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Grammaticality refers to whether something obeys the rules of English grammar.
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Can I use "I was wondering" with simple past
As @Bill commented, both are correct. The only difference, that may come to mind is that you do not necessarily need to talk to your friend(probably, planning to pay a visit) when you use past tense.
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How to say about your blood pressure?
Both (all six?) of them are correct. It depends on context.
The first one means that you are referring to that particular instant of time.
The second one can be relaxed over a longer time frame (lik …
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"His/her" or just "his"?
Just supplementing @Carlo_R.'s reply:
The following is from New Oxford American Dictionary
The word they (with its counterparts them, their, and themselves) as a
singular pronoun to refer to a …
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When describing a ratio, should 'between' or 'of' be used?
The correct usage would be with of-to instead of between-to. Instead of between-to, you should use between-and but even after that, the more correct usage will be of-to.
The ratio between floor ar …
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correct usage of clauses referring to subject and object
For the given sentences
Outer bounds are fixed using method A.
Method A leads to a closed polygon having preserved their symmetries.
If they are both separate, and the first has no conse …