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1answer
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“Enter the password 1234” vs. “enter 1234 for a password” [closed]
Which sentence is correct?
Enter the password 1234.
Enter 1234 for a password.
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1answer
84 views
“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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2answers
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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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3answers
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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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1answer
103 views
Usage of “I am afraid” [closed]
What kind of sentence should follow the phrase "I am afraid", assertive or interogative?
For example, is the following sentence grammatical?
I am afraid is it appropriate ask me a copy of it.
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3answers
240 views
Use of “yet another” in the middle of a sentence
Is the usage of yet another correct in the following sentence?
This sentence might need yet another piece of work for you!
Where can I place yet another in a sentence?
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3answers
200 views
How should this sentence be structured?
I want to know which one of these two sentence structures is correct grammatically:
This book is, despite being dense, a good read.
This book, despite being dense, is a good read.
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0answers
86 views
What is the best way to say [closed]
What is the best way to say "A new person to remember birthday in my life"?
To show excitement on a baby's birth.
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3answers
127 views
“I was really thinking” vs. “I really was thinking”
Which one of the following is correct?
I was really thinking to do that.
I really was thinking to do that.
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4answers
137 views
“I and others” or “others and I”?
I have traditionally learned that a first-person pronoun should always come last in a list, e.g.
Bob and I found this to be interesting.
However, it sounds awkward to me when this rule is used ...
1
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3answers
7k views
“Belated happy birthday” or “happy belated birthday”?
What's the correct sentence?
Belated happy birthday!
Happy belated birthday!
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1answer
125 views
“Enables you to quickly and easily identify” vs. “enables you to identify quickly and easily” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?
I'm currently having a bit of a dispute and would appreciate your help please. Which one is ...
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2answers
122 views
Can a verb split a subject and its attributive prepositional phrase?
Recently a program gave me this text in a dialog box: "All purchases have been downloaded for this account." While I understand its meaning, splitting the subject (the noun and its attributive phrase) ...
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5answers
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“Will shortly appear automatically” — what is the correct order of words in this fragment?
I want to say that an answer will appear shortly, and automatically, on the screen. I'm not sure whether the correct sentence is:
The answer will shortly appear automatically.
or maybe:
The ...
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3answers
170 views
The placement of “only” in a sentence with perfect continuous tense and “been”
I was just wondering if there is a significant difference between placing "only" before and after the word "been".
Examples:
I've only been fixing cars since I was young.
vs
I've been only ...
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1answer
132 views
Positioning “only” in “I have worked with X” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Correct position of “only”
Which of the following sentences are correct?
I have worked with only Mr. X.
I have worked only with Mr. X.
I have only worked with ...
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1answer
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When tagging a picture, which statement is correct if it includes yourself and a friend? I was taught friend's name then mine [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
John, Valencia, and I (or me)?
“My friends and I” vs. “My friends and me” vs. “Me and my friends”
Is naming the first person last proper grammar or just proper manners?
And ...
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5answers
200 views
“How best to handle” vs. “how to best handle”
Are there rules on the placement of 'best'?
They are deciding how to best handle the matter.
They are deciding how best to handle the matter.
Is one of them wrong?
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2answers
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''I don't know what" + direct object [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Changing subject and verb positions in statements and questions
Why do we put the verb to be at the end of these questions?
Is the expression
I don't know what is ...
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2answers
226 views
“Where am I?” vs. “Where I am?” [closed]
Which is more correct to say in a question? (For example a guy that wakes up in a train)
"Where am I?"
or
"Where I am?"
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1answer
72 views
“I ordered us…” vs. “I ordered for us…” vs “I ordered … for us”
I usually use a phrase such as:
(1) I ordered us a box.
Would it be more correct to say:
(2) I ordered for us a box.
Or, better still:
(3) I ordered a box for us.
Example 3 sounds ...
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1answer
572 views
“You should have also named” vs. “you should also have named”
Out of the two sentences, which one is correct?
You should have also named it the Daily prophet.
You should also have named it the Daily prophet.
My guess is it's the first one.
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1answer
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When to put a verb ahead of its doer?
I have read this at the Science.com, and it's in the second line of the last paragraph.
A bow and arrow or an atlatl allows users to attack prey—and enemies—from a safer
distance than does an ...
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4answers
229 views
“Introduce person to object” or “introduce object to person”? [closed]
I'd like to introduce you to this technology.
I'd like to introduce this tech to you.
Which one is right and what are appropriate uses?
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2answers
72 views
“Far enough removed” vs. “far removed enough” vs. “removed far enough”
Which of the following word orders is grammatical?
Games based on real life are sometimes not far enough removed.
Games based on real life are sometimes not far removed enough.
Games based ...
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3answers
9k views
What is the correct way to mention an attachment? [closed]
Is "please find attached the report" or "please find the report attached" the right way to write when sending a document via email?
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1answer
105 views
What qualification you are looking for? [closed]
Well this may be a very silly and obvious question but it's bothering me so I am asking it here. I am writing a letter and I asked the question
What qualification are you looking for?
However my ...
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4answers
991 views
Put the words in the correct order to make question [closed]
I am not a native speaker.
I am doing the exercise "Put the words in the correct order to make question" from my workbook.
I have this set of words:
your / best / see / did / friend / when / ...
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vote
2answers
272 views
Position of verb for object clause
Is the general word order of this sentence correct?
We investigate how strong the effect of X on Y is.
Or, as an alternative,
We investigate how strong the effect of X is on Y.
In a ...
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2answers
152 views
“Time elapsed” or “elapsed time” [closed]
In a document I have a plot where one of the labels represents the total time taken for the process to complete. Should I label it as "Elapsed Time" or "Time Elapsed"? Which one is correct?
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0answers
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What is the correct “noun-verb” order when preceded by “only when”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Sentences using: [something] + have + they
Inversion in “Only when the virus introduces its nucleic acid into a cell does disease occur”
In a sentence like this:
...
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3answers
497 views
Difference between styles of English in technical communication
I have a collaborative software project with two other users. Nearly every technical report and documentation written goes through the following editorial changes to some of the sentences (examples ...
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2answers
152 views
Is this correct: “Aloof the hallow things shall always be”?
I'm writing a poem, and I wondered if, to a native speaker, this would sound awkward (or grammatically incorrect):
Aloof the hallow things shall always be.
As a variant of
The hallow things ...
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3answers
630 views
“You just can't” vs. “you can't just ”
I'm a bit confused about this. Which expression is correct?
You can't just do that.
or
You just can't do that.
I'm trying to say:
You can't just bash an ideology because of what ...
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3answers
328 views
“An abandoned cute little kitten” or “a cute abandoned little kitten” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the rule for adjective order?
I saw an abandoned cute little kitten.
I saw a cute abandoned little kitten.
Which sentence is correct? What is the ...
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6answers
333 views
“Sure I am not” — is that valid English?
Consider this conversation:
— Iceland has more than 200 rainy days per year.
— Are you sure?
— No, I am not sure.
Is it valid or wrong English to say,
— No, sure I am not.
...in the ...
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2answers
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What is wrong with “Where should this car be parked?”?
Why does Microsoft Word 2010 show an error for the following sentence?
1. Where should this car be parked?
Word 2010 also suggests changing the sentence to
2. Where this car should ...
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2answers
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Why do we use the word “Do” when connecting a sentence? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Sentences using: [something] + have + they
Use of “do” in affirmative statements
I was reading a news paper article of Times Of India, and came across a sentence-
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2answers
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“For both X and Y” or “both for X and Y” or …?
Which of these forms is correct?
X will be used both for Y and Z
X will be used for both Y and Z
X will be used both for Y and for Z
Other...
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4answers
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Which of these sentences use proper grammar?
Unfortunately, there currently is not a way to make it default to a lower resolution.
Unfortunately, there is currently not a way to make it default to a lower resolution.
Unfortunately, ...
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2answers
583 views
“Pick up something” or “pick something up”?
I have difficulties with word order:
I have picked up the pencil from the floor. [says my dictionary]
?I have picked the pencil up from the floor. [could be?]
?I will pick up it. [sounds ...
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4answers
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Past participle after noun: “proposed cost” vs. “cost proposed”
I have the following two examples:
Our proposed cost is expensive.
Our cost proposed is expensive.
Is there any difference between them? Or is the second sentence wrong?
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1answer
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Which expression isn't an old way of speaking: Fell to, Fell on, Fell onto, or Dropped to [closed]
My linguistic teacher told me I am speaking like the people who lived hundreds of years ago, when I told him, "The paper fall to the ground when I pass it by," this afternoon.
Please tell me which ...
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2answers
699 views
I will (have the package sent) vs (have sent the package) by next week
I'm aware that:
I will have the package sent by next week
is correct. But what about:
I will have sent the package by next week
Is it completely wrong to say it or is there some ...
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2answers
498 views
“Now I am” vs. “I am now”
Which is more correct?
Now I am the main stakeholder...
or
I am now the main stakeholder...
Do the intonations imply different meanings?
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2answers
1k views
“Seems to be not X” vs. “seems to not be X”
Which one of these two sentences is written correctly?
This test data seems to be not good.
This test data seems to not be good.
Better yet if you could explain as to why the correct ...
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3answers
408 views
About using “only” with present perfect
I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me.
We have only left the city for the day.
I think that it should be something like:
We have ...
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2answers
4k views
“But (something) instead” versus “but instead (something)”
Please consider the sentences:
They do not overpower the city, but empower it instead.
They do not overpower the city, but instead empower it.
I'm doubting the use of but + instead. Is ...
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2answers
436 views
Word order in fractional quantities
Is the word order in the quantity correct in the following sentence?
The boy is 3 years and a half old.
If not what would be the right way to say it?
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5answers
3k views
Why do courts use “What say you?”
... instead of "What do you say?"
I am not sure if "What say you?" is even grammatically correct.
