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In grammar, sentence and clause structure, commonly known as sentence composition, is the classification of sentences based on the number and kind of clauses in their syntactic structure. Such division is an element of traditional grammar.

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    Trivia Can we delete "as to" in this sentence: "Can you give me some indication as to when I am likely to receive a reply?"?

    It would be grammatically correct, but its meaning would change. The original sentence reads: “Can you give me some indication as to when I am likely to receive a reply?” If we deleted “as to” it would read: “Can you give me some indication when I am likely to receive a reply?” The meaning...
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    Trivia In the sentence if they be found, why is be used after they?

    It is an example of the use of the subjunctive mood, whereby the normally present indicative form of the verb (“are”) is changed to the subjunctive form, in this case, the infinitive “be.” Why is the subjunctive mood used? Because it is a case of uncertainty or contrariness to fact, as...
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    Trivia Should "a" be used in the sentence, "He went to the city by means of a train (bus, taxi, plane)"?

    Normally, yes. However, there is the possibility that “the train” or “the bus” or “the plane” were the only ones of their kind that were available, so in that case, you would use “the.” But if there were two or more of each, then you would need to use “a.”
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    Help Introductory sentence for research questions

    introductory sentence for research questions
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    Trivia Can "finish" and "complete" be substituted for each other in a sentence?

    In most cases, yes, you can. However, “complete” has the connotation of filling out something to make it a complete whole, where “finish” can mean just “bring something to an end.” In the following examples, the second one does not work. “I just finished breakfast.” vs. “I just completed...
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    Sentence

    Teacher : Juan, give me a sentence. Juan : My teacher is beautiful, isn’t she? Teacher : Very good!! Please translate in Tagalog. Juan : Ang aking guro ay maganda, hindi naman di ba?
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    Trivia What is correct: "Sorry Mary, you were wrong" or "Sorry, Mary you were wrong"?

    Neither sentence is correct. It should be: “Sorry, Mary, you were wrong.” It is not the location of the comma that should be of interest. The noun, “Mary,” is being used in the vocative case, and, therefore, should be preceded and followed by a comma.
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    Trivia English Pangrams #1 & #2

    Pangram = a sentence that contains all the letters of an alphabet English Pangram = a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet English Pangram #1 at 34 letters Can you guess? (The quick...) Hidden content Did you guess correctly? English Pangram #2 at 32 letters...
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    Help Title link

    Paano po dito yung gagawa ka ng mga sentence dito about dun sa link tapos mapupunta ka po dun sa link na yun pag clinick
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