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- word choice - Should I use tickets of, for or to a concert . . .
I have two tickets for (to) a concert I have two tickets of a concert The first is a correct sentence, but the second is wrong Why can't we use the phrase "tickets of?"
- articles - go to a concert vs go to the concert - English Language . . .
@stangdon But could this (using the in B) mean "the concert I have recently told you about," as a reminder of their recent talk rather than an attempt to specify the concert itself like what sort of concert is the concert in question?
- pronouns - Why is the answer it -- gt; Mr. Akagi was unable to buy . . .
How can the answer in the following test question be quot;it quot;? Mr Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because it they was sold out
- grammar - will start vs starts meaning in this sentence. And Which . . .
Concert starts at 6PM sharp! Bring your friends! On the other hand, a safety bulletin might use future tense because it is meant to be conveyed as a matter of fact, and without emotion: The concert will start at 6PM We will make an announcement at 5:50PM informing the attendants of all the fire exits
- prepositions - Is it in on or at the wedding? - English Language . . .
As above, it is never correct to say "on the concert" There's also a special idiom, "in concert," used to indicate that a person is performing: Come see Paul McCartney in concert this Tuesday at Center Stage! I saw the Beatles in concert 40 years ago Here, "in concert" is used as if it were the opposite of "in a recording"
- interrogatives - How did you like the concert? - English Language . . .
4 You liked the concert how? sounds very unnatural to a typical American In most cases, the question would immediately identify the questioner as a non-native English speaker How did you like the concert? is the correct and typical way to ask the question
- How do I decide when to use upcoming and when forthcoming?
Upcoming has only one meaning, but forthcoming has three meanings, only one of which is the same as 'upcoming' If you study the meanings carefully you should see when you can use either word, and when you cannot
- prepositions - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I prefer staying home to going to the concert I'd prefer to stay home (rather) than (to) go to the concert Would you please elaborate which one you use? Or, when or where would distinguish between
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