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what word order is allowed in English sentences [closed]
I would like to receive comprehensive review of how to construct sentences (sentence patterns) in English language. Links to articles or books where this problem is discussed are appreciated.
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Pre-clause, Post-clause
I have two possible sentences of the some situation and I am confused:
Realizing he did not belong there, he left the meeting early.
He left the meeting early, realizing he did not belong ...
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General rules for identifying conditional sentences?
I am trying to identify the subject and object in the following sentence:
Come to me, and I'll give you a fight you'll never forget
At first, it appeared as if whenever a conjunction appears ...
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Determining main verb of a sentence which match with subject + verb + to + verb pattern
If I have sentences
Member is allowed to change himself back
I want to go to school
He needs to stop
What are the predicate of these sentences? Are they allowed - want - need, or ...
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Are there other repeated single word sentences like the Buffalo sentence? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Awkward sounding but grammatically correct sentences?
My friend told me about the Buffalo sentence:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
buffalo buffalo Buffalo ...
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Enjoys his fair share to work hard and smart to meet commitments
Received a resume lately. One of the sentence, in summary section, doesn't look right to me. It may be not a very obvious mistake, or may not be a mistake at all. But I can't say anything for sure, as ...
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Is there an online sample sentence database or search engine?
Sometime, I am not sure if I use a specific word correctly. I would like to get some sample sentences to learn from.
So, is there a online sample sentence database/search engine?
