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  1. subject verb agreement - Is "something" plural or singular? - English ...

    Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …

  2. questions - "What something is?" vs "what is something?" - English ...

    Jan 9, 2023 · I can write "what a cup is?" as question and I can write "what is a cup?". Are both forms grammatically correct? The former one looking a bit off when used …

  3. idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...

    Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in …

  4. What's the difference between something and some thing?

    It has to be something she would like. Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one). To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an …

  5. infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...

    The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".

  6. Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?

    Sep 15, 2020 · That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly. It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly. Still, in a great …

  7. grammaticality - take time to do something / doing something

    Jan 19, 2021 · This is an example of the phrase take time to do something from Longman Dictionary. My question is, can we also say While in New York he took time visiting some friends?

  8. How to use the expression "throw oneself into something"

    Mar 18, 2016 · To throw oneself into something is to work on or study or become involved in something without holding back or reservation. I've thrown myself into the deep end ( of the pool ) is a possible …

  9. tense - "If something was" vs "If something were" - English Language ...

    Apr 26, 2017 · If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that something could be, use " was ". Also, if the condition is in line with the facts, use "was". "What if it was raining yesterday in the …

  10. difference - "Go off of something" vs. "go from something" - English ...

    Jan 2, 2022 · 5 Would you tell me if there is any difference in meaning between go off of something and go from something in the sense of making a decision based on something? For example: I'm not …