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Sitting on a desk or at a desk? What's the difference?

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When do we say "on the rack" and "in the rack"?

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what does this phrase mean "placed on her end"?

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Why is the passive "are described" not grammatically correct in this sentence?

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Give T/F/NG for the 'Stepwells' Reading

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What does this phrase from Milton mean?

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I checked myself vs I caught myself

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Which sentence is the most correct?

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How to use the word 'restricted'?

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"... his life had to be like that" vs "... his life have to have been like like that" - what is difference?

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One word for highly frustrated/hopeless

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What better way to

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What does this past participle attribute refer to?

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What word would you use to describe this figure: "20 per 1000 people"? A proportion?

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possessive, object and reflexive pronouns

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Every father "behaved/behaves" very boldly before they "got/gets" married. - What are the nuances?

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In English, what does "Set X to Y" mean?

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I’m confused if ‘from’ in this sentence necessary or I can omit it

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Can "bring out" be used in the sense of "manufacturing", "make", or "build"?

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is supposed to HAVE DONE

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What is the difference between "to rally the defense/support" and "to rally to the defense/support"?

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What is the word used to express how strong a part of the body of a person resisting to illness or germs or viruses is?

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What is the phrase expressing that someone promised to meet you, but then canceled the meeting without telling you in advance?

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Perfect vs non-perfect

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"employed people" vs "people employed"

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Unusual adverb position - 'know really' vs. 'really know'

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How to say that a shirt is similar to a linen shirt? Does linen-like or linen-look work?

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"It is a good habit for children to read books everyday." - original: For children to read books everyday is a good habit?

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prepositional phrases as direct /indirect objects

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numeral, number word belonging to which word class