I would like to use both insert and remove in the same sentence. However, I would like to know how I will use the prepositions because the verbs have different prepositions into/from.  There are some posts about this issue; however, mine is a little bit different because there is an object after my verbs as seen below.     This method either inserts or removes some parameters from queries.   What is the correct way of writing this sentence? I am not sure because both insert and remove needs some parameters.     This method either inserts into or removes some parameters from queries.   I think the above does not sound well,   or     This method either inserts or removes some parameters into or from queries.   Thanks
97320
Examples:        Data can be imported to and exported from the application.    Data can be imported and exported from the application.   Data can be imported to the application and exported from it.                  The manager defined the products that should be added to and removed from the store.   The manager defined the products that should be added and removed from the store.   The manager defined the products that should be added to the store and removed from it.      I assume that the third sentence is correct in my examples. My question is whether the two other sentences are correct.
54334
Reading some books and posts I noticed that there are some semantice differences between constructions described in the title of this post. Could someone help me to find out what are the real difference and in which situations are better to use appropriate constructions?  I would be very grateful to hear the correct answer.
37705
As a foreign English speaker who never really studied too much English grammar other than the basics at high school, I often struggle to decide what is the correct preposition to use in certain phrases.   At is perhaps the easiest choice to identify, but I find it more difficult to determine when to use on or in.  I know things are on the table or in a box. I’m in a house at street XX,YY.   But are there any rules or ways to find (discounting uncommon exceptions) when to use each form?
87330
I am always confused with the preposition. Can somebody point me to the material where prepositional phrase is explained?  Here is the problem I am facing currently.     This was discussed (stated/announced/said) at the last meeting when you were not present.    or     This was discussed (stated/announced/said) in the last meeting when you were not present.
9815
I’m often confused when I speak about times and dates. What is the rule for using on, in, and at in the following sentences?   I will do it ___ Tuesday. We married ___ March. He returned ___ the same day. Every day ___ the same time, I walk the dog.
32168
Examples:   In a car, van, etc. On a bus, boat, motorcycle, etc.   How can one decide which preposition to use? Is memorization the only way or is there a better way?  Note: People generally explain this by either distinguishing between open and closed vehicles or between large and small vehicles. However, the examples I've given defeat both explanations.
46108
When an adverb is the last word in a sentence, is it preferable to insert a comma before that word or to leave it as is (with no comma)? For example:  How many employees, roughly? or How many employees roughly? How long was the driveway, approximately? or How long was the driveway approximately?
106595
If we compare these two sentences:        I just done   I just finished      The first one doesn't make sense I think while the second one does. However, if we were to remove just, then:        I done   I finished      Both would seem to make sense? I think. Why is this the case?  Let's take an example sentence:        I just done dinner   I just finished dinner      Done and finished are both verbs but why can't done be used in the same way as finished?
94395
I was teaching an ESL class and came across this sentence which confused me a lot:  &quot;The Queen Alice is the place that I go to the most&quot; &quot;Isn't that the place which kids under 12 can't enter?&quot;  Are these 2 sentences correct? Shouldn't &quot;where&quot; be used for both sentences when it's referring to the place and replacing the object?
85590
My textbook says this:     Be careful with word order when using phrasal verbs. The   verb and particle cannot be separated:         when it is a three-part phrasal verb   I caught up with Jack further down the road.   if the phrasal verb is used intransitively (without   an object)   All my hard work paid off.   when the particle is a preposition   Sally jumped at the chance of visiting Rome.      I'm confused because I thought this last topic was always true.  When is a phrasal verb not followed by a preposition?  All the phrasal verbs I can remember use a preposition.
69525
I just read a book to learn English. And the topic I read is about the phrasal verbs, but a big doubt has come up to my mind.  Is it correct to change the position of the preposition (putting it with the verb instead of after the direct object)?  As in:  Common structure:   My wife backs me up over my decision to quit my job. We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.  I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. Please help me out to get this job done.   So, would it be correct to do the following:   My wife backs up me over my decision to quit my job. We have to blow up 50 ballons for the party.  I need to break in these shoes before we run next week. Please help out me to get this job done.
91938
If the context is crystal clear and, as such, allows no risk of misunderstanding or ambiguity whatsoever, unlike "Paul jumps into the lake (= Paul jumps into the lake from a certain point)" vs. "Paul jumps in the lake (= Paul is in the lake and jumps out)", is it grammatically acceptable in AmE to substitute "in" and "on" for "into" and "onto" to indicate movement or the idea of movement, for all but the most formal prose?  E.g.  Should we go in the pool first, or should we shower first?   Let's get on the bus before the good seats are taken.   Let me translate this in the language of non-BS...
86079
I recall there is a difference between some methods/properties called directly on the  class, and the identically named methods/properties on the  property. (Might have been the RowCount/Count property for which I read this.) The difference is one of them disregards , and the other respects/uses it.  In this particular case I'm wondering about the difference between  and . I can imagine one of them actually removes all rows, and the other one just marks them as deleted.  So my question is, is there a difference between the two Clear methods, and if so what is the difference?  (Oh, this is for .NET 1.1 btw, in case the semantics changed from one version to another.)
33633
I wonder what the reason is to say These cakes sell well instead of These cakes are being sold well.   I understand that it’s shorter but it doesn’t work with any verb, does it? For example, The house is being built can’t be substituted by The house is building.  So, what justifies and makes it acceptable to compose such a sentence which we can see in the example with the verb sell? Does it have something to do with the verb used or something else? If so, are there many verbs which can be used that way?
20099
When one wants to list various cases/classes/categories/types of objects in a string of conjunctions, is it preferable (or even mandatory) to keep on using (the same) preposition in front of each one them?  Moreover, does singular or plural form of the word "case", "class", "category" make any difference in the previous question?  Examples:   In the present article, we study the case of X, of Y and of Z objects. (in this example, as in most of the ones I have in mind, it is the preposition "of" which is relevant to my question). We study the cases/classes of X and of Y objects. vs. We study the cases/classes of X and Y objects.   Although it is rather clear that, in the singular case, the absence of "of" in later conjuncts may lead to a logical confusion (e.g., mistakenly taken as the one class/case of objects which are both X and Y), when it comes to plural of the words "case", "class", etc., this might not be an issue. Still, there might anyway be a rule in the plural setting as well.
31619
English, having originated as a germanic language, uses premodifier noun adjuncts (is this the right terminology?) to form compound nouns like "science fiction writer". However, English also says "table of contents", where "of contents" is a prepositional phrase I would think. Now, I write texts or translate and get corrected by reviewers and proof-readers, who are English and serious people, while I am not. For example, recently I wrote "density of water" and was corrected to "water density". It gets worse, I feel, when there are several premodifiers e.g. I wrote "plant of the Cimenterie Nationale d'Haïti" and was corrected to "Cimenterie Nationale d'Haïti plant".  What is the rule? Is there a recommended limit to the number of premodifiers? Perhaps not more than two? Science fiction writer sounds OK. What is the correct terminology talking about this issue?  With many thanks!
73160
What are the differences between these two phrasal verbs and what are the best situations to use each?