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This tag is for questions about morphology and syntax, the two elements of grammar. DO NOT USE THIS TAG IF YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER SOMETHING SPECIFIC IS GRAMMATICAL. For such cases use the 'grammaticality' tag. Also do not use this for punctuation or spelling (orthography); those are not about grammar, and they have their own tags.
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problem with articles a/an/the.
It is correct in this context to use "the rat." You are referring to a specific, previously introduced character.
If your friend is concerned about frequency of use of this word, s/he should note th …
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Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?"
Merriam-Webster's first sense is:
(1) a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with …
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Case after 'except'?
Except can be a preposition, conjunction, transitive verb, or intransitive verb.
The Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary has a great page on except.
In your sentences above, you are using except …
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Rearranging a packed question
If you are asking about the sentence
Does this also mean that if exports increase and nothing happens to imports, will that lead to Net Exports increasing?
the simplest way to fix the sentence i …
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Inverse of an antecedent
You might be looking for pro-form, which Oxford Living Dictionaries defines as
(linguistics) A word or lexical unit that is dependent for its meaning on reference to some other part of the context …
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How to rephrase in third person?
To rephrase your example sentence with a third-person subject (which I think is what you are asking), replace "you and everyone else" with "everyone," then make the verb agree and elide the second "ev …
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