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Why is there no plural 's' after "hundred" or "thousand" in cardinal numbers?

Let's say we have the numeral "12,345". Why is it pronounced as "twelve thousand three hundred and forty five" as opposed to "twelve thousands three hundreds and forty five". Are...

Asked on 01/12/2021 by user132181

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Is this sentence tense appropriate?

I am writing a short story where the speaker is extremely exhausted and yet is forced to sit through a class. I want to open with the following sentence:My...

Asked on 01/11/2021 by Hardik Rajpal

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I need some help understanding a sentence

This is a sentence I came across from the novel '1984'. Parsons, his attention caught by the trumpet call, sat listening with a sort of gaping solemnity, a sort of...

Asked on 01/08/2021 by deerkoyan

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knocked/flipped/lying on its side

The man in the wheelchair crashes into a wall. People rush over to help the man, who is screaming in pain, his wheelchair knocked/flipped/lying on its side. Hi. I would...

Asked on 01/05/2021

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She will have been working vs she will be working

By ten o'clock , she will have been typing for three hours By ten o'clock , she will be typing for three hoursFirst one is Future Perfect ContinuesSecond is...

Asked on 01/05/2021 by MAB

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Has verb3 or Has been verb3

The light has gone for a while now.The light has been gone for a while now.I think both of these are correct but can't understand why. Could you please shed...

Asked on 01/04/2021 by Guri

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Is it grammatically correct to say “the more likely it would be to have a high intelligence”?

In double comparatives, is it grammatically correct to sayThe better capacity of logical thinking, the more likely it would be to have a high intelligence....

Asked on 01/02/2021 by Seoulincident

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What’s the active form of “ My jacket was made in Thailand.”?

When we normally change the sentence into active voice, we get “ They made my jacket in Thailand or so.” But I think “made” is a general word. It...

Asked on 01/02/2021 by Rajesh Poudel

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how much, how many, what percent

Suppose you are the leader of a team, and you want to ask about the progress made so far. Which of the following sentences is right, if any?How many percent...

Asked on 01/01/2021 by mok

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Lest + it + subjunctive mood

As far as I know, "lest" should always be used with subjunctive mood, yet I find the following sentence quite unnatural, though it satisfies the rule:We should publish a critique...

Asked on 01/01/2021 by Eli Korvigo

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