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1 answer

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Is "V-ing of something" structure always possible?

asked Sep 6, 2016 at 2:47

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

"the way" vs "in the way"

prepositions adverbial-phrases

asked Jul 20, 2016 at 13:51

4 votes

1 answer

107 views

The meaning of "to make of" in Macmillan dictionary

phrase-meaning phrasal-verbs

asked Feb 13, 2019 at 14:20

4 votes

2 answers

197 views

tense in a sub-clause

tense tense-agreement

asked Aug 30, 2016 at 8:33

3 votes

3 answers

263 views

Unusual meaning of 'will' in the sentence

asked Jul 5, 2016 at 21:31

3 votes

2 answers

438 views

an adjective after a verb [duplicate]

verbs adjectives

asked Jun 21, 2016 at 11:13

2 votes

1 answer

811 views

'as much hot as' or 'much as hot as' or 'as much as hot'?

comparison

asked Jun 24, 2016 at 3:11

2 votes

1 answer

1k views

for noun + to infinitive

prepositions infinitives

asked Jun 28, 2016 at 5:05

2 votes

3 answers

295 views

interpreting present participle in the sentence

present-participles

asked Jun 21, 2016 at 7:02

2 votes

2 answers

2k views

in the way? on the way? and in the way to?

prepositions idioms

asked Jul 19, 2016 at 11:50

2 votes

1 answer

27k views

it isn't raining vs it doesn't rain

verb-forms

asked Aug 14, 2016 at 7:21

2 votes

2 answers

463 views

infinitive vs verb vs gerund

verbs gerunds infinitives

asked Feb 10, 2017 at 22:27

1 vote

1 answer

973 views

changing a sentence from "It is verb-ed that" to "subject is verb-ed to infinitive"

sentence-construction

asked Jul 2, 2016 at 10:14

1 vote

3 answers

1k views

"put something off 3 days" vs "put off something for 3 days"?

prepositions phrasal-verbs

asked Jul 3, 2016 at 10:57

1 vote

1 answer

158 views

non human subject and passive voice

passive-voice subjects

asked Jul 8, 2016 at 8:23

1 vote

2 answers

2k views

'as adverb as' or 'adverb + as much as'?

comparison

asked Jun 24, 2016 at 11:35

1 vote

3 answers

462 views

relative pronoun after preposition

relative-pronouns

asked Jun 21, 2016 at 8:07

1 vote

1 answer

349 views

missing preposition 'for' before time

word-usage prepositions for

asked Jun 15, 2016 at 3:30

1 vote

1 answer

489 views

'worth +noun + ing' or 'worth + for noun + ing'

prepositions

asked Jun 29, 2016 at 5:06

1 vote

1 answer

420 views

what is omitted after 'with' in 'to begin with' & 'get it over with'?

prepositions

asked Jun 23, 2016 at 10:29

1 vote

3 answers

9k views

Didn't you not-verb.. is this correct?

interrogatives

asked Jun 5, 2017 at 5:24

1 vote

1 answer

13k views

Alternatives for "It's been long since we met"

phrases alternatives

asked Feb 13, 2019 at 12:09

1 vote

1 answer

62 views

Difference between adjective+noun and noun+adjective

meaning connotations adjective-order

asked Feb 20, 2019 at 7:04

1 vote

1 answer

144 views

Is "assume a noun" possible, instead of assume that~?

verbs clauses

asked Jan 19, 2020 at 7:42

0 votes

1 answer

42 views

"make more orders for pencils" vs "make an order for more pencils"

phrase-meaning

asked Jan 19, 2020 at 18:36

0 votes

1 answer

46 views

Meaning of cost and receipts in context

meaning-in-context word-meaning

asked Jan 22, 2020 at 11:51

0 votes

1 answer

27 views

Paraphrasing a sentence with post modifier

meaning paraphrasing post-modifier

asked Jan 31, 2020 at 10:34

0 votes

1 answer

4k views

"is built" vs "was built"

tense passive-voice

asked Mar 16, 2019 at 8:35

0 votes

1 answer

48 views

Use of present perfect and comparison with other tenses

tense present-perfect grammaticality-in-context

asked Mar 19, 2019 at 13:00

0 votes

2 answers

458 views

preposition 'for'

prepositions

asked Jun 14, 2016 at 8:31

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46 Questions

Is "V-ing of something" structure always possible?

"the way" vs "in the way"

The meaning of "to make of" in Macmillan dictionary

tense in a sub-clause

Unusual meaning of 'will' in the sentence

an adjective after a verb [duplicate]

'as much hot as' or 'much as hot as' or 'as much as hot'?

for noun + to infinitive

interpreting present participle in the sentence

in the way? on the way? and in the way to?

it isn't raining vs it doesn't rain

infinitive vs verb vs gerund

changing a sentence from "It is verb-ed that" to "subject is verb-ed to infinitive"

"put something off 3 days" vs "put off something for 3 days"?

non human subject and passive voice

'as adverb as' or 'adverb + as much as'?

relative pronoun after preposition

missing preposition 'for' before time

'worth +noun + ing' or 'worth + for noun + ing'

what is omitted after 'with' in 'to begin with' & 'get it over with'?

Didn't you not-verb.. is this correct?

Alternatives for "It's been long since we met"

Difference between adjective+noun and noun+adjective

Is "assume a noun" possible, instead of assume that~?

"make more orders for pencils" vs "make an order for more pencils"

Meaning of cost and receipts in context

Paraphrasing a sentence with post modifier

"is built" vs "was built"

Use of present perfect and comparison with other tenses

preposition 'for'