
What's the correct usage of "something of something" and …
BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.
questions - "What something is?" vs "what is something?"
Jan 9, 2023 · I can write "what a cup is?" as question and I can write "what is a cup?". Are both forms grammatically correct? The former one looking a bit off when used …
idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...
Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the …
pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …
Aug 31, 2015 · This is about something as in " something something " and what I perceive to be variations thereof : (1) [word] something something [word] (2) [word] somethin' somethin' …
infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".
grammar - 'to do something' vs. 'to be doing something' - English ...
I have a question about the usages of to do something and to be doing something. What's the difference between them? Example: To do something: "This is a really big moment for us and …
prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...
Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made …
prepositions - What's the point <in/of> doing something - English ...
In the first, she emphasized the fact that she was going to the store. In the 2nd, she emphasized something else by going to the store. What that something else was isn't stated. Confusing, I …
help on / with something - English Language Learners Stack …
Aug 11, 2015 · Do you want some help with the roof? makes it clear that the purpose of the help has something to do with the roof, but can't be read to specify where the help takes place, …
word choice - Do you say you feel pride 'for' something or you …
You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due to empathy. If you do something for "person", you are serving the …