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Which one is the correct sentence?

Can anyone please tell me which is the correct sentence among these:Even though I couldn't speak to you, I'll be missing you.Even though I can't speak to you, I'll be...

Asked on 01/20/2021 by ethan lucas

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What does “to shout over” mean, particularly as it has been used in a particular passage I’ve read with curious sytnax?

I don’t un­der­stand the mean­ing of shout over as it has been usedin the fol­low­ing pas­sagefrom Pa­tri­cia High­smith’s novel, The Ta­lented Mr. Ri­p­ley:A well-dressed Ital­ian...

Asked on 01/20/2021

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"He went ill and came back healthy" is it correct

I heard a man say:He went ill and came back healthy.Here ill and healthy are adjectives and qualify the subject, he. And the sentence structure is:sub + verb + adjectiveIs...

Asked on 01/19/2021 by Kumar sadhu

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Past continuous vs Present Perfect Continuous vs Past Simple

Past continuous tells us about an action in progress in the particular time of the past, right? And Present Perfect Continuous - about actions that started in the past, continued...

Asked on 01/17/2021 by Kaylee

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Why in this sentence the writer wrote the subject before verb to is after why

From Alice in Wonderland:You promised to tell me your history, you know,' said Alice, 'and why it is you hate - C and D,' she added in a whisper, half...

Asked on 01/17/2021

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Why sister [nouns] and not brother [nouns]?

I have noticed this quite often that other (closely) related common nouns are called sister [common noun]. For example:This question is off-topic here, but is on-topic on our sister site....

Asked on 01/16/2021

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The connotation difference between using "the" and the plural form of a word

Are both sentences below correct when I intend to talk about cotton swabs in general, not a particular one? If so, do they have different connotations?I am going to introduce...

Asked on 01/16/2021

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"Blot something" vs. "Blot dry something"

Is there any difference between saying:"blot something"And"blot dry something"If synonymous, should one be preferred over the other? "Blot dry" sounds like a tautology but I've seen some...

Asked on 01/13/2021

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meaning of plural of plural v.s. singular of plural

I am confused of the followings:The locations of nodes are given. The location of nodes is given. Node locations are given. Nodes' location is given. Nodes' locations are given.Is there...

Asked on 01/13/2021 by Danny_Kim

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What is 'but' in "nothing but"?

"It did nothing but make us ridiculous." It means : "It did nothing but It did make us ridiculous." Here, 'but' seems to be a conjunction. But I know, 'but'...

Asked on 01/12/2021 by Sandip Kumar Mandal

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