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Jack112 Posted 22 years ago
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Are these correct? If not, why?
1. You can write it in another way.
2. You can write it at another way.
3. You can write it on another way.
1. You can write it in another way.
2. You can write it at another way.
3. You can write it on another way.
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'1. You can write it in another way' is the only correct form among those you have presented, Jack, though it would as likely be written/spoken without the preposition: 'You can write it another way'. The reason is usage, as it is in most cases, Jack.
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- You can write it in another way' is the only correct form among those you have presented, Jack, though it would as likely be written/spoken without the preposition: 'You can write it another way'.
- The reason is usage, as it is in most cases, Jack.
- 'In another way', 'in another fashion', 'by another method' all express essentially the same thing, but the nouns collocate with different prepositions.
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'1. You can write it in another way' is the only correct form among those you have presented, Jack, though it would as likely be written/spoken without the preposition: 'You can write it another way'.
The reason is usage, as it is in most cases, Jack. 'In another way', 'in another fashion', 'by another method' all express essentially the same thing, but the nouns collocate with differen
The reason is usage, as it is in most cases, Jack. 'In another way', 'in another fashion', 'by another method' all express essentially the same thing, but the nouns collocate with differen
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Thanks.
So this is correct?
1.You can write it another way.
2. It is not available at this store.
This is incorrect?
3. It is not available this store? (How come it doesn't work for this one? Can you give me some examples where it works?)
So this is correct?
1.You can write it another way.
2. It is not available at this store.
This is incorrect?
3. It is not available this store? (How come it doesn't work for this one? Can you give me some examples where it works?)
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(1) and (2) are correct; (3) is not.
'It is not available on Tuesdays.'
'It is not available Tuesdays.'
These sentences are both OK. Each preposition can work differently with different verbs. Somewhere in your grammar book should be a several-page list of collocations of prepositions with particular words and expressions-- and those are only some of the common cases!--
'It is not available on Tuesdays.'
'It is not available Tuesdays.'
These sentences are both OK. Each preposition can work differently with different verbs. Somewhere in your grammar book should be a several-page list of collocations of prepositions with particular words and expressions-- and those are only some of the common cases!--
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Mister Micawber,
you wrote:
Somewhere in your grammar book should be a several-page list of collocations of prepositions with (...)
Would the following sound natural or 'bookish':
Somewhere in your grammar book THERE should be(...)
I know in some constructions 'there' can be omitted, but is there a general rule? Does it have anything
you wrote:
Somewhere in your grammar book should be a several-page list of collocations of prepositions with (...)
Would the following sound natural or 'bookish':
Somewhere in your grammar book THERE should be(...)
I know in some constructions 'there' can be omitted, but is there a general rule? Does it have anything
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Actually, Demi, mine is more 'bookish' (formal) than your version, which is more common in conversation and informal writing. 'There' and 'it' as preparatory subjects do just that: prepare the listener, attracting his/her attention to the rest of the utterance, just as we often say 'hey!' to get a listener's attention before giving them the gist of the matter.
'There' as a preparatory
'There' as a preparatory
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