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Is downtown an adverb of place? [duplicate]
What is the explanation for why we say "I'm going downtown" instead of "I'm going to downtown?"
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Ending a clause with a preposition, rule of thumb or hard rule? [duplicate]
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When is it okay to end a sentence in a preposition?
So we've all heard the admonishments from our teachers not to end a clause with a preposition
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Is it true that if you use a preposition and then a verb, it must end with “ing”?
I've read a grammar rule.
If you use a preposition and then a verb, it must end with "ing"
Is it always true, or there are exceptions??
Regards.
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Correct usage of ‘on’, ‘at’ and ‘in’ from a foreigner’s point of view
As a foreign English speaker who never really studied too much English grammar other than the basics at high school, I am often struggling to use the correct form in certain phrases.
At being ...
