, pay later"-what it implies?
What's the meaning of "live now, pay later"?
I found a sentence on Cambridge dictionary:-
Live now, pay later- that's my philosophy of life.
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A sentence that contains all punctuations
I am trying to teach punctuations to my little daughter. For that I am looking for a way to memories the punctuations and their correct usage. Particularly, I am looking for one or two sentences that ...
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What does "We must hack it" mean in the following context?
What does "We must hack it" mean in the following context?
“Stop this, Pinkerton,” I broke in. “I know the address: 924 Mission Street.”
I do not know whether Pinkerton or Bellairs was the ...
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does this phrase really describe the following situation?
I came across this NYT headline:
"How the Shutdown Holdouts Have Antagonized McCarthy Before
Most of the House Republicans who voted against Kevin McCarthy’s stopgap spending bill have long been ...
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Difference between "is come" and "has come"
What is the difference between the following two:
(A) The time is come for me to reveal what has lain hidden in my heart for so long.
(B) The time has come for me to reveal what has lain hidden in my ...
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Is there any difference between "character traits" and "personality traits"?
As far as I understand, they are synonyms.
Is it so?
If not, then what is the difference between them?
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What does 'not to know' mean here?
From Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
Harry didn't say anything. Other people might not understand why Uncle Vernon was making a fuss about too many stamps, but Harry had lived with the Dursleys ...
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I know for myself or I know to myself
Which is best when describing what you already realize within yourself.
To give context, I was self-reflecting during this time. I was going to say that:
I know to/for myself that I was having some ...
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if someone says "My {insert a body part} is better" which one of these would you use: "yeah, but your face isn't" vs "yeah, but your face doesn't"
I am sorry for taking the time to ask this silly question but it has been bugging me quite a bit. There was a twitter argument (as is usual for twitter) and an OF model said that about one of her body ...
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What meaning does "should have" express in this context?
Then there's another thing. I had hoped you might have peddled that opium through the islands, which is safer and more profitable. But with this three-month limit, you must make tracks for Honolulu ...
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What does the expression "got smoked" mean?
The WEBP library got smoked. The exploit allows for arbitrary code execution. Update your browsers immediately!! —Twitter
Could anybody explain what does mean the expression "got smoked" in ...
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Subjunctive or second conditional?
A person I know was asked this question on a test. I believe the operative word in this sentence is "immediately", which I believe makes this sentence a wish and therefore subjunctive, but ...
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Neighbour John saw cat Whiskers near pharmacy GBN when car Mercedes was there
Are there any restrictions as to which title nouns can be placed before proper names?
How correct is this sentence:
'Neighbour John saw cat Whiskers near pharmacy GBN when car Mercedes was there.'
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He had a good time with his manager. If he asked for a raise, he would get it. And he got it - a real past conditional valid here?
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What was he to do? If he leg go of the van, the people inside would fall. If he didn't help the people in the water, they would freeze.
I am curious as to how this kind of conditional is ...
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That is I vs That is me
I understand that after a linking verb, the noun should be in subject case. So why do we say "that is me" instead of "that is I" ? Is the former grammatically accurate?
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What do you take "to put up something for you" to mean in this context?
Then there's another thing. I had hoped you might have peddled that opium through the islands, which is safer and more profitable. But with this three-month limit, you must make tracks for Honolulu ...
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What does "the strain I've given the credit" mean in this context?
I'm coming to that," said Jim. It isn't that I doubt the investment. Don't blame yourself for that; you showed a fine sound business instinct: I always knew it was in you, but then it ripped ...
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We loved you when you were satisfied today
Is it grammatically correct to say " We loved you when you were satisfied today"?
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What does *monte* mean in the term *three-card-monte* game?
What does monte mean in the term three-card-monte game? I have looked up the dictionaries but couldn't find any applicable answer, I'm afraid.
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I won’t be a jiffy
The following sentences seem to mean the same. However, "a jiffy" is a short time, but "long" refers to a long time. Why is that? What's the basis for understanding the sentences ...
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Meaning of "all these words I don’t just say" And "Couldn't be much more from the heart"
I was listening to this beatiful song Nothing Else Matters by Metallica,I didn't get the bold part exactly? Here's the lyrics:
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever ...
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word order about how + p.p
When I read these two sentences, (A) and (B), I notice the difference between them. I want you to just confirm whether my understanding is correct.
(A) describes the degree to which people are ...
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What's the difference between before, until, and unless?
Here are two fill-in-the-blank questions in my grammar exercises.
A man is not old ______ regrets take the place of dreams.
Success always hides behind the next corner in the road, so you'll never ...
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What is the meaning of "transformed away" in the following sentence?
What is the meaning of "transformed away" in the following sentence?
The strong equivalence principle states that motion due to gravitation
is equivalent to acceleration in a “free fall” in ...
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"it is important" or "it important"
Could you please explain why "it is important" is correct but "it important" is wrong as below?
I should remember it important to try everything.
I should remember that it is ...
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Why is the Present Perfect Continuous used in the sentence "You must have been drinking!"?
Why is the sentence "You must have drunk something" incorrect, but the sentence "You must have been drinking" correct?
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"the" in "Algebra, arithmetic, ... are <the> branches of mathematics." and "Algebra, arithmetic, ... are <the> branches mathematics has."
learnersdictionary.com:
(1a) Algebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry are branches of mathematics.
I would like to know what role the presenсe and the absence of "the" ...
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Incline[d] bench?
While reading about weight lifting, it's common to bump into mentions of incline benches. There's the "incline bench press" exercise, for example, which is a bench press variation used on an ...
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as many vs so many
Could you please explain which variant "as many" or "so many" fits the sentence better:
"As a rule, you need 11 people in a team to play football. In our case we don't have as/...
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Is "words in <suffix>" correct?
As I was writing an answer in another SE language forum, I used "words in -act" for words ending in -act like impact or contact.
Words in -act are always pronounced /akt/
I said this both ...
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Run over someone
Do this phrase mean to insult, defeat verbally? figuratively I mean kinda like "go hard at someone"
I found it on Green’s Dictionary it says "to harass verbally, to tease; thus running ...
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Those students want to become a teacher/teachers. - are both of them acceptable?
Example 1
Those students want to become a teacher.
Example 2
Those students want to become teachers.
Are both correct? Do they mean the same?
Example 1 may sound a little bit unnatural but I have ...
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