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What is the difference between "Write it down" and "Write down it"?
I think 'write down it' is wrong; we should say ‘write it down’.
You can say ‘write the article down’ or ‘write down the article’. When a phrasal verb follows the pronoun, it should not be separable b …
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Which bus are you taking/will you be taking (to mean: "which bus will you be on, tomorrow?)
They both seem correct to me.
Which bus are you taking may be asking about an arranged activity.
Which bus will you be taking seems to be a polite enquiry.
Here are two links to show th …
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Would or will which is more fit?
I think there is a man in our village that helps anybody in need
and
There is a man in our village that will help any body in need mean the same thing.
It says that it is his(the man in your village …
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Truly VS really
1>Mahatma Gandhi was really a great man
1>Mahatma Gandhi was truly a great man
If somebody says I have got job . we say really? but not truly?
we say the question paper is reallydifficult but n …
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Can the verb "explain" be used as an intransitive verb?
Yes. It is possible.
You can say: could you please explain in detail?
Could you please explain further?
I attached a link which shows how explain can be used in different ways
https://sentence. …
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Why "come" instead of "go"?
I think John wants to accompany Peter to the zoo tomorrow, so it is natural to use come instead of go.
Peter has not decided to accompany John. He says if he had money, he would go. so he …
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Can ‘went to see’ be changed into ‘ went and see’?
We went to see a film may not tell whether you saw the film or not.It only says that only you went but you might or might not have seen the film.
We went and saw a film is the correct se …
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The adjectives of temperature: hot, warm, cool and cold
I have found the information submitted by Clifford H. Prator, professor of English, University of California, in his research paper published in the book "Teaching English as a Second Language".
He g …
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co-son-in-law or co-brother
Indians especially have a tendency to use the terms co-son-in-law and co-sister-in-law while referring to relations.
The husband of one's wife's sister is called Co-son-in-law.
The wife of on …
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co-son-in-law or co-brother
I would like to answer not because I did not understand what you have explained but because I think it is the best occassion to share our cultural differences or even heritage.
I belong to the south …
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Are you student of English literature? Are you a student of English literature OR Are you st...
I think the possibly correct answers
could be :
Are you a student of English literature?
Are you a student in English literature?
The reason is "student" is a countable common noun, so …
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I suffered with my wife?
I referred to many dictionaries and found that the verb suffer
is not followed by the preposition with
I have found the following sentences.
1. I suffered from fever.
2. One has to suffer fo …
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Dash against Vs crash into
The car dashed against a tree.
The car crashed into a tree.
I have heard both expressions while listening to the news.
In certain grammar books the first sentence is considered to be wrong …
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I am finding it/ I find it difficult to understand English [closed]
I am finding it dificult to understand English
I find it difficul to understand English
When the power broke down, I found it difficult to feel the switch.So my daughter helped me
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I am unintersted / disinterested in English?
I am uninterested in English.
I am disinterested in English.
Some grammar books say that the use of disinterested is wrong in the context as it means unbiased or impartial
But Michael Swan …