Should I follow up the first sentence with the word ready? And if so, why is this so?
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I heard this lyric in a song the other day and it just sounded so wrong that I assumed it must be incorrect grammar, but I can't find any specific prohibition that applies.     That's what it's.    That rolls off your tongue with the grace of a moose in a tutu, but I can't figure out why.  There is clearly no problem with ending other sentences with a contraction. These sound fine.     I thought I could, but I can't.   Stop touching that, it will fall off if you don't.   You say that the sky is green, but it isn't.   Also, it sounds just fine if you remove the contraction:     That's what it is.   So what's up with this construction? Should it be avoided?
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She has five kids. I can imagine how busy she would be.   Is the use of would be right in this sentence? What about      She has five kids. I can imagine how busy she is.   Are both correct? Do they mean different things?
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Out of the two sentences, which one is correct?          You should have also named it the Daily prophet.      You should also have named it the Daily prophet.       My guess is it's the first one.
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While writing a rhetorical question I ran into a case where it seemed natural to start a sentence with "I.e":     How do we handle the case when the list is empty? I.e., if the filter matched no entries?   Is that OK in this case?  In any case?  Edit: Thanks, everyone. It seems the consensus is that it's legal but not attractive. I like the alternatives presented in the accepted answer and comments. For my part, I will probably be avoiding the construct in the future.
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I was reading this today:  We look forward to following your progress.  Am I correct in thinking that it is missing a be or that -ing should be removed?  So  We look forward to be following your progress.  or  We look forward to follow your progress.  Interestingly I get the same jarring feeling when reading the examples here
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I am trying to say sentences like:  Then by doing this thing, this happens Now after selecting this option, this happens By doing this, now we can do this  Should they get comma after &quot;then&quot; and &quot;now&quot;:  Then, by doing this thing, this happens Now, after selecting this option, this happens By doing this, now, we can do this
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to send somebody something     to send something to somebody   Is it necessary to use the preposition in sentences like these, in which the direct object stands before the verb?     Open the file I sent (to) you.     What does she give (to) him?   I suppose both options are correct and the preposition might or might not be used. Am I right?
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I received a letter of confirmation for funding from an English native speaker. She started the letter with:     To whoever it may concern,   I am not a native speaker, but that sounds quite odd to me and I would change that to To whom it may concern. Can anyone confirm whether her starting phrase is at least grammatically okay or is it just wrong?
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Which one is correct? Leaning towards first one but I am unsure because a more basic version would be "How good is it?"
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My friend and I got into an argument about English grammar, so I was hoping maybe you could help us out. Okay so we want to know if the following part of the sentence is correct, "People who are satisfied and feel self-fulfilled like I" rather than "People who are satisfied and feel self-fulfilled like me". I have already provided many sources to my friend showing that the first way is a formal and a grammatically correct way, however he wants an answer with this specific part of the sentence.   Please help us out  Thank you
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I've always wondered why some people add a to after Why when framing a question. I have always wished to know this, but I keep forgetting to ask and today I came across a tweet that made me post this question here. The sentence that I came across on my twitter feed is:  Why To Treat Your Product Like It's Finished?   Isn't it more appropriate to ask:  Why Treat Your Product Like It's Finished?   I know that all the words in the sentence above have a capital letter in front because this was a title of a post. But that is not the point.  My question is: When do we need to use a preposition like to after a question word like Why? Are there any grammatical rules regarding this usage? If so, what are they?  Why To Treat Your Product Like It&#39;s Finished (Even Before It Is) &mdash; Buffer (@buffer)
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E.g. to write, to ask, to come and so on. Can it be considered a preposition in this situation? I know many languages allow prepositions before verbs. If it isn't a preposition, then I wonder what part of speech it can be.
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A friend and I are having a debate about a most perplexing piece of English grammar. Now, I am a native English speaker, and he is Polish - this means that he is rather clued up on the grammatical side of things, whereas I know diddly squat, but know what feels right.   We were discussing Poland's next world cup match tomorrow, when Poland plays against Colombia, and I wrote to him after he me sent a heartwarming video (jokingly, of course), that 'I think threats of stoning if they don't succeed would be more effective.'  He replied that such a sentance should be in the second conditional tense, and thus go like 'I think threats of stoning if they didn't succeed would be more effective.'  So after a lively debate as to whether this is the second, first, or not even a conditional, I have no choice but to turn to the denizens of the interweb, to ask them to apply their grammatical expertise to resolve this vital question.  Thanks in advance, Conor
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Are both of the following sentences correct?  Let me know if there is still something I need to send to you. Let me know if there is still something I need to send you.  Which one is more appropriate to use?
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When somebody ask me What's up? I answer I am well, thank you.  Is that the expected answer, or should I answer something else? What does a native speaker understand when I reply like that?
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Examples:        Why, I'd love to.   Why, of course!      I get the concept of starting a sentence with a word not completely related to the overall response, but this one seems to be a particularly odd choice&nbsp;— is there any semantic meaning I'm missing?
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Someone said to me that the first one is the correct answer, because you use "wake up" to ask someone to stop sleeping. But I think the first one does not sound natural.