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I just noticed that the location of be(is am are was were, etc) is not changed when there's an adjective, even in affirmative sentences
For example: I don't know what's wrong [not what wrong is]
Had there been a noun I'd have to change the structure.
I don't know what your problem is.
Am I right?
I'm fairly certain I am
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generic or specific reference
My question is how can I decide wheather a noun is a generic or specific one? I know all the rules but still one thing confuses me. For example:
"According to the linguist (mentioned before) ...
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What's the second d in “didn't”, phonetically speaking?
In British English it seems to merge with the n to produce something which isn't on the standard phonetic chart afaict.
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Correct preposition in “The holes will be made in/to/at a diameter of 5 cm”
The holes will be made in/to/at a diameter of 5 cm.
I couldn’t decide which preposition is correct in the sentence above. What I want to say is diameter of hole will be 5 cm. Is it correct to make ...
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Is “it is you that is wrong” correct?
I know that between ”it is you who are wrong” and ”it is you who is wrong”, the former is the correct version.
However, if I change who to that, is the same still true?
It is you that are wrong. ...
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“Past perfect progressive” vs “past progressive”- Can we use the adverbial phrases of time with past progressive?
I know one of the main differences between past perfect progressive and past progressive is the fact that the latter can be used when the duration of an event or its exact timing is not important to ...
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'Went' vs 'have all gone' vs 'goes' after a future perfect clause
He will have waited there until the lights went out.
He will have waited there until the lights have all gone out.
He will have waited there until the lights goes out.
Are those sentences ...
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Reduced relative clauses
a. Trees which fell in the storm have resulted in several accidents.
b. Trees falling in the storm have resulted in several accidents.
a. Teams which have completed the first round go into the ...
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How to use tenses in reported speech
If I had two verb forms in a sentence, how should I use the tense?
For example:
I heard that you were moving to London.
The situation is like this, the event (moving to London) has not taken ...
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Is the usage of “and till” appropriate?
Is the usage of "and till" appropriate?
Personally I think it's not correct since "till" is a conjunction and should not be preceded by "and". But I noticed such usage in many examples in many ...
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Past Simple/ Present Perfect
Is it correct to say
"I've missed this programme but I've watched another informative programme"
Should I say 'but I've watched...' or 'but I watched...'
Thanks
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I'm having a hard time figuring out “Categorical Noun”
I like fruit
Here, fruit refes to a category called fruit. that's why we use singular form:fruit.
I like oranges and apples.
oranges and apples refer to two kinds of fruit.
I have oranges and ...
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Misplaced modifier? Judging by
I have read many sentences with the modifier "judging by..." followed by the subject "it".
Such as this example:
Judging by his appearance, it is clear that he doesn't comb his hair.
The sentence ...
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Comma after “to”-phrase starting a sentence
I am wondering if I need a comma in the following sentence.
To further our understanding of this phenomenon(,) we conducted yet another experiment.
If the sentence was the other way around (We ...
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Type 2 Conditional - Should verbs be consistent?
From EF (Education First), The type 2 conditional is used, with if clause in simple past and main clause in present conditional or in present continuous conditional, to express an unlikely or ...
