By Sentence Structure

Hi, I believe I already know the answer to this question, but I'll ask it anyway in order to clear my doubts. Are all of these sentences acceptable?1) The heat was so intense, she had to open the window not to suffocate.2) The heat was so intense, she had to open the window in order not to...

Hi, which of the following sentences do you prefer and why?1. Due to her extreme dislike of cold temperatures, she refuses to let her tenants set the thermostat below 25 C.2. (...) she refuses to let her tenants set the thermostat anywhere below 25 C.2. (...) she refuses to let her tenants set...

Hello, would you please look at the following sentences:1. I admire her ability not to let unpleasant people affect her mood.2. I admire her ability to not let unpleasant people affect her mood. (sounds terrible to me, but I've seen constructions like this before)3. I admire her ability to...

Hi, I was trying to write a paragraph about fox domestication the other day, but couldn't come up with a satisfactory description of the phenomenon I tried to encapsulate in the sentences below. Please look at the following sentences:- After being bred in captivity for only a few generations,...

Hi, I know this may sound a bit silly, but I was wondering which of the following sentences is best and why. Please explain. 1. What's your favorite book in the "Vampire Chronicles" series? 2. What's your favorite "Vampire Chronicles" book? 3. Which is your favorite...

Hi, I have a question which, silly as it may seem, has been troubling for days now. Let's imagine that I receive, say, an invoice from my bank and notice a discrepancy between the amount that I am said to have and my actual balance. I've thought of the following sentences, but all sound...

"He filled out an insurance form requesting the refund of the cost of his operation." "He filled out an insurance form requesting a refund for the cost of his operation." Are both of the above sentences acceptable? If so, which one do you suggest I use and why? If you can...

Hi, once again, I'm having trouble to accurately put my thoughts into words. Some time ago, I was reading a scientific article about the possibility of life on Titan, a moon orbiting Saturn. When I tried to summarize what I had just read, the first sentence that came to my mind was...

Consider the following sentence: "The ambassador gained the trust of the soldiers when he personally attended to one of their wounded comrades". The problem with this sentence is that it implies that there was more than one wounded soldier on the scene. Using the same sentence...

For some reason, this simple problem continues to puzzle me. It's been rattling around in my head for months now. Here's another example that I find problematic. I can't decide which structure to use. Let's imagine the following situation: a waiter in a hotel is asked by the...