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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

(every) once in a while

(Every) once in a while, I go to the bookstore.

Is the word every necessary? What impacts do it have on the sentence?

This is what separates the good and the evil.

These are what separate the good and the evil.

Are the sentences correct?
  

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(Every) once in a while, I go to the bookstore. -- No, not really. -- It makes the event slightly less frequent.

  • (Every) once in a while, I go to the bookstore.
  • -- No, not really.
  • -- It makes the event slightly less frequent.
  • This is what separates the good from the evil.
  • These are what separate the good from the evil.
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(Every) once in a while, I go to the bookstore. Is the word every necessary?-- No, not really.

What impacts do it have on the sentence?-- It makes the event slightly less frequent.

This is what separates the good from the evil.

These are what separate the good from the evil.

Are the sentences correc

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