The new equipment had a positive effect on the business.  The new equipment had a positive affect on the business.  Am I right in saying that the top sentence has the correct use of effect/affect and the bottom one is incorrect?  Thank you for any help you are able to give.
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I've noticed that some people use effect and affect interchangeably. What are the differences between these two and when are the proper situations to use each of them?
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When “and” connects two subjects, can we remove the article pertaining to the second subject (as in the following example)?  Original sentence:      The implementation of the algorithms on the CPU and the GPU is presented.   Sentence after removal:      The implementation of the algorithms on the CPU and  GPU is presented.   Note that the meaning intended to express in both sentences is that the algorithms are implemented both on the GPU and on the CPU.  Thanks!
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what is difference between the two following sentences? And which one is grammatical?  1- If there is a car in the garden, it will be towed away.  2- If there is any  car in the garden, it will be towed away.  Please note that I am making a general statement and thinking of just one car.
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I'm writing the following sentence:     Women lead uptake at XX%.   But a friend is saying that it should be written:     Women lead uptake with XX%.   Which one is correct?
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What is the difference between the following:  Things started to work again. Things started working again.
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A and B both are very good;   A and B are both very good.   Both A and B are very good.   Both of A and B are very good.      Are there subtle differences between the four sentences above?
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Which of the following is a grammatically correct statement?   The value of cars depreciate over time.   The values of cars depreciate over time. The value of cars depreciates over time.   Thanks!
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I'd say Microsoft have a way of bending the rules and I know that McLaren have won the championship. While this sounds strange, I believe it is correct English (sorry, I'm not native).   But when it's a small company, would you still use it this way? Is a company always plural, or are small companies singular? I.e., would you say Bakery Johnson makes fine bread or Bakery Johnson make fine bread? Is it My book seller, Woody's, have moved or is it has moved?
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I've recently read a  from a local paper that included the following:     The pair was drinking prior to the shooting.   To me, this appears wrong and I would say that the proper way to make the statement would be:     The pair were drinking prior to the shooting.   Is the original article correct?
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I wonder if someone could tell me which choice works in the following sentence and why the others do not work: (From my point of view, all of these choices work in this context.)  They have great promotion till January 5th......50% off. a) up to; b) until; c) by
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We are currently in the process of finishing planning for the outage.    It the preceding sentence grammatically correct?    Is the preceding sentence ideally structured?   If not, what would be a better way of saying it?
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"He was watching the television when I called on him."  When I said this sentence to one of my friends  (an English teacher)  he corrected me saying that the definite article (the) should be omitted. Still, I can't understand why. ? Actually similar  question has been asked earlier but the answers were so ambiguous. So I put complete sentence.
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Tom, who was working for my father in the 1990s, is now living in Ohio.   Is it correct or should it be in Past Simple? I think it is correct because it is an action which was in progress in the past and also we have the "1990s" expression which refers to a duration.
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Which is correct?     I congratulated him for coming first in the race.      I congratulated him on coming first in the race.
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I've just seen the following sentence on a band's biography:     Had it not been for a studio theft, the band might never have made that song.   Then I was wondering if I can change this sentence to:     If it were not for a studio theft, the band might never have made that song.   Is the second sentence correct? Are they interchangeable?   Thanks in advance.
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Is the general word order of this sentence correct?     We investigate how strong the effect of X on Y is.   Or, as an alternative,     We investigate how strong the effect of X is on Y.   In a preprint for a scientific publication I came across the formulation:     We investigate how strong is the effect of XZY.   and now I'm all confused.
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Given the following sentences:   They helped us frame some experimental evaluations. They helped us to frame some experimental evaluations. They helped us in framing some experimental evaluations. They helped us on framing some experimental evaluations.   Are all them grammatically correct or not? Are there any semantical nuances introduced by each alternative (and why), or do they mean exactly the same? Are there any other alternatives besides these 4 to convey the same meaning? Finally, which alternative is the best one, or does it depend on the context or writing style?