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It all really depends on the context.
Will you come with me if I go to chicago?
I think this is fine; a simple question. I'm going to Chicago and want to know if you'll come with me.
Are you coming with me if I go to Chicago?
This
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With inanimate objects, we normally use *of* to show possession rather than an apostrophe *s*:
The side of the car.
My father's car.
In the first sentence the subject of the sentence is car which is inanimate. In the second sentence
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1. Both are grammatically correct and have virtually the same meaning.
2. "One of my friends who is cute, is there." Using 'is' because it's singular and "one" is the subject of the sentence.
Does this sound right?
Henry
Free-ESL
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I think the classic is a split infinitive which I believe is not allowed in Latin Grammar and hence the Victorian proscriptive grammarians decided it shouldn't be allowed in English.
Henry
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This "rule" came about a hundred years ago when grammarians tried to force rules on the language. Impossible, of course, as language changes through time and you can't stop it in mid flight and turn it into stone.
So, of course you can start a
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It is grammatically correct, yes.
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From Michael Swan's Practical Usage of English:
We use 'tall' mostly for people, trees, buildings with many floors, and a few other things which are higher than they are wide (e.g. factory chimneys or electricity pylons). Example:
I'd like
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If you're looking for some software - including freeware - for your class, then feel free to check out the CALL Software Database at Free-ESL
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Hope you like it!
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There are two big companies who seem to be reputable: ICAL and i-to-i. I've heard bad things about *some* of the other ones so do your homework.
Henry
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May I add in www.free-esl.com which again is totally free for students and teachers.
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