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Parsing or syntactic analysis is the process of analysing a string of symbols, conforming to the rules of a formal grammar.
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Why do we sometimes omit and sometimes retain the conjunctions "because/while/when etc" when...
We can reduce this sentence
"Because she has a test next week, she is studying very hard." (1-1) -> "Having a test next week, she is studying very hard." (1-2)
"Before he bought the house, he did a lo …
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See this sentence "This is my last night working here"! What grammar structure is it? Reduce...
We often reduce relative clauses when the relative pronoun is the subject of relative clause.
The professor who is teaching mathematics will leave the university. Reduced: The professor teaching math …
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"MODAL + HAVE BEEN + ING VERB" expresses an ongoing action which finished or lasts from the ...
There is a missing knowledge of Tenses in Modals in English grammar textbooks.
Ok, we know that "Present Perfect Continuous" is used to express a duration from the past until now.
Ex: They have be …
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Do we have the structure "should have been doing" (advice in the past) in everyday English c...
Ok, according to this website :
"should" can be used to show mild obligation or advice
Ex: You should save some money.
"should have + pp" can be used to show advice in the past (that past action di …
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So, we don't have "can have + PP" in English, do we? but we do have "can't have +PP", don't we?
Modal verbs like can, could, may, might,.... are very difficult & arbitrary.
According to this site:
can't have + past participle: I'm fairly sure this wasn't true
Ex: She can't have stayed …
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so, "Spend time doing something" = "Have time doing something", right?
Ok, check the dictionary, I can see this structure
"spend something doing something"
Ex: I spend too much time watching television.
However, I also see people talk
Ex: I have a good time hiking to …
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Can you clarify the structure "impress somebody with/by something"?
I found this structure in ldoceonline.com but I am a bit confused about it.
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to impress somebody with/by something: to make someone feel admiration
and respect about something (Source)
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