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Indefinite articles used with plural nouns: It was AN amazing TWO DAYS

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Word similar to 'insidious' or 'pernicious', with a non-negative connotation

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Why is this use of the word "meaning" not quite right?

asked Feb 5, 2016 at 22:06

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Parts of speech and functions: "Bob made a book collector happy the other day"

asked Jan 2, 2015 at 13:50

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What's the Subject in: 'And up here in the corner is me'

asked Nov 12, 2015 at 13:35

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"The carrots need being chopped" and "The carrots need to chop" [closed]

asked Nov 24, 2016 at 16:31

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Can you hear the difference between 'Writer' and 'Rider'? Why?

asked Nov 23, 2015 at 11:04

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Is "my hardest" a direct object in "I will try my hardest"?

asked Apr 4, 2017 at 13:19

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"Don't mind what she does tomorrow" but not "Don't know what she does tomorrow" Why?

asked Nov 13, 2017 at 15:16

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Why do people often say 'hambag' for 'handbag'?

asked Sep 30, 2014 at 15:02

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What's this? What is it? but not What's it? - Why?

asked Sep 9, 2014 at 23:31

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Why is the 't' in 'nextdoor neighbour' usually silent? Where's the 't' in 'postman' gone? And why do people say 'guess book' for 'guest book'?

asked Sep 27, 2014 at 12:13

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Are pronouns nouns?

asked Mar 30, 2016 at 20:59

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Grammar: "I'll try AND help them"

asked Oct 11, 2018 at 11:29

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How to make a Trump pee correctly

asked Mar 13, 2017 at 17:23

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What is the predicate in "Is he happy?"

asked Apr 19, 2018 at 19:06

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Do I need a comma after this question mark?

asked May 25, 2016 at 19:28

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You're both of us' child / You're both of our child / You're both of ours child - Why are these all ungrammatical?

asked Jan 3, 2016 at 20:52

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What is the difference between a part of speech and a syntactic function / grammatical relation?

asked Dec 31, 2014 at 14:10

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"There is to be no drinking beer today" What is the status of "no" and "beer" here?

asked May 17, 2016 at 15:40

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Why is "herself" required in this particular sentence?

asked Aug 7, 2014 at 0:11

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What evidence is there that 'to' belongs to any particular part of speech?

asked May 30, 2014 at 0:17

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When must a gerund be preceded by a possessive pronoun as opposed to an accusative one?

asked Jun 17, 2015 at 19:34

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"If" and "Whether" - Is interrogative IF always replacable by WHETHER?

asked Jun 4, 2016 at 18:56

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"Barking up the wrong tree" <- What does "bark" refer to here? [closed]

asked Dec 29, 2016 at 22:05

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What is the answer? <--What's the subject?

asked Sep 19, 2019 at 13:34

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English Subject-auxiliary inversion

asked Oct 19, 2018 at 18:35

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An elephant in the room [closed]

asked Apr 21, 2017 at 13:32

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"Wrote it I did" Is this grammatical?

asked Apr 24, 2015 at 14:13

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That lawn will be a bear to maintain. - what types of construction is this?

asked May 25, 2016 at 9:25

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Indefinite articles used with plural nouns: It was AN amazing TWO DAYS

Word similar to 'insidious' or 'pernicious', with a non-negative connotation

Why is this use of the word "meaning" not quite right?

Parts of speech and functions: "Bob made a book collector happy the other day"

What's the Subject in: 'And up here in the corner is me'

"The carrots need being chopped" and "The carrots need to chop" [closed]

Can you hear the difference between 'Writer' and 'Rider'? Why?

Is "my hardest" a direct object in "I will try my hardest"?

"Don't mind what she does tomorrow" but not "Don't know what she does tomorrow" Why?

Why do people often say 'hambag' for 'handbag'?

What's this? What is it? but not What's it? - Why?

Why is the 't' in 'nextdoor neighbour' usually silent? Where's the 't' in 'postman' gone? And why do people say 'guess book' for 'guest book'?

Are pronouns nouns?

Grammar: "I'll try AND help them"

How to make a Trump pee correctly

What is the predicate in "Is he happy?"

Do I need a comma after this question mark?

You're both of us' child / You're both of our child / You're both of ours child - Why are these all ungrammatical?

What is the difference between a part of speech and a syntactic function / grammatical relation?

"There is to be no drinking beer today" What is the status of "no" and "beer" here?

Why is "herself" required in this particular sentence?

What evidence is there that 'to' belongs to any particular part of speech?

When must a gerund be preceded by a possessive pronoun as opposed to an accusative one?

"If" and "Whether" - Is interrogative IF always replacable by WHETHER?

"Barking up the wrong tree" <- What does "bark" refer to here? [closed]

What is the answer? <--What's the subject?

English Subject-auxiliary inversion

An elephant in the room [closed]

"Wrote it I did" Is this grammatical?

That lawn will be a bear to maintain. - what types of construction is this?