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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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"is let know" or "is let known"?
When he is later let know about it, he will act quickly.
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When he is later let known about it, he will act quickly.
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In what contexts can I say "in the school"?
In what cases it is correct to say "in the school"? Are there any situations, in which that combination of words placed in the end of a sentence would be correct?
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Am I correctly understanding the difference between "which" and "that"?
Am I correctly understanding the difference between "which" and "that" below?
Delete all the newly-created lines that are not needed.
According to my understanding, the speaker in the sentence a …
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What does the adverb "early" modify?
Early in the morning our house was surrounded by cars.
What does the adverb "early" modify here? Does it modify the phrase "in the morning", or the phrase "was surrounded", or is it a sentential …
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Rule on how to turn flat infinitives into present-tense 3rd-person singulars
Is there any rule in English on how to turn flat infinitives into present-tense 3rd-person singulars?
As far as I can see, sometimes it's done by simple concatenation of the flat infinitive and "s": …
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grammatical tense in a clause attached to the present-perfect-tense sentence
What grammatical tense should I use in a clause attached to the present-perfect-tense sentence?
Her chance to perform has often been stolen by other more active
students, which she herself never …
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Does question word "Who" always require a singular verb?
Does question word "Who" always require a singular verb right after it?
Imagine a situation, in which somebody is telling you a sentence, but you don't make out one word in it (in the example below t …
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"Where does he go?" vs. "Where does he go to?"
What's the difference between "Where does he go?" and "Where does he go to?"
Are there any hidden connotations in adding "to"?
If I needed to come up with a question for "Max goes to the library twic …
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If I compare two actions, the first one of which is expressed in infinitive with particle 't...
If I compare two actions, the first one of which is expressed in infinitive with particle 'to', can I use a gerund for the second action or should I stick to infinitive?
For example, can I say:
S …
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Do I need to use "have" or "has" for two inanimate actors?
According to my knowledge of English grammar, it must be "have" because I have two actors: interest and readiness. However, the "Word" keeps changing it to "has". Why is it so? …
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Which tense to use for the verb following "Do you mind if I..."?
At school, I was taught the traditional grammar rules that stated that it was correct to say "as if it were" instead of "as if it was" and that "Do you mind if I" was always to be followed by a past-form …
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Turning a subjunctive dependent content clause into a past tense
Here is one sentence with the dependent content clause:
I wish him only one thing, that he find what he wants from his life
when he reaches adulthood and has become independent.
I used this se …
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"Jack thought him incapable"
Can I say "Jack thought him incapable" in English meaning, "Jack thought of him as of an incapable person" or is it completely wrong in English to say that?
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Is "number to have died" grammatically correct?
containing a sentence, the grammar of which I can't understand:
Is the grammar correct here? …
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Is it okay to start a sentence or a clause with "a few times"?
Is it okay to start a sentence or a clause with "a few times" or should I rather move it to the end of it?
For example should I say:
A few times I had her stand at the wall, but she never took th …
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