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This tag is for questions about correctly using a word. The word has to be provided within the question. The question should be limited to the usage of one word. For the usage of complete phrases there is the tag phrase-usage.
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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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When do we use "an analogy", "a metaphor" and "a figure of speech"? [closed]
I have difficulty understanding when we use "an analogy", "a metaphor" and "a figure of speech".
I feel like in a casual conversation, people just use any of these words to say something that is diffe …
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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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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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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
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18 MAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING B …
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When can we reduce "while clause" as in "don't eat lying down" and "don't talk facing the fan"? [closed]
It seems like native speakers say "don't eat lying down" and "don't talk facing the fan" when they mean "don't eat while lying down" and "don't talk while facing the fan" respectively.
But in some oth …
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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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Is "I am running" or "I run" grammatical to say while running?
Please check this video.
I understood for performative verbs, if we are doing something and, at the same time, we are saying it, we don't need to use the present continuous tense. I am not sure I have …
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Is it correct to say "he has got hurt for 5 minutes" and "it has got tangled for 5 minutes"?
To describe events which began in the past which continue to the present.
I know that
"he has been hurt for 5 minutes" and "it has been tangled for 5 minutes" are correct
but what if we use the verb " …
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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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