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  1. questions - "What something is?" vs "what is something?"

    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 …

  2. What's the correct usage of "something of something" and …

    BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

  3. 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 …

  4. usage of "a something" in the sentence - English Language …

    Feb 7, 2017 · This requires the author to distinguish between the word something, particular entities which the word something may designate, and the set of entities to which the word …

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

    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 …

  6. pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …

    Aug 31, 2015 · This is about something as in " something something " and what I perceive to be variations thereof : (1) [word] something something [word] (2) [word] somethin' somethin' …

  7. relative pronouns - "something which" or "something that"

    According to Korean English grammar books, nouns that ends with "thing", such as something, anything, generally take "that" as a relative pronoun. But does that mean that "something …

  8. prepositions - What's the point <in/of> doing something - English ...

    In the first, she emphasized the fact that she was going to the store. In the 2nd, she emphasized something else by going to the store. What that something else was isn't stated. Confusing, I …

  9. 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?

  10. "Leave someone something" vs "leave someone with something"

    Dec 13, 2020 · "To leave something with somebody" means to leave the thing with the person, on the understanding that they are now responsible for it. This applies whether the 'something' is …