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This tag is used for questions about the proper construction of sentences.

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Is it correct to use "....my such thinking.."?

The following conversation took place with one of my friends while discussing about a theory. Me: I am right (about some theory). Friend: No, you are wrong. Me: (After giving it a deeper thought) W …
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When converting a statement to a question, where in the sentence should I put "to be"?

For example, take a statement like this: You have no idea what the thing is. If we ask it as a question, where should the is go? 1) Have you any idea what the thing is? 2) Have you any …
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Is "rain is falling" entirely wrong?

I thought it was a custom in English to write "it is raining" instead of "rain is falling". Still I don't know why the second construction is wrong. Yet I found a song called Rain is Falling, so I'm c …
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Joining phrases with prepositions

As long as your complete sentence bears the complete meaning, it should not be a problem. However, there are some mistakes which I cleared in the modified sentence. I am pleased to submit our manu …
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Is the following sentence conveying what I want to express?

I can't think of any better wording to express the sense I want to convey. To whatever extent, this thing seems unimportant to you, we need to rethink seriously about it. The sentence wants to c …
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Confusion with an answer to a test question

(3) is never supported by the passage. Read clearly. The passage states, as a gist, the following points: (1) Women were hired during the war in manufacturing jobs. (2) The number of women working in …
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Will you mind [mine/my/me] interrupting you?

Suppose a person is speaking and if I want to interrupt him, what can I say? 1)Will you mind mine interrupting you? 2)Will you mind me interrupting you? 3)Will you mind my interrupting you? What is …
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Which of the questions is correct? [closed]

I have given my view why I think each of them may be correct. 1) Why is the young Joe right handed but the old Joe left handed? In example 1, I think there is no need to add "is" two times ie."y …
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Can I use "here" as depicted in the question?

I can write a simple sentence such as: A hotel is there in the middle of the Thor desert in India. Slightly rearranging I can write: There is a hotel in the middle of the Thor desert in Ind …