Questions tagged [sentence]
A sentence is a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate.
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What is the function of the word "boats" in this sentence? [migrated]
For instance, they can learn that boats float and can practice ways to make boats move across water.
Is it a subject or an object (the bolded word)?
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Can you begin a sentence with 'It's because...'
Someone I work with in an ESL setting is using "It's because..." to begin his sentences and I believe it doesn't sound natural. I am aware that he should be using 'because' to join the sentences but ...
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A linking verb or a part of the verb phrase?
I just came across the following sentences, and it just kept me thinking for hours and searching up grammar rules, but it was in vain. The question is about identifying verbal phrases:
The apples ...
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Usage of ' Please be submitted [migrated]
Is it grammatically correct to write
Please be submitted the monthly financial report.
Instead of writing the following?
I would like to make a monthly financial report.
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Collection of English sentence-level grammar rules as semi-structured "data"? [migrated]
I am looking for structured data of English grammar, however much might have been done. Specifically sentence-level grammar (as opposed to word morphology rules, though finding structured data for ...
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What is the subject and predicate in the sentence "What time is the meeting?" [migrated]
What is the subject and predicate in the sentence "What time is the meeting?"
I think subject here is "the meeting" and predicate "what time is". Is that correct?
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is the monopoly reduced/ lowered /shared?
If method 1 had a monopoly in imaging domain.
With the arrival of method two, its monopoly is lowered? reduced?
Please suggest a suitable word here.
Thank you
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Sentence structure with an embedded question in a sentence
There are several instances where we embed questions in a sentence, but what is the conventional structure of those embedded question? For example,
She asked if we still need a pen.
She asked do we ...
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Why is this sentence grammatically incorrect?
I have been practicing sample tests for an English Olympiad and came across such a question:
Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect.
After you make your payment, the products will be sent to ...
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Can "unlike" and "like" be used interchangeably here?
E.g. "Motels do not provide shampoos like hotels" vs "Motels do not provide shampoos unlike hotels".
The "like" used in the first sentence is used in the sense of giving an example that provides ...
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benefitting patients with X/ benefits patients with X [duplicate]
I am struggling with analysing the sentence 'Y happens, benefitting patients with X'.
I can see that 'Y benefits patients with X' uses the present tense simple form of the verb.
But in the first ...
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"While" followed by simple past/past continuous
I'm currently reading "Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue" by Hugh Howey.
Here's a short passage with my problem zone and the subsequent question:
...Well, I'm going to go do more Officser sstuff," ...
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meaning of sentence with "include __ other than __" structure
In the below sentence,
The mission of the entity may include goals other than maximizing profit.
is it implied that "maximizing profit" is a goal of the entity OR is it referring to only ...
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The word "new" may be an Adverb or an Adjective
I am trying to understand this sentence where the word 'new' can both be an adverb and also an adjective. Can someone please help me explain the ambiguous structure and the meaning conveyed in the ...
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A sentence without a predicate in the middle of narrative given in past tense
From William Gibson’s debut 1984 science-fiction novel, Neuromancer:
Crossing the arcade to stand beside her, high on the deal he’d made, he saw her glance up. Gray eyes rimmed with smudged black ...
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(negative to affirmative) "we could not but pocket the insult"
When we do negative to affirmative, we always use 'must' in the place of 'can not but'. I further know that we cannot use 'must' in the place of 'could not but' because 'could not but' is a past form. ...
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Should I put a comma in this sentence? [closed]
Do I need a comma after, "think"
"When people think in regard to education, they typically associate the idea with school teachers."
"When people think, in regard to education, they typically ...
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Sentence improvement too redundant [closed]
Can this be improved?
The last tale of success on a constructed new programming language is
one at the famous X, LLC.
or,
The last tale of success of a constructed new programming language is
one ...
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"Something won't happen because something is good." It seems the 'something is good' would affect the first 'Something' negatively but doesn't
I am writing about minimal web design, and these are the first lines I wrote:
Minimalism was one of the major web design trends throughout the 2010s. And it likely won't fade away in the 2020s because ...
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Can I omit the following words in order to make sentence shorter or concise? [closed]
A is a literary word but B is casual and everyday word.
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Is a sentence of the type “This isn’t fitted with…” passive?
I received a marked assessment from my teacher, and I think I might have been mismarked on a question.
The question asks : "Identify and analyse two examples of passive in the text". One of ...
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Hello, I need help in understanding the grammatical tense of this phrase [closed]
It is easy to see how primitive warfare might sometimes have beneficial environmental effects; it is not clear how they could amount to a cause of primitive warfare.
Could you tell me, please, what ...
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Will vs want - can they be used interchangeably?
Here are two sentences that sort of mean the same thing, but need your help in identifying which one would be more appropriate.
I do already have an idea as to which phrase would be more appropriate ...
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Is there a name for misusing a word (e.g., saying "Provincially, yes")?
I read a mail in which someone replied to the question "Will he be attending the party?" by saying "Provincially, yes".
Provincial means "of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a ...
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Transformation of sentences from positive to comparative
The question was to transform this sentence from positive to comparative degree:
She is not so young as I expected.
Following the solutions of other sentences of this kind (the photo shows a similar ...
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Can a sentence be described as compound (rather than complex) purely based on the placement of the conjunction?
For example:
"Though he was late for class, he walked slowly down the corridor." This is considered a complex sentence as "Though he was late for class" is a dependent clause.
However, I can change ...
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Simple or compound sentences? [closed]
John ate and drank to his satisfaction.
John ate the yam and drank the juice.
My question: Are these sentences simple or compound sentences?
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What does this sentence mean? "...without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser."
I cannot fully comprehend a part of the following sentence:
Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent,...
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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 there.
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Can a noun with the pronoun "which" but without a predicate be used as a sentence? [closed]
Below is a excerpt from this website (emphasis mine).
6.2.1.1 Privacy Consent Directive (PCD)
Privacy policies define how Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI) is to be collected, ...
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What's the relationship between a clause and a sentence? [closed]
A clause is usually defined as a subject + verb, which, to me, is a syntactical definition. It's like: OK, so that's how it looks, but what does it mean? And, what's the relationship between a clause ...
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Not complete sentence [duplicate]
Is it okay for Standard American English to use incomplete sentences?Like:
Allow yourself time. (it is not said for what)
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What is the correct punctuation after "as follows"?
I am consistently confused by by the usage of "as follows", in particular, I don't know if I should end "as follows" with a period, or with a colon.
Should I always use a colon, or ...
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How to parse the sentence for better understanding? [closed]
He doesn’t sound nearly as eager to make small talk with this guy as he was with me.
how to understand the above sentence?
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Have a question about a particular use of inversion in English [duplicate]
It is found that the complainant, deterred by fear of the pollution which he would have suffered had he passed near the Pariahs, did not conduct the procession.
In the above sentence, why is the ...
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To have a different opinion
I was watching a debate where at the end a member of the audience makes the statement:
Is it not true that to have a different opinion is not the same as telling other people they can’t have an ...
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"May I have a mango!" is it an Imperative, Optative or Interrogative sentence?
I am confused in which category to put this sentence.
It's a polite request, so it looks like it's an example of Imperative Sentence. But it does express the desire to have mango (even though not ...
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Can a series unite independent clauses with other fragments?
It's common to unite multiple independent clauses with an "and" in order to form a sentence. For example, consider a sentence that says, "The weather is warm, campsites are abundant, ...
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What Verbs can Gerunds Follow?
Throughout my life, I have relied on intuition to ensure that my sentences are intelligible and grammatical. I like using gerunds because they can shorten sentences and avoid redundancy. Recently, ...
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Cooking classes vs Cookery classes
By definition,
Cooking: the practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients
Cookery: the practice or skill of preparing and cooking food
So, which one of the ...
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Does this sentence make sense? If not, how can it be improved? [closed]
The consensus on whether studying individually is more effective than studying within a group has not been reached yet.
Although it seems okay for me, I think the sentence above can be improved but I ...
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"who/what should ... but" structure, examples with different tenses? [closed]
Here's an example sentence with that structure:
I looked under the bed, and what should I find but the keys I lost last week?
Are the following sentences correct in different tenses?
I was looking ...
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Why is 'have' used instead of 'has?' [duplicate]
In the sentence,"God have mercy on us," why is 'have' used instead of 'has?'
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"It is comfortable to sit on this chair." is not grammatical, but why are similar constructs grammatical or used... ? - 'preparatory it' complements
According to Practical English Usage, 4th ed., Michael Swan (2017), section 'preparatory it', preparatory it is not used with complements. He gives these two examples (section 7 in the screenshot):
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Meaning of "Try to be a filter, not a sponge"
"Try to be a filter, not a sponge"
This is a line of dialogue from the movie Perks of Being a Wallflower. I am confused. Either it means that one shouldn't absorb the opinions of others wholly but ...
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Use of the phrase ‘Such as’ to begin a sentence
Is the second sentence below grammatically correct in the context of the first sentence? I.e. can I commence a sentence with the phrase ‘Such as’?
You can access personal details we hold about you. ...
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What do you think is the error in this sentence? [closed]
Identifying Errors:
Two issues in particular (1) graft and corruption and poor quality of public service (2) need the attention of the government (3) to understand it fully and provide the solution to ...
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Someone is "unable to be reached" [closed]
On more than one occasion the MTV program Catfish concluded an episode with the following statement about one of the participants to the show -namely the catfish- and whom I will arbitrarily call &...
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Does the preposition "to" work here? "I was glad to change schools to people"
I came across this sentence from a book by an American author but the line doesn't sound right to me, in particular with "to people who"
So I was glad to change schools to people who were ...
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What is the meaning of 'was to be knocked clean through the chimney'?
How often my wife was at me about that projected grand entrance-hall of hers, which was to be knocked clean through the chimney,
What is the meaning of the highlighted section?
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