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From a strictly grammatical point of view, only really soon is correct because real is originally an adjective. In informal style and spoken English real is used as an adverb but it's a good idea to avoid expressions like real good in serious
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After one of you can only have a plural : one of my earliest memorie s . CB
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The sentence "My favorite food is apples" has "My favorite food" as the subject, and that's what drives the verb. My favorite food IS... Hi GG I agree with you completely. I never said it should be My favorite food are . CB
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The nearest noun is apples , therefore they are is right. CB
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1) The first crusading armies of Christians reached the Holy Land, captured Jerusalem in 1099 or The first crusading armies of Christians reached the Holy Land, capturing Jerusalem in 1099? Only the second sentence is correct. Capturing is a
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The difference lies in Latin, from which both words derive. In has been assimilated and become im in immigration because it is easier to pronounce immigration than inmigration. Obviously the word refers to people who enter a country, who in a way
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Your question is far too broad to be dealt with in detail here. Thick books have been written about the usage of the articles. If you post examples of sentences that you find problematic, you'll get more replies. Try not to include many
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What determines public singular? Nothing. You can say The publlic is or the public are. The plural verb is quite common in BrE with words that are grammatically singular but refer to many people: The audience was/were satisfied with the concert. CB
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It sounds wrong to my Finnish ear. I would simply say: While I was writing, I busied myself with promoting my ideas. If extra emphasis were needed to underline that I busied myself with promoting my ideas the entire time I was writing, I would
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1 Alex sleeps while he sings. 2 Alex sings while he sleeps 3 Alex sleeps while he is singing. 4 Alex sings while he's sleeping. If Alex and "he" are the same person, all the sentences are very odd because no one can sleep and sing
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