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I don't understand any of the clauses I have a really hard time identifying them. Can anybody help me? Give me some hints?
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Allophones of /t/ in Standard American English
I find these symbols the easiest to use without access to an IPA
font. They also have the advantage...
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When is a dash used in writing a range? For example, it does not seem appropriate when the range is preceded by a prepostion, such as "from A-Z". It seems...
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I understand that vowels in the unstressed syllables are often pronounced /ə/ or /I/ .
My question is: how do I know when to use /ə/ and when to use...
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Is the word "High school" a collective noun.
Also, would the name of a specific school be collective.
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Such ubiquitous phrases puzzle me; I don't know if there is a
difference (preferential?), and if there is, when to use one over the
other.
Any...
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Dear Helpers,
I don’t know when I can omit the word “that.” I looked for the word
“that” in the index of my grammar book. I found it in different...
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Hi There,
I am wondering if anyone could explain me the meanings of the following terms,
supraterritoriality
Interdependence
I will appreaciate...
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When trying to show possession in regard to a family owned business, would it be proper to display "Harpers' Bar" or "Harper's Bar". What is the difference...
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... consonants on gerund and past simple of regular verbs. Can anybody refresh me those? Or maybe there's already a thread about it which I cannot seem...
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Sir,
Some prepositions also function as an adverb.
How to distinguish them properly?
please Explain it to me if there are some rules.
Thanks...
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Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. I just found out about it right now . (If this is correct, why?)
2. I just find out about it right now .
...
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Hi friends,
I need your help on the following. I don't think my English is all that bad, but I frequently get confused when trying to use the following...
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Dear all,
I recently posted a letter of motivation and Mountainhiker, the moderator told me to check my sentences with "due to"...
I didn't find any...
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Hi,
There are some words without vowels. Sky, spy,cry,my,why,shy. All these words have the alphabet 'y'. So can we consider 'y' as sub-vowel? What are...
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Why is #1 correct and #2 is incorrect?
1. If she has time, she could go to the party.
2. If she has time, she would go to the party.
Are these correct...
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Sir,
1. I wrote a letter.
2. I have written a letter.
What is difference between these two sentences?
I know that 1) is in simple past...
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There have been a number of recent questions concerning when to use hypens. The following is an excerpt from The Economist magazine's style guide.
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I know how to use the subjunctive well, I would say, by most peoples' standards. However, I am at a loss when I encounter this particular phrase: "I didn...
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I would like to know the difference between the adjectives ending in -ed and -ing.
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