‘Us students’ – Does this apposition need a comma?
Can a pronoun be used in apposition without comma? A few of us students have participated in the match. This sentence looks quite awkward at first glance. Is this sentence gramatically correct? I …
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Teach + Uncommon Object
After I asked a question on Psychology and Neuroscience SE, some confusion arose over my use of the phrase ‘to teach a disorder’ I was told that ‘to teach a disorder’ is a poor choice of words when …
What’s the meaning of “to” in “Love you to”? [closed]
There’s a Beatles song called “Love You To” (not To Love You nor Love You Too). I’ve never understood this grammar construction and I don’t understand what the title actually means. Is it just a …
Can “indignantly” be used in a situation where the person it’s applied to is looking down on someone?
Given the following sentence, is “indignantly” used correctly: “I can’t believe a filthy beggar like you would dare to even speak to us!” the lead girl in the trio indignantly shouted at him. The …
Do you use a subject pronoun or object pronoun before or in a gerundial modifier?
For example: The Pope became the anointed leader of kings and emperors, they becoming his subjects. -or- The Pope became the anointed leader of kings and emperors, them becoming his …
Omit adjective in the second sentence? [closed]
I am wondering if the following two sentence are correct. We can divide children on the ground into two groups: those playing soccer, and those not. We can divide children on the ground into two …
“Miles ran” or “miles run” for axis label in graph
I’m making a bar graph, where the height of the bar is the distance I ran on a particular day, and there are multiple bars, one for each day in the (historical) date range I’m plotting. My question …
Repetition of the indefinite article with several nouns
Now there’s another question for the repetition of indefinite article with several adjectives, but my question here is rather about nouns. Examples: She’s a manager and a shareholder. or She’s …
Why “it” is used for two words connected with or?
could you please tell me why we use “it” and “that” as singular pronouns in this sentence? Do we always do the same in Eglish or we can you use plural pronouns instead too? : Blockquote Skin too …
What does “A or B does not…” mean?
In a digital card game I’m playing I see this text: If this follower’s attack or defense has not been increased by a spell or effect, destroy this follower. (“attack” and “defense” is a numeric value …