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Asuk Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A question about English grammar
I'm studying English now.
Now, I have a question about English.
What's the difference in meaning or nuance between the following two sentences?And, for what purpose do you use each of the two sentence constructions?:
"There is a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house."
"A stack of unopened mail is waiting for you at the house."
Thank you in advance.
Now, I have a question about English.
What's the difference in meaning or nuance between the following two sentences?And, for what purpose do you use each of the two sentence constructions?:
"There is a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house."
"A stack of unopened mail is waiting for you at the house."
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
" Those are just two ways of communicating the same idea. Often a speaker has a choice of different ways of saying the same thing. Personally, I prefer the first version you wrote.
- " Those are just two ways of communicating the same idea.
- Often a speaker has a choice of different ways of saying the same thing.
- Personally, I prefer the first version you wrote.
- CJ
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asuk"There is a stack of unopened mail waiting for you at the house." "A stack of unopened mail is waiting for you at the house."Those are just two ways of communicating the same idea. Often a speaker has a choice of different ways of saying the same thing. Personally, I prefer the first version you wrote.
CJ
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