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- Through or to? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I would like to compare through and to What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below Julie went to sc
- prepositions - Difference between with and to - English Language . . .
"With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos
- To the extent that means if or when?
Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example sen
- Usage between to and and - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead", but it would be self-contradictory to say "I went to the mall to buy some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead "
- to+verb vs to+be+verb-ing - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
With action verbs: I go to school in Miami [present simple] I'm going to school in Miami [present progressive as future or present situation] I'd like to go to school in Miami I'd like to be going to school in Miami Explanation: Continuous infinitive The continuous infinitive is used to express a continuing action after a verb or auxiliary which must be followed by the infinitive The
- grammar - will have to , have to and have had to - English . . .
I can’t understand and distinguish the necessity of using “will have to” instead of “have to” I think both are giving the same meaning and both are giving an indefinite hint of future For example
- to versus in order to - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Welcome to English Language Learners In our answers here, you have to actually answer the question Your answer here, however, sounds like the beginning of a dialogue or a prompt Also, I don't see how it contributes anything to the question, since the OP already seems to know that "in order" is often optional, so an example of this won't reveal anything
- articles - it is best vs. it is the best - English Language . . .
This is the best car in the garage We use articles like the and a before nouns, like car The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the It is best not to do something Here, we have the adjective best, but this
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