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What will be the passive voice sentences for these sentences? [closed]
How many men are there?
How much milk he buys?
There are books.
It is a toy.
Books are there.
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Can I use the adjective “existing” with a noun, if there are no existing instances of that noun?
Would the following sentence make sense, if there are no existing instances the noun?
I will go out and look for existing dinosaurs
By using the adjective “existing”, the sentence refers to ...
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Understanding the context of 'yes' in this sentence [duplicate]
Pretend I have the following conversation with somebody, either through internet text messaging or a verbal in person communication. The brief conversation is below.
I ask:
Would you like me to ...
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The proper word to denote the end of a count-off in the line in a PE class [closed]
What does the last student in the line say( in a PE class at school) when the class has lined up and counted off?
At the beginning of a PE class, the teacher always asks students to line up in one ...
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Is there a name for how some people pronounce their s slightly differently?
I've noticed how some people pronounce the s sound in words using their upper teeth teeth and lower lip (instead of the conventional mostly internal way). This makes it sound almost lispy.
I don't ...
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Does this meet the definition of a gennel?
In this now-deleted question, I posted the following shot from Boys from the Black Stuff:
Being from Sheffield I've always considered this a gennel (more popularly known as a ginnel elsewhere in ...
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"from the standpoint of" vs "in terms of"
I've been confused by the usage of "from the standpoint of" and "in terms of".
Could anyone tell me if both of the following sentences are correct?
In terms of a high standard ...
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Computer vision, image processing software algorithms for identification, synonym, segregation of english & american words & terms images
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No test that you wouldn't have had done before
No test that you wouldn't have had done before
https://youtu.be/4nm6Xaxvqd0?t=200 (3:20)
Is this phrase grammatical? There's no idiom such as would (not) have or have done.
What about No test you ...
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Is it correct to say "the reality between which he is torn sympathizing and vilifying" [closed]
what is the correct to write
the reality between which he is torn sympathizing and vilifying
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the reality which he is torn between sympathizing and vilifying
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Comparative question?
I have a comparative question...
As I understand it, comparatives compare two things. I bought a new popcorn maker because my old one is not heating up. So my questions are as follows:
Can I say
my ...
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Using two adjectives before a noun
Is it correct to start a sentence with "Please find the attached revised invoice", with two adjectives (attached and revised) one after another?
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Direct and Indirect speech
What would be the indirect speech for this sentence: Mina said, "Let's go for a walk".
In my opinion it should be 'Mina suggested that they should go for a walk' but according to my book it is 'Mina ...
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Announcement for foreign people in a library (non English-speaking country)
This announcement is made before closure time in a library (latin country):
"XYZ is closing in fifteen minutes. Those users who have to register loans or return in items are kindly requested to go to ...
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Connected speech resources
I am very interested in British pronunciation, so I am looking for resources about connected speech and IPA in general.
The ideal would be a book with the transcription of dialogues or just ...
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