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"Say for definite" vs. "say exactly"

Is there any difference betwee the colloction say for definite and say exactly? For example:I can't say exactly how much money I have in my bank account. I can't say...

Asked on 11/27/2021

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Is "When I got back home, did the lights go out?" grammatically correct?

Is the sentence:When I got back home, did the lights go out?grammatically correct, as compared to its inverted form:Did the lights go out when I got back home?...

Asked on 11/27/2021

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Can 'It does “to” subject' be used in this context?

Wealth does not make you happy, but it does “to” me.I don’t want to repeat the phrase “make subject happy” as seen below, so can I say “it does to...

Asked on 11/27/2021 by user117023

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Can I use the past perfect without an action described by past simple?

Can I use the past perfect without an action described by past simple? For example:Alex: There were people at the cinema?Me: No, because it had just opened.Another exampleAlex: What...

Asked on 11/27/2021 by Andrea Fabris

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Can we use "would have had" to speculate about past?

Can we use "would have had " to make a guess about the past? For e.g.He would have had those dollars!(We don't know if he has the dollars but he...

Asked on 11/27/2021 by Trent jet

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How can I apply inversions to sentences that include "because"?

Which of the following sentences is correct?Because did I love the dinner, I ate it to my fullOrBecause I loved the dinner, did I ate it to my full...

Asked on 11/27/2021

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"When is the next time you come to downtown"

I wanted to ask my friend when he would come to downtown again. So I came up with"When is the next time you come to downtown"is this sentence grammatically correct?...

Asked on 11/27/2021

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"In addition to" vs "In addition of"

I stumbled upon the sentence:This book is dedicated to my mother, who has taken care of her family throughout her life without the slightest negligence, in addition to being...

Asked on 11/25/2021 by ltsstar

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"a rural area in Beijing" vs. "the rural area in Beijing"

Consider the conversation.A: "Where are you from?"I: "I’m living in a rural area in Beijing.""A rural area" is used here because there are several separated rural areas in Beijing and...

Asked on 11/25/2021

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Comma before though

I read somewhere that when we use subordinate conjuction in the middle of a sentence we don't , necessarily, use a comma. However I read some sentences today where a...

Asked on 11/25/2021 by Sudhir Sharma

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