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“All that is needing” vs. “all that is needed”
I've read the following quote from Game of Thrones:
Opening your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true.
English is not my mother ...
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What is the difference between “Distribution Worker” and “Distributing Worker”?
I cannot differentiate when I should use a noun like "distribution" as an adjective to another noun, or when should I use an "-ing" participle as an adjective. Could you please clarify the differences ...
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Is this past participle to be changed to present participle?
In this sentence, is the past participle of ‘clasped’ in ‘with his hands clasped over his fat bottom’ to be changed to ‘clasping’?
He brought the umbrella swishing down through the air to point at ...
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“Appealing for” or “appealing to”?
Are there guidelines for when to use to or for with appealing?
I was writing this sentence: '... choose a time that is appealing to you', and then thought it was likely for, but either seems to make ...
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“It is fun to write letters” vs. “It is fun writing letters”
Grammatically, "It is fun to write English letters." is correct. But is the following also grammatically correct?
It is fun writing English letters.
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'Should've seen it glow' or 'should've seen it glowing'?
Which one of the following is the correct one?
I should have seen it glow.
I should have seen it glowing.
Or are both correct? Would you parse them please?
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Why use 'being' in this sentence?
I came across this sentence in my programming book:
There are a number of differences that need to be explained though,
the most important one being that read or write accesses to the file
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What is the grammatical difference behind “is interesting” and “is interested”?
I am a native English speaker, yet I cannot explain to a non-native speaker why I say:
I am interested in history.
as well as
History is interesting to me.
Why is it "is interesting" when ...
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Gut-wrenching or -retching?
It was the most gut-retching thing I have ever heard.
Wrenching sounds like it would make sense, but so does retching.
