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  1. What's the correct usage of "something of something" and …

    BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

  2. Should I use "is something" or "are something" for plural nouns?

    Dec 13, 2016 · Should I use is or are in this sentence? Vocabulary-based games is something that he enjoys the most.

  3. word choice - Do we say something for affect or effect? - English ...

    Jan 23, 2017 · Do we say something for affect or effect? For instance, if I give the description of a round ball, it seems that the word round is redundant; however, I have chosen to combine those words "for …

  4. I got something for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …

  5. relative pronouns - "something which" or "something that" - English ...

    According to Korean English grammar books, nouns that ends with "thing", such as something, anything, generally take "that" as a relative pronoun. But does that mean that "something which" is not

  6. infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...

    The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".

  7. prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...

    Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to …

  8. pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …

    Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in …

  9. I got something for you. "Got" means "brought" or " have- possession"

    Apr 23, 2023 · 3 To get something for someone, means to obtain/procure something for someone. It doesn't mean bought or have in the example. Use of got here doesn't specify how the gift was …

  10. Differences between "mandatory" and "compulsory"

    What is the difference between mandatory and compulsory? Are they synonyms? Can they be used interchangeably especially with regard to something you must do? Writing the essay is a mandatory …