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  1. 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.

  2. usage of "a something" in the sentence - English Language Learners ...

    Feb 7, 2017 · This requires the author to distinguish between the word something, particular entities which the word something may designate, and the set of entities to which the word something may …

  3. Should I use "is something" or "are something" for plural nouns?

    Dec 13, 2016 · Should I use is or are in this sentence? Vocabulary-based games is something that he enjoys the most.

  4. subject verb agreement - Is "something" plural or singular? - English ...

    Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …

  5. I got something for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …

  6. grammar - Something to.....or something for.....? - English Language ...

    Mar 20, 2020 · I searched 2 sentences below,but I am still confused when I choose to or when I choose for.what difference between them in the aspect of grammar,meanings etc.? Could you explain that to …

  7. 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 available to …

  8. grammaticality - take time to do something / doing something

    Jan 19, 2021 · This is an example of the phrase take time to do something from Longman Dictionary. My question is, can we also say While in New York he took time visiting some friends?

  9. 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' [word] (3) A …

  10. I got something for you. "Got" means "brought" or " have- possession"

    Apr 23, 2023 · 3 To get something for someone, means to obtain/procure something for someone. It doesn't mean bought or have in the example. Use of got here doesn't specify how the gift was …