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3 answers

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Does the verb 'to busy' require a reflexive pronoun?

asked Oct 2, 2016 at 2:33

9 votes

2 answers

2k views

I'm confused with the use of 'herself''

pronouns reflexive-pronouns gender

asked Sep 19, 2016 at 14:27

6 votes

2 answers

15k views

"There is work to do" versus "There is work to be done"

meaning difference

asked Feb 16, 2016 at 15:16

4 votes

2 answers

236 views

Can I use 'was' instead of 'came' in this sentence?

word-choice

asked Sep 4, 2016 at 13:47

4 votes

3 answers

493 views

Where should I place the adverb 'usually'?

word-order

asked Nov 23, 2017 at 6:52

3 votes

1 answer

82 views

In the sentence, is the word 'so' an intensifier?

word-usage

asked Dec 21, 2017 at 11:20

3 votes

3 answers

688 views

Which phrase should be used, in future or in the future?

word-choice

asked May 31, 2018 at 4:32

3 votes

1 answer

197 views

Does "The watch which I bought from Japan is a birthday present for my sister." need some commas?

punctuation commas

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 10:14

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

What does 'ones' refer to?

grammar

asked Apr 4, 2017 at 5:16

3 votes

0 answers

38 views

Are 'when' and 'by the time' interchangeable? [duplicate]

grammar difference

asked Jul 6, 2017 at 6:17

3 votes

2 answers

74 views

Is the use of 'unless' in 'Unless the earth had a moon, there wouldn't be any tides' correct?

grammaticality

asked Aug 26, 2016 at 14:09

3 votes

1 answer

212 views

Do the sentences have the same meaning?

prepositions

asked Aug 27, 2016 at 2:42

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

The Earth/the moon does not shine by its own light - "Both/and" or "neither/nor"?

conjunctions

asked Aug 15, 2016 at 13:49

3 votes

3 answers

4k views

Are they the same in meaning, the open door and the opened door?

vocabulary

asked Mar 24, 2016 at 1:24

3 votes

3 answers

25k views

Which is correct, to be built or to build?

infinitives

asked Feb 14, 2016 at 15:17

3 votes

2 answers

816 views

Which preposition should be used?

prepositions

asked Feb 23, 2016 at 8:38

3 votes

2 answers

14k views

"Neither Mary nor John eat (eats?) beef" - singular or plural after 'neither .. nor'? [duplicate]

singular-vs-plural correlating-conjunctions polarity-items

asked Jan 22, 2016 at 7:38

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

The simple present tense has been used with "since"

present-tense time

asked Jan 27, 2016 at 1:52

2 votes

3 answers

79 views

The adverbial phrase has no preposition

prepositions

asked Feb 1, 2016 at 12:43

2 votes

2 answers

579 views

"Neither of the twin brothers paid attention to their (his?) studies"

pronouns

asked Jan 22, 2016 at 4:34

2 votes

3 answers

1k views

Which negative form is acceptable?

auxiliary-verbs negation do-support

asked Jan 25, 2016 at 13:08

2 votes

2 answers

323 views

Is the conjunction "while" sub-ordinate or co-ordinate?

conjunctions subordinate-clauses

asked Feb 22, 2016 at 23:01

2 votes

3 answers

200 views

Test question: The {people | peoples} of Europe are white-skinned [duplicate]

word-choice plural-forms uncountable-nouns countable-nouns

asked Feb 7, 2016 at 8:11

2 votes

3 answers

86 views

A boy eats a freshly pounded rice cake

tense

asked Mar 15, 2016 at 6:58

2 votes

1 answer

13k views

What is the subject, "there" or "their friend"?

subjects

asked Jun 1, 2016 at 16:15

2 votes

1 answer

2k views

Should 'can' or 'could' be used in 'No one ____ decide...?'

asked Jun 29, 2016 at 14:55

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

Whether the use of "all" is correct or not?

grammaticality

asked Jul 15, 2016 at 8:51

2 votes

2 answers

89 views

Whether the sentence is the conditional sentence type II

conditional-constructions

asked Mar 23, 2016 at 13:26

2 votes

2 answers

180 views

The structure of the sentence

sentence-structure dummy-pronouns functions extraposition

asked Aug 1, 2016 at 15:43

2 votes

1 answer

109 views

Should there be an article 'the' before 'dengue virus'?

definite-article

asked Jul 27, 2017 at 4:46

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153 Questions

Does the verb 'to busy' require a reflexive pronoun?

I'm confused with the use of 'herself''

"There is work to do" versus "There is work to be done"

Can I use 'was' instead of 'came' in this sentence?

Where should I place the adverb 'usually'?

In the sentence, is the word 'so' an intensifier?

Which phrase should be used, in future or in the future?

Does "The watch which I bought from Japan is a birthday present for my sister." need some commas?

What does 'ones' refer to?

Are 'when' and 'by the time' interchangeable? [duplicate]

Is the use of 'unless' in 'Unless the earth had a moon, there wouldn't be any tides' correct?

Do the sentences have the same meaning?

The Earth/the moon does not shine by its own light - "Both/and" or "neither/nor"?

Are they the same in meaning, the open door and the opened door?

Which is correct, to be built or to build?

Which preposition should be used?

"Neither Mary nor John eat (eats?) beef" - singular or plural after 'neither .. nor'? [duplicate]

The simple present tense has been used with "since"

The adverbial phrase has no preposition

"Neither of the twin brothers paid attention to their (his?) studies"

Which negative form is acceptable?

Is the conjunction "while" sub-ordinate or co-ordinate?

Test question: The {people | peoples} of Europe are white-skinned [duplicate]

A boy eats a freshly pounded rice cake

What is the subject, "there" or "their friend"?

Should 'can' or 'could' be used in 'No one ____ decide...?'

Whether the use of "all" is correct or not?

Whether the sentence is the conditional sentence type II

The structure of the sentence

Should there be an article 'the' before 'dengue virus'?