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Possible Duplicate: Are collective nouns always plural, or are certain ones singular? Which is correct: The rest of the staff is or are? The rest of my family is or are? I've done a bit of re...

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I have seen several sentences in English where some writers have written had twice in a row. I am a bit confused about when the grammar calls for using had had. For example: I had had my car ...

Aug 9, 2010 · From some comments in the answers for common English usage mistakes (now deleted, 10k only), there's confusion around the usage of I vs. me: While the sentence, "the other attendees …

4 I used the book Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Schrampfer Azar when teaching English throughout the 1990s, mostly for its clear and simplified verb tense diagrams which explain …

According to Cambridge English dictionary 'As of' means "starting from a particular time or date". So it would be the opposite of 'as at' not the synonym.

Apr 6, 2015 · Grammars, especially school grammars , treat this grammar point on a low school level. In reality the idiomatic use of this and that is a complicated thing and a study of this problem would be a …

Sep 6, 2024 · When should I use proximity rule in English grammar, and how to use pronouns? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 1 year, 3 months ago Modified 1 year, 3 months ago

First question: in the grammar world, where do the -ly ended words belong? Second question: how to use them correctly? Rarely (oops!), if ever, I get myself using -ly ended words in my writing. I'...