Which of the following is grammatical?          To see my stuff at your grocery is a great source of pride!    Seeing my stuff at your grocery is a great source of pride!       The verb "to see" is the subject, so I suppose that using "to see" is the right way... but it sounds so strange to me.
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As a native speaker of English, the gerund version of this sentence sounds better:  infinitive:     When used together in chains,   extension methods are an unprecedented   tool to produce extremely concise   code.   gerund:     When used together in chains,   extension methods are an unprecedented   tool for producing extremely concise   code.   But how can I explain to someone learning English how to decide in situations like these whether to use the infinitive or the gerund?
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if the sentence you are analysing contains a modal verb, then it is positioned in ‘I’,any other verbs then being located in VP.      (English Syntax and Argumentation - Bas Aarts)   At first, I think the The bold clause should be "...is located..." but then I realize it might be in the form of a non-finite clause (ing clause with a subject) but I'm not sure. If it isn't, how you describe this usage? Is this common in English?
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This is from a textbook for ESL students.     At the information desk, a lady asks, "Where is the restroom?"  A man says, "It's just behind you.  Do you see where the sign is?"   Is this sentence structure "Do you see where the sign is?" the same as, for example,      "Do you know where the restroom is?"   If I take this sentence as a relative clause, does it work?
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I am not quite sure whether in the following sentence the construction of the verbs and the rest of wording are correct:     Should the construction of the University Hospital be completed, this would indeed set new standards - both in terms of size ("one of Germany’s largest university hospitals") as well as with a view to the technological advances.
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Which is most grammatical?        It's still cached to your phone.   It's still cached in your phone.   It's still cached on your phone.      I find myself gravitating towards "to" but I'm not sure - I feel like "cached" implies some kind of attachment.
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Why is this sentence correct?     She suggested that he go to the cinema.   I would definitely use goes instead of go.
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Which of the  2 sentences is correct?  Sam is looking forward to see the Rocky mountains.  Sam is looking forward to seeing the Rocky mountains.
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I am happy seeing you succeed.   I am happy to see you succeed.   I want you to succeed.   I want you succeeding. I want your succeeding.  Could you please explain the differences between them, and the first and second examples independently of each other?
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This book reads very well.  The usage of the verb read is unusual. Because it doesn't say here that the book reads something, but someone reads the book. Can you give me a hint what is this grammar point called? Can I say these?  This story tells very well. This wine drinks smoothly. This show watches well.
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If I have an item, combined with another item, is it still a singular subject in the sentence? For example:        This paper, combined with some glue, makes for an afternoon of art projects.   This paper, combined with some glue, make for an afternoon of art projects.      All of my experience tells me that it should be the first, but I have multiple people arguing for the second.
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I'm confused about the following examples, and I'm pretty sure I've seen both of them in books and white papers.   What I have to do is find her. What I have to do is to find her. What I would like to do is to buy it. What I would like to do is buy it   Can anyone please tell me which one is correct?  Many thanks
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My grammar book says that if you saw the complete action you use do/get/drive: &quot;I saw him fall off the wall.&quot; Otherwise you use -ing: &quot;I saw him standing at the bus stop.&quot; A native American speaker said that he doesn't agree with that and there is no difference whether you use -ing or not. He said that particularly in these situations I can use either verb without affecting the meaning:  —How do you know I took the money? —I know it because I saw you take / taking it. —How did the woman fall? —I don't know. I didn't see her fall / falling.   He couldn't come up with a situation where this rule makes sense. But I tried to come up with such situation and he said that in this case it can be true.  I saw him eat the whole plate of pasta.  He ate everything that was on the plate. I saw him finish it.  I saw him eating the whole plate of pasta.  I saw how he was eating from a plate full of pasta. But I'm not sure whether he ate everything or not. I didn't see him finish it.  Please comment on what has been said. And give your opinion about this rule.
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In the summey of my physics paper, for a scientific journal, in the start of a new paragraph in the discussion, what is more correct to write?   "We have showed that" the system obeys this and that rules,   or:   "We have shown that"...   or simply:    "We showed that"...?   Thanks!
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Is it correct to say e.g. "I like your way of wearing" or "the way you wear looks perfect"?  Is it politely? Is it in use or not? May I use "the way you wear" referring to whole wearings including dress, scarf, hat, bracelet. jewellery, etc?  Thank you for your suggestions in advance.
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I have been studying Longman's English grammar book, and something is really confusing me:   We can put it and them after the verb: Give it to me. Buy them for me. Do it for me. With e.g. give and buy, we can say: Give me it. Buy me them. (But not *Do me it.) We say: Give it to John. Buy them for John. (Not *Give John it - *Buy John them.)   Why can't I say Buy John it or Give John them?  There is another post related to it that talks about the same topic: . However, the most voted answer was, indeed, useful for me, but didn't get everything clear.  What's the main rule for inverting the position and dropping the preposition?  As far as I managed to understand, if the direct object is it or them and the indirect object is a pronoun, the normal construction's placement is necessary, i.e.: Subject + Verb + Direct object + To/For + Indirect object  Is this right?
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Just the other day, I was talking to my mom about how the people who had been brave enough to take part in world war 2 were people we should look up to. Just the other day, I was talking to my mom about how the people who have been brave enough to take part in world war 2 were people we should look up to.  Are both the above sentences grammatically correct? What's the difference in their meaning.
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Incident which happened a week ago:      Me to Kate: "Where are you going"?   Kate: "I'm going to the cinema".   Now today I happen to tell this story to Jim and I say,      "I met Kate a week ago."   Jim: What did she say?   Me: "Kate said that she 'is' going to the cinema".    My question is, is the usage of 'is' grammatically correct? Here, at the time of reporting after a week I don't know if she's still going to the cinema or not and even then I use 'is' will this be grammatically correct?