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This tag is for grammar questions, but only if you're not certain what other tag to use. If possible, tag as tense, verb, articles, prepositions, or some other more specific tag or tags instead.
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Can't pick up correct version. Pronounced or pronounces?
"A person pronounces the word" (active voice) and "the word is pronounced (passive voice) like..."
About your second question, it depends on your context.
A correct version of the article is o …
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What is the difference between two sentences?
"Draw" as a noun means:
someone or something that a lot of people are interested in
a competition that is decided by choosing a particular ticket or number by chance
A person or thing that …
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Confusion with word continue
Here is your sentence:
they continued seeing each other.
You want to form a yes-no question. Here is the structure:
an auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
The main verb of your sentence is " …
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Confusion present perfect and simple past
The tense of your sentence is present perfect and you have to use have + past participle of the verb "drink". The simple past of "drink" is drank and the past participle is drunk, so the correct form …
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Is "has been to overlook" correct English?
I think in your sentence, "to overlook how many aspects of the faiths remain relevant even after their central tenets have been dismissed" is a to-infinitive clause which serves as a subject complemen …
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Do or does with your
Your first sentence is correct. This is the general structure:
"I, You, We, They" + have / do
"He, She, It, a proper noun like John etc" + has / does
"Your mother" refers to "she", so you should us …
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Used to have or used to had
We use the simple form of the verb after "used to", so your first sentence is correct.
I miss the discussions we used to have.
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Is “the tough get going” grammatically wrong?
You know that sometimes The + adjective makes a plural noun and points to a group of people or things.
Since tough is an adjective, I think the reason is that the + tough is plural (it means people w …
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All we seem to do is argue or is arguing
After the word do, we are supposed to talk about an activity and we should use a verb, not a noun. Using "arguing" is not correct here. Your sentence should be like this:
All we seem to do is argu …
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Making a comparison using "like" or "as"
I don't make wrong decisions, like Mary.
Like Mary, I don't make wrong decisions.
When we are comparing A and B, Is there is a difference between using Like before and after a negative cl …
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Making a comparison using "like" or "as"
When we use like or as before a negative clause, this comparison refers to the whole clause.
Like Mary, I don't make wrong decisions. (Mary doesn't make wrong decisions.)
Using like or as after …
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Rules of tense agreement
Usually when could is used in the present tense, it is either used to ask for a request or to state a possibility. For example:
That could be Tom’s brother. He looks like Tom. (possibility)
C …
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Which tense is it? Is it grammatically correct?
I see nothing wrong about your sentence. The tense of the first part of your sentence:
Then I looked into your eyes...
is "simple past" and the tense of the second part is "future in the past":
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How do I form question tags for these examples?
It's been a long time since you've seen him, hasn't it?
Since the tense of this sentence is present perfect, you should use "hasn't it?" as you've mentioned. (It's refers to it has)
They've g …
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How can I make these sentences active/passive?
The passive voice of your first sentence will be:
He was seen reading a book (by me).
The second and the third sentences are written in passive voice. To make them active, you should chang …
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