Grammaticality refers to whether something obeys the rules of grammar for English.
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They give very less attention to the him [closed]
Ron gets inside room filled with people. They give very less attention to the him.
Here what I mean by "give very less attention" is - out of all the people in the room only few people looks at ...
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How do you express a natural habit of a species?
I am curious to know about the plural/singular form of addressing a species. For example, which expression is correct or more appropriate:
Lion does not eat wolf
Lions do not eat wolves
Or ...
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Are compound contractions proper grammar?
I've been told that compound contractions like couldn't've and I'd've are proper grammar. Are they?
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A water circle of few radius is around the park
Look at the below image. Do you see the water in few feet radius around a land? How do you describe this? Let's assume that the land is a park and there is no fountain. Can I express it as "A water ...
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Passive voice for sentences using modals and "used to:
I always have some problems with changing an active sentence which contains used to into a passive sentence, for example:
Mr Green used to teach languages at school.
What is the passive form? ...
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Gerund preceded by a genitive?
Is this sentence actually grammatical?
You know your having a rough day when kittens don't even make you smile.
The writer of this sentence may intend to mean you're instead of your but I'm just ...
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“In the roads” vs. “on the roads” [duplicate]
He is driving in the roads of the mountain.
He is driving on the roads of the mountain.
Which is correct, "in the roads" or "on the roads"?
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The interior is in pure white color [closed]
The interior is in pure white color
The 'in' is really required in this case? Is there any alternative?
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multiple adjectives next to each other [closed]
In low volume, a melody sad love song is playing in a mobile phone placed on the side table.
Do you see the three adjectives (melody sad love) together? Is that correct?
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Punctuations and “tumbles down the hill”
He jump but hardly reaches the stone and tumbles down the hill. He tries to catch some other edge or stone as he falls and catches a small hole with his two fingers in the left hand.
Something ...
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Introducing a character [closed]
JOHN MICHAELSON, in his late 40s, is sitting in a couch, reading a
book. He is lean and hard. His eyes look tired and depressed, and
there is a vacuum in his life; we see that in his face.
I ...
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Is it proper to use “that” instead of “at which” to refer to speed?
On a physics assignment, I believe that these sentences are grammatically incorrect, but some other students disagree (especially on the second one).
What is the maximum speed that the mass can be ...
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Wording an 'If-Then' Statement Tense
I need help phrasing the last part of this conditional sentence (assume I can't change the first conditional statement):
If I died tomorrow, I would have wanted to go skydiving.
or
If I ...
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Ability in past for positive and negative sentences
I have doubt about the correctness of the following rule.
If it is correct then is there any reason behind this?
Rule:
Not all abilities are general. Some abilities happen only once (or a ...
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“I been” or “I’ve been”?
In the famous song Every Breath You Take by The Police, Sting sings:
Since you've gone I been lost without a trace…
I admit that I am not some expert in English Grammar, but this "I been" ...
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use of “be able to” for non living things [closed]
I know "be able to" to talk about a specific event/occasion.But I never read the sentence contains "be able to" for non living things like "This table was able to handle 50 Kg weight before it had ...
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“Talk to you then then”
I am talking to a friend on the phone and the conversation is somewhat incomplete but we decide to hang up. Before hanging up, he says "I'll see you tomorrow". Would it be grammatical to reply,
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Is the answer to this question “neither” or “either”?
She doesn't think so or you don't think so?
Is it grammatically correct to respond with
Either.
or
Neither.
to this question?
Or does this depend on the meaning intended to be ...
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Do I use a comma before “that” or “which” here?
Let's say I'm describing what some person is currently doing, and I say:
He is reading articles which he is summarizing in his blog.
Is this sentence (and specifically, this usage of "which") ...
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The ironic correlation of the words “Ineffable” and “Circumlocution”
Both the word "Ineffable" and "Circumlocution" are contradictory by definition. For context;
first The very existence of the words shows defies its definition; so should one say "indescribable" as ...
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has been or is already been
Please suggest which one is correct & the difference between two
1. suppliers, who has been exist in the list
2. suppliers, who is already been exist in the list
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“They are there.” and “They're there.” versus “There they are.” and “There they're.”
Are any of the phrases in the title incorrect in any way? Do the meanings differ in any way? Is one preferred over the other and if so then why? I find this particularly interesting for many reasons ...
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Why “afraid of” and not “brave of”?
Recently my preschooler's teacher started teaching kids that they should be "brave of" something and not "afraid of" it. Maybe it is simply because "brave of" is never used, but that syntax strikes me ...
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For + verb-ing at the beginning of a sentece
Is the following sentence structure grammatically correct? I mean, I've found a lot of examples that have this structure but not at the beginning of the phrase but with a subject before. Here is an ...
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Which one is grammatical, “it's time for cooking” or “it's time to cook”?
Which one is grammatical?
It's time for cooking.
It's time to cook.
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Uniformly at random vs. randomly uniformly
In their paper "Handling Churn in a DHT", the
authors use the following sentence:
For each event we select a node to die uniformly at random[...]
Do you think this sentence is unprecise? Or is ...
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A majority of those whose family or families
Is "family" both plural and singular? or would I have to say families for the plural form. for example, which of these is the best option:
"A majority of those whose family were unaware of their ...
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Which one is correct, 'I like this more' or 'I like this better'? [duplicate]
I feel that using 'I like this name more' is more correct than 'I like this name better'. Since English is not my mother tongue, I am not sure.
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Can one massacre lives?
"Most were convinced that those responsible were of their own, silently waiting for another chance to massacre innocent lives."
Would you say that the above example is acceptable or unacceptable with ...
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Using 'will' vs. 'would' in this sentence
I'd like to know which one of the following is correct:
I would like to have a job which I will like and which will earn me a lot of money.
I would like to have a job which I would like and ...
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“more people becoming increasingly xxx” or “more people increasingly becoming xxx”
I need a bit of guidance regarding the following sentence. Which of the three variants is grammatical?
Are more people becoming increasingly intolerant?
Are more people increasingly becoming ...
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Is a bare infinitive acceptable as the object of a verb? [duplicate]
I came upon the phrase, "writing helps develop a child analytically thinking." Is this grammatically correct? Is it OK to use just develop instead of to develop?
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The right usage of the verb “elaborate”
I'm writing a paper, please can you tell me which sentence is the right?
The Pseudo-code is outlined in Fig 2 and we elaborate it in the following section.
The Pseudo-code is outlined in Fig ...
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Is it wrong? Will and during
I'm preparing for the FCE exam.
They won't let you speak during the exam.
I have to rewrite the sentence using "allowed" so that is has a similar meaning. I wrote:
You will not be allowed to ...
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Referring to two past instances
Please examine the sentences I have written below:
ref(1)....
ref(2)...
Vide reference(1) above, Headoffice has circulated a letter. Vide reference (2) above, my office was circulated the same ...
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Determining plural forms of fictional words [migrated]
How does one determine the correct plurals of "made up" words that have no given plural form given by its original canon source or creator? Is it possible to determine what the "most similar" ...
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“Sometimes also” or “also sometimes”?
I have a sentence where I think I could use either of these two constructions. They seem very similar in meaning, so I'm not sure which I should prefer. There might be some subtle point of grammar ...
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Grammaticality of “a high number of”
Is the phrase "a high number of" considered correct? Or is it only correct to say "a large number of"?
Example:
Japan has a high number of active volcanoes.
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Some kind of + (singular or plural)? [duplicate]
I have a question about using the phrase "some kind of _".
Is it incorrect to say "some kind of + plural noun"?
For example, is it wrong to say "are these rock-like things some kind of ...
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When ordering coffee, do you say “two milks” or “two milk”?
I've already searched the site if this question had been asked before however I didn't find anything related to my question. Every time I order coffee some people sort of correct me by saying 2 milks ...
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“Absent additional configuration” [closed]
I have come across the below sentence but it doesn't quite sound right.
Absent additional configuration, permits will be distributed at a fixed rate.
Is the first part of the sentence correct?
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Reading dollar amounts
I have a question regarding reading dollar amounts. At this store, I saw some scrunchies on sale for $5 per dozen.
Should I say,
These scrunchies is a five dollar per dozen item.
or is this ...
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Is “I need to deposit my checks” correct? [closed]
I haves a few checks and I want put them into my bank account.
What's the approriate and natural sentence to describe my intention at a counter?
Is "I need to deposit my checks" correct?
What is ...
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Why does “for” sound more appropriate than “during” in “I couldn't do anything for the rest of the day”?
I couldn't do anything for/during the rest of the day.
I know that for sounds correct, perhaps because "the rest of the day" is a finite chunk of time like "one hour" or "one week".
However, I ...
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Tense agreement in conditional statements: “I could do whatever I want” vs. “I could do whatever I wanted”
Consider the following sentences:
If I had my own place, I could do whatever I want.
If I had my own place, I could do whatever I wanted.
She said I could do whatever I want.
She ...
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Can we use “very” with a “non-” adjective?
Can we use very with an adjective that starts with "non"?
For example:
Absolute pathnames should be avoided in #include directives because
they make the program very nonportable.
For some ...
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Positions of “of which” [closed]
I am not sure how to use of which here. I do know I could use whose, I would just like to understand this structure more.
Each bag contains a number of bank notes (bills).
And now:
Select the ...
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Are “could I have been able to cope with” and "could I have coped with” the same?
I am a bit confused with the formation of this sentence. My lines are:
What if I were a girl? Would I have been able to cope with the ordeal that women and girls live through every day?
But I ...
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Will the sentences be correct?
We all know that universal statements are always in present tense. For example,
My grandma did not believe that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Here, though the sentence is in past tense, ...
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Is the construction, “He is a great player, is Tendulkar” grammatical? [duplicate]
I came across sentences similar to the following in a cricket commentary.
He is a superb timer of the ball, is Cook.
He is a great ambassador of the game, is Tendulkar.
Are these sentences ...
