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Is this correct?

Is this correct? I'll still be eating when you get back.

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Which one is correcct?

Whatever we have received from the supplier that we have already mentioned in our report What we have received from the supplier that we have already mentioned in our report.

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Please help me with the?

Please help me with the use of "the rest of..." usage in the following sentences: 1. The rest of your sentences don't make sense. 2. The rest of your sentences doesn't make sense. Which one is correct...

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Pronoun for tree?

Can we use pronoun "he" for a tree? I know tree is a neutral noun it will carry "it" I just want to conform.

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what does "work on you"?

what does "work on you" mean?

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Proper noun?

Is 'French food' a proper noun ? I know that French is a proper noun and food is a common noun, so would these phrases ' French horn' , ' Chinese noodles' , ' Japanese sword' be proper nouns or common...

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imagine?

I say something crazy happened to me the other day. And My friend says: I could imagine. Or I can imagine. Is there a difference between the two utterances?

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can imagine?

Difference between saying: I can imagine. And I could imagine.

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to?

I have to stay in Indiana for a month to wait for them to finish making my product. Is this sentence acceptable? Thank yoU!

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friend's?

Is it: A friend of a friend's or A friend of a friend. Thanks.

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inversion?

When an adverbial prepositional phrase is fronted into the initial position of the sentence, the inversion occurs. ex. On the bed lay the dog. And how about this word order? ex. On the bed, the dog...

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friend's?

friend of a friend's or friend of a friend. Are both acceptable? Thank you!

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Present Subjunctive, Subjunctive?

Dear Teachers, I have looked up summaries and posts on the subjunctive but I still have problems; could you, please, be so kind as to help me? In bold is where I'm not sure what tense/auxiliary to use;...

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(the) Master’s Tea?

There's an event called (the) Master’s Tea at the college in which the Master of the college will hold a gathering, where there is food and people will chat with each other. But for the event, whose...

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students are eligible to receive up to $350 reimbursement?

A sentence: Students are eligible to receive up to $350 reimbursement. Oxford says REIMBURSEMENT is UNCOUNT, but as we can say A REIMBURSEMENT OF $XYZ, I think an indefinite article must be added...

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Which sentence is correct?

Which sentence is correct? He's quick at doing that. He does that quickly. It's too hot to be buttoning up your jacket. It's too hot to button up your jacket. There is a better chance of this dish...

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Is correct?

You should take a break every hour for don't be bored?

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I finished it ahead of time; it doesn't/didn't mean I had a lot of time.?

In this sentence: I finished it ahead of time; it doesn't/didn't mean I had a lot of time. I think both are correct, but I hope you can correct me if I am wrong. DOESN'T means the speaker wants to say...

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It's ages since she arrived?

In English, It is three years since I last saw Bill and It is three years since I have seen Bill are both correct and similar in meaning. But we can't say 'It's ages since she's arrived', and it should...

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Could article be omitted before a countable noun?

Just saw a news item in the papers as below. As far as i know, patron is a countable noun. but in the phrase "with Niall Quinn as Sunderland patron and Alan Shearer as Newcastle patron", an article is...

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