This tag is for questions about the correct order of words in a phrase, or a sentence.
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Does a name go before or after the noun it modifies?
The sentence
The user “John Smith” has been registered; go to the “User Profile” tab to view the user’s details.
reads more naturally to me than
The “John Smith” user has been registered; go ...
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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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Is it 'express shipped' or 'shipped express'?
Which one is correct?
He should have express shipped it to me.
He should have it shipped express to me.
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Which are the word orders that can be found in English?
Besides SVO, which are the word orders that can be found in English? Are there any that are peculiar to dialects such as Singlish or Indian English? Please provide an example sentence for each order ...
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Combining “only” with a second modifier
I would like to know which of the following phrases are grammatical.
administrative-only data
administrative only data
only-administrative data
only administrative data
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“for which” usage
I am writing comments to my algorithm and I used this sentence to describe one variable. But I am not entirely sure if it makes sense and if I used commas right.
id of node, for which, program is ...
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Not only & But also separated by full stop
Let's say we have the following sentence:
This powder is able not only to effectively wash your shirts and sweaters, but also to
clean out even the most terrible stains on your pants, ...
