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Use of “what” vs “that”
The following sentence was on one of the tests:
What would you like to do that others have told you is impossible.
Students have asked why that could not be replaced with what. I.e.,
What ...
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Clauses, and comma before “nor”
Does this sentence have two independent clauses?
I do not like biology nor do I like chemistry.
To me the last clause seems dependent, but I find sources that tell me to place a comma before ...
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Multiple 'as' (subordinate conjunction) in the same sentence [closed]
Performance is poor as losses have increased and are projected to remain negative going forward as the company works through problem assets and realizes related expense.
Is this sentence correct? ...
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Is it grammatically correct to introduce a result clause by using “then”?
Is it grammatically correct to introduce a result clause by using then as in the examples:
Don’t be lazy – then you will fail.
Don’t kill him – then you will regret it.
If yes, then is then ...
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Comma after To at the beginning of a sentence
I am just writing my master thesis and I am unsure whether to place a comma in sentences starting with "To".
Here are some examples:
To be able to improve the performance[,] it is important to ...
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Where to insert comma(s)?
Compare these:
She tried, and, as expected, failed.
She tried, and as expected, failed.
She tried and, as expected, failed.
She tried and as expected, failed.
She tried and (as ...
