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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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When can I say "I could not have passed the test"?
I am nonnative speaker & I often ask a lot of questions that native people have never thought about.
Ok, this site says:
"Couldn't have" is used to show someone's feeling that something
in the past i …
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What is the difference between "a memoir" and "a biography"? [closed]
What is the difference between "a memoir" and "a biography"?
According to my study, "a biography of a person A" is normally written by someone else not A and "a memoir of a person A" is normally writt …
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What are the differences between "May" & "Might" / "May have" & "Might have" in strict English?
The more I learn about Modals, the more confused I get. English Modals are very unstructured or adhere to a rigorous structure & that makes foreigners hard to understand them.
According to oxforddicti …
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When to use "to take a walk" & when to use "to walk"?
This website says
used with a noun instead of using a verb to describe an action. For
example, if you take a walk, you walk somewhere
So "to take a walk" & "to walk" can be used interchangeabl …
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How to identify "deictic center" for distinguishing "come" & "go"?
Read this paragraph from this site
My question is:
How to identify "deictic center" for distinguishing "come" & "go"?
Let say I am at home & I say "I am going to the zoo this evening", so the "dei …
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Is the difference between "been" & "gone" used in non-travelling activities?
We all know that
If a person has returned from a place we use "been", but if the person
is still absent, we use "gone". (Source)
Example 1:
I've never been to the USA, but I'd love to go!
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What is the difference "I made him angry" and "I got him angry"? [closed]
These are from dictionaries, and it is hard to distinguish "make somebody/something + adj" and "get somebody/something + adj" and grammar books seldom talk about them
Get
18 MAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING B …
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What is the difference between "I learned to drive in 6 months" & "I learned to drive for 6 ...
I would say "I learned to drive in 6 months" emphasize how long it took to learn to drive & "I learned to drive for 6 months" emphasize how long it lasted and the continuity of the action.
Here are …
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So, "I feel amazing" is not grammatically wrong but it is not popular right?
amazing: very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration; Ex: That's amazing, isn't it? (Source)
amazed: very surprised; EX: I was amazed at her knowledge of French li …
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What are the difference between "get married" and "be married"? [duplicate]
In the dictionary
get married: to become joined in marriage
They're planning to get married in October.
married (adj): having a husband or wife
So, this is what I think
we often say "I'm married …
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Should we Use "Will" when we want to do things for someone & "Would" when we want someone to...
Ok, I learned that using "Will" when we're so sure that we will do something.
The boss: Don't be late tomorrow
The employee: I won't, sir!
If we say "I wouldn't", then it seems that we thin …
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So, Can linking verbs be used with "continuous tenses"?
What Are Linking Verbs?
A linking verb is a verb which connects a subject to its predicate
without expressing an action. A linking verb is used to re-identify or
describe its subject.
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"hate" vs "would hate"? so, "hate" for general state & "would hate" for specific occasions r...
Ok, according to many sources, there are differences between "like & would like"
“Like” for general state
“Like” is used for the things you generally love, enjoy . We use like
to talk abou …
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Can "I was married two years ago" have more than one meaning?
The simple past tense has various uses; here are two:
First Use: Simple past is used to show a completed action in the past and we know the time that the action completed.
I saw a movie yeste …
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What is the logic of "This weekend"? Does it refer either to the previous weekend or the fol... [closed]
Look at this page
regular events British English speakers say that something takes place at weekends.
The beach gets very crowded at weekends.
American speakers usually say that so …
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