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Which one is correct? “I have work experience in ” or “I had work experience in”? [closed]
Which one is correct?
I have previous work experience in IBM in PHP domain during the period 2009-2010.
OR
I had previous work experience in IBM in PHP domain during the period 2009-2010.
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Understanding a passage in relation with 'Clauses' and 'Phrases' [migrated]
Below is the screenshot of a passage from 'Oxford Guide to English Grammar by John Eastwood'.
The passage says A clause has a subject and a verb. Subject and Verb are the elements of a sentence or ...
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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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What does “disposal advance” mean? [closed]
I’m having trouble understanding the meaning of disposal advance. What do the following sentences mean?
These are the amounts that we believe you are entitled to. You can derive no rights. The ...
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Can 'it' be used plurally?
Can 'it' as a pronoun refer to many different imperative verbs? For instance, in the sentence:
Abide by thy customs, thou excellent one: grind thy corn, drink thy water, praise thy cooking,-- if ...
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Usage of “in contrast”
I want to explain something in the first sentence and then say some opposite thing in the second sentence. I thought, I could use the phrase in contrast to make the flow of a paragraph.
For example:
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As or due to give same meaning? [closed]
Does as or due to give same meaning? I have written some example case
As the reference data is available with a leading company and
difficulty of making own reference data, the overall ...
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correct usage of 'in spite of' instead of 'although'
It is difficult to figure out how to alter the word although for a case like below as in my report there are many although.. so I am looking for an alternative like in spite of
Although the ...
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removing some repeating phrases within a sentence [closed]
i think this sentence doesn't accept by the academic readers as some phrases are repeating so that looking for some modifications.
Alternatively, users can decide for which application this ...
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Microsoft Word Complains me this phrase is wrong - Is it right?
A programming craftsman having hands on knowledge in Web development
(Including user interaction), Software Development Life cycle, and
database programming
How should the sentence be formed ...
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Is “I'll when” proper form? [closed]
A friend of mine keeps using a contraction like this and I keep correcting him by asking "I'll what?". He doesn't get it though, and no matter how much I try to explain it doesn't seem to sink in.
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“These will be, should be” [closed]
Is the following sentence correct?
"... the goods will arrive later. These will be, should be packed, will be stored in our third shed"
I don't know if it does make sense to you guys, but since ...
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“They know not of what they speak.”
Is this phrase wrong? Shouldn't it be,
they know naught of what they speak?
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“Not much I can hand to you this very moment”
What's the meaning of this sentence?
Not much I can hand to you this very moment.
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What does “Fight through the pain” mean?
What does sentence "Fight through the pain" mean? I heard this sentence in XBox360 game Gears of War. Can the sentence be also used with other verbs - can it be simply expressed as pattern "Do ...
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Where would “take your life safety lightly” fit in?
Can you come up with any sensible sentence, into which the following combination of words would fit in well: "take your life safety lightly". Please, don't change the words order. Also, if possible, ...
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Is there a proper way to refer to the “source” and “destination” of a phrase used in communication?
The terms topic or subject can be used to describe what a sentence refers to. What are the proper terms for the "source" (the person who is speaking or writing) and "destination" (the person who is ...
