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This tag is for questions about how to use a particular phrase. If your question is a request for a phrase to use, you should use the "phrase-request" tag.
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Correct usage of en-dash/em-dash in this example
Just when you thought the world had suffered enough in 2017, Mother Nature decided it hadn’t – brewing from 25 August, Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, struck the southern area of the Unit …
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Type of usage in this example
The reasons supporting the rise of veganism are developments on those
explored through vegetarianism – the idea that animals are not simply
commodities for human consumption and exploitation.
The com …
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Conjunction usage in this example?
1) She was in a good position now, with time on her side.
2) The painting was reframed and hung on the wall, more stunning than ever.
3) The painting was reframed and hung on the wall, a stunni …
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Sentence structure concerning phrases/subjects
Can 'Shildon Football clubs top striker' be viewed both as an introductory phrase or the main subject of the sentence depending on comma placement?
Shildon Football club's top striker, Daniel Moore h …
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using just in sentences/phrases correctly
a) Terrifying and beautiful, just like a young girl alone in a Swiss Valley.
b) Just going to get my car cleaned. (I'm)
Does a) work as a complete sentence, if we view it like b) with an implied subje …
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