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- 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
- 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
- When to use “To” or “of” - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
There is no general rule for "when to use to and when to use of" It is an unpredictable property of the particular word involved Assistant takes to for the principal person or role, not of: there is no way to predict this, you just have to learn it as part of the dictionary definition of assistant
- Approach to or without to - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I have been taking a look at the verb approach, which is a verb that I find very interesting, containing many different meanings, and one from which works in many different ways However, when talk
- prepositions - Pay someone or Pay to someone? - English Language . . .
The government should pay (to) his employees for not letting them leave the country Should we use "to" after "pay" or not? Does the verb "pay" require the preposition "to" after itself?
- Look back at on to - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I need to know what is the difference between “look back at”, “look back on” and “look back to” I have understood that they all mean “to remember” so I don’t know where I should use each one
- expressions - its best - how should it be used? - English Language . . .
Yes "it" can be used in all of those constructions and others, but soem of the examples could use adjustments For number 2, depending on the intended meaning I would suggest: It would have been best to have bought it yesterday This implies that the speaker is talking about an alternative that did not happen, but should have -- a form of the subjunctive If the intent is to say that it did
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