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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 "
- Head over to=go to? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
This usage of head is an informal extrapolation of the meaning "to set the course of" as in "head a ship northward" (see Webster) In formal usage, you can head in a direction or head toward a destination, but "head" refers just to setting a course (direction of movement) In common usage, though, head to or head over to have come to mean "go to" (referring to the destination, itself, rather
- 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
- admit to or admit - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I'm not sure that it does supplement it, I think it's so misleading that it detracts from it for the reasons I outlined Because of all the other information the query encompasses, it provides no information at all (or least no correct information) on which structure is more common between [admit] + gerund vs [admit] to + gerund
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