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In 1913 they tried to make planes that take off (or took off) from water?

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Jan 21 '17 at 0:13 Robusto 13.8k

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What does it mean: They “are not in it with” something?

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Aug 27 '18 at 7:00 Community♦ 1

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Is there a future in the past for the subjunctive?

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Jan 29 '17 at 9:10 BillJ 10.5k

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They would have liked (their friend to drink less) or (that their friend drink less)

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Apr 7 '19 at 6:45 James K 94.7k

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“The plane is standing/resting/staying/sitting on the ground.” What is the right word?

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Feb 5 '17 at 11:43 Mari-Lou A 20.3k

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Future in the past expressed by simple past?

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Dec 31 at 20:04 Community♦ 1

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“When” and indirect speech

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Oct 2 at 10:24 JavaLatte 45.9k

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JUST and the reported speech

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Jan 30 '20 at 12:05 pranjal kumar 1

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I do not really get the full joke from a video clip

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Mar 16 '19 at 14:49 Community♦ 1

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Direct to reported speech conversion for a relatively complicated structure

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Jul 5 '18 at 17:59 rahim khan 1

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“the fourth liar in line” / “the fourth most important liar” or something else?

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Feb 24 '17 at 17:03 Andrew 86.1k

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“The day of February 20, 1909 fell on a Saturday.” Should I use “a” in front of Saturday or not?

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Feb 5 '17 at 17:51 Peter 63.9k

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What kind of THAT is this?

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Feb 2 '17 at 19:50 Robbin Banks 26

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Can an article talk and read?

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Jan 30 '17 at 21:26 Andrew 86.1k

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“They have taken it kindly.” What does it mean?

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Jan 25 '17 at 3:38 Robert Werner 710

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To + Gerund in a particular case

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Jan 23 '17 at 9:26 Teacher KSHuang 3,670

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“Whether he met them (it) is not clear.” Do I have to insert an ''it''?

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Jan 19 '17 at 18:57 M.A.R. 7,477

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Tense agreement for an action in the future and others before it but also in the future? [closed]

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Mar 8 '19 at 20:21 SamBC 21.6k

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About inversions like: “At no time did it seem necessary …” and “So convinced am I that …”

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Aug 16 '17 at 23:09 Community♦ 1

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Indirect speech for :“He predicted the success of the invention several years before it was perfected.”?

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Mar 5 '17 at 18:03 Andrew 86.1k

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Tense agreement in a special case [closed]

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Feb 12 '17 at 5:30 JavaLatte 45.9k

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“He was timed in 1 minute and 35 seconds.” Can I say like this?

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Feb 10 '17 at 14:33 stangdon 25.8k

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“I would be very glad to have a brief account of same.” Not sure if it is “of same” or “of some”

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Jan 25 '17 at 11:26 djna 6,764

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Regarding the presence of a comma after a date

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Jan 25 '17 at 3:14 Mark Foskey 1,805

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Can I say like this: “All these (things) is evidence he was not there.”?

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Jan 20 '17 at 17:49 Robert Werner 710

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For / from / of January 15, 1892?

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Jan 18 '17 at 4:00 shin 5,448

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Unsure about both the direct and reported speech in this particular case:

reported-speech

Jan 13 '17 at 2:24 green_ideas 1,457

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Is this sentence correct: “He devised the article in such a way that each reader understand what he wanted.”

subjunctives

Oct 18 '17 at 0:38 Nicholas Castagnola 282

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Was “something” written “some thing” around 1900 in United States?

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Jul 26 '17 at 15:52 A. Galloway 541

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Mep as a plural of Mr, but why?

word-meaning

May 7 '17 at 6:50 Andrew 86.1k

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In 1913 they tried to make planes that take off (or took off) from water?

What does it mean: They “are not in it with” something?

Is there a future in the past for the subjunctive?

They would have liked (their friend to drink less) or (that their friend drink less)

“The plane is standing/resting/staying/sitting on the ground.” What is the right word?

Future in the past expressed by simple past?

“When” and indirect speech

JUST and the reported speech

I do not really get the full joke from a video clip

Direct to reported speech conversion for a relatively complicated structure

“the fourth liar in line” / “the fourth most important liar” or something else?

“The day of February 20, 1909 fell on a Saturday.” Should I use “a” in front of Saturday or not?

What kind of THAT is this?

Can an article talk and read?

“They have taken it kindly.” What does it mean?

To + Gerund in a particular case

“Whether he met them (it) is not clear.” Do I have to insert an ''it''?

Tense agreement for an action in the future and others before it but also in the future? [closed]

About inversions like: “At no time did it seem necessary …” and “So convinced am I that …”

Indirect speech for :“He predicted the success of the invention several years before it was perfected.”?

Tense agreement in a special case [closed]

“He was timed in 1 minute and 35 seconds.” Can I say like this?

“I would be very glad to have a brief account of same.” Not sure if it is “of same” or “of some”

Regarding the presence of a comma after a date

Can I say like this: “All these (things) is evidence he was not there.”?

For / from / of January 15, 1892?

Unsure about both the direct and reported speech in this particular case:

Is this sentence correct: “He devised the article in such a way that each reader understand what he wanted.”

Was “something” written “some thing” around 1900 in United States?

Mep as a plural of Mr, but why?