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differences between dependence and dependency

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Is any difference between "speak English" and "speak in English"?

asked Aug 23, 2014 at 10:04

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3 answers

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In the sentence, "I don't know why, but …", is "why" a noun?

asked Nov 25, 2014 at 15:48

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1 answer

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"such that" & "such as to", "so...that" &"so...as to", "such...that" &"such ...as to"

asked Jul 27, 2014 at 10:47

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Can "whenever，wherever, however" be used in noun clauses?

asked Jul 19, 2014 at 9:05

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It has been three years since & It is three years since

asked Jul 18, 2014 at 15:40

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Can someone paraphrase this sentence?

asked Aug 21, 2014 at 9:21

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"as much as me" & "as much as I"

asked Aug 5, 2014 at 3:33

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Can I replace the relative adjective "where" with "that"?

asked Aug 17, 2014 at 9:09

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Differences between "confident" and "self-confident"

asked Dec 25, 2014 at 8:11

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be located in New York vs locate in New York?

asked Dec 29, 2014 at 7:34

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A question regarding a modifying clause

asked Feb 4, 2015 at 14:31

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When "could" is used to indicate an ability in the past

asked Feb 6, 2015 at 13:15

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Verbs that can be changed into passive contruction?

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Is the adjective phrase "hungry and tired" "attributive" in the sentence "After the long journey, the three of them went back home, hungry and tired"?

asked Nov 30, 2014 at 3:20

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a question regarding "when"

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"which" as relative pronoun

asked Aug 11, 2014 at 13:48

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When "as" and "though" are used to introduce concession clauses

asked Aug 31, 2014 at 12:25

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Why we could omit “it is”?

asked Aug 2, 2014 at 15:52

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If "so that, in order that, in case, for fear (that),lest" introduce adverbial clause of purpose

asked Jul 28, 2014 at 2:39

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Omitting "that" in "such that"

asked Jul 28, 2014 at 2:42

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Can I omit "the" in "the last time" when it introduces a time clause?

asked Aug 2, 2014 at 15:50

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1 answer

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Is there "not...till"? Does its meaning equal to "not...until"?

asked Aug 2, 2014 at 15:51

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1 answer

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What does "as to" mean?

asked Jul 27, 2014 at 12:38

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She was so angry (that) she couldn't speak & There was such a lot of rain (that) we couldn’t go out

asked Jul 27, 2014 at 14:16

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2 answers

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What have we done that you should be so angry with us? - "that" clause of result？

asked Jul 27, 2014 at 14:24

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“Upon his arrival”

asked Jul 18, 2014 at 15:48

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3 answers

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transferred negation

asked Jul 22, 2014 at 3:29

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Can an “if-clause” be used as an extraposed subject?

asked Jul 23, 2014 at 13:03

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1 answer

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Can a predicative clause be simplified to a gerund structure since both of them could be used as a predicative?

asked Jul 24, 2014 at 13:52

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differences between dependence and dependency

Is any difference between "speak English" and "speak in English"?

In the sentence, "I don't know why, but …", is "why" a noun?

"such that" & "such as to", "so...that" &"so...as to", "such...that" &"such ...as to"

Can "whenever，wherever, however" be used in noun clauses?

It has been three years since & It is three years since

Can someone paraphrase this sentence?

"as much as me" & "as much as I"

Can I replace the relative adjective "where" with "that"?

Differences between "confident" and "self-confident"

be located in New York vs locate in New York?

A question regarding a modifying clause

When "could" is used to indicate an ability in the past

Verbs that can be changed into passive contruction?

Is the adjective phrase "hungry and tired" "attributive" in the sentence "After the long journey, the three of them went back home, hungry and tired"?

a question regarding "when"

"which" as relative pronoun

When "as" and "though" are used to introduce concession clauses

Why we could omit “it is”?

If "so that, in order that, in case, for fear (that),lest" introduce adverbial clause of purpose

Omitting "that" in "such that"

Can I omit "the" in "the last time" when it introduces a time clause?

Is there "not...till"? Does its meaning equal to "not...until"?

What does "as to" mean?

She was so angry (that) she couldn't speak & There was such a lot of rain (that) we couldn’t go out

What have we done that you should be so angry with us? - "that" clause of result？

“Upon his arrival”

transferred negation

Can an “if-clause” be used as an extraposed subject?

Can a predicative clause be simplified to a gerund structure since both of them could be used as a predicative?