I’d like to know when it is required to repeat the pronoun after a clause or an interjection within the same phrase. For example, which of these two phrases would be considered correct: I’ve recently sold my first book, a period drama which I’ve written years ago, and I have another book optioned. I’ve recently … Read more
after ‘share knowledge of the’ why does ‘context’ not have an article after it? As opposed to The first group consists of nouns which refer to shared knowledge of the situation or the context. why use the structure below? The first group consists of nouns which refer to shared knowledge of the situation or context. … Read more
Which one of the following two sentences is grammatically correct? I can attest to how my willingness to learn and to persevere through hard work will help me quickly grow to become an exceptional [job title]. I can attest to how my willingness to learn and persevere through hard work will help me quickly grow … Read more
I have been admitted to the upcoming class and been planning to live in the dormitory. I have been admitted to the upcoming class and have been planning to live in the dormitory. Answer Your question concerns ellipsis, omitting one or more words obviously understood but needed to parse the grammar. For this to occur, … Read more
I was recently writing a paper and I was wondering what is the most appropriate usage of the conjunction and There are leftovers in both his house and in his office There are leftovers in both his house and his office There are leftovers in both his house and office Which of these is correct, … Read more
I have a question about future negation using won’t. So, when I have a question that contains two parts connected by and and I want to make it known that those things both will not happen. So for example: It won’t be counted as a typo and cause problems for your registration. Would writing it … Read more
I’m writing a code challenge, and in the challenge description wrote: It can be a function, or full program. This slipped by me for almost a day now, but now that I reread it, I’m wondering if the wording is wonky. It sounds like there should be a “a” before “full”: It can be a … Read more
Good morning, I am writing an essay on file compression and I have written this sentence and I am not sure whether the first or second version would be correct. The statement is: “Lossless compression is essential as files which require all data to be present, such as a financial report or a database[…]” Would … Read more
Should I use ‘had’ twice in a Past Perfect Continuous sentence? Which of two sentences is correct? …you know nothing about it until you had been smacked on the back or yelled at. …you know nothing about it until you had been smacked on the back or had been yelled at. Answer It is not … Read more
Is it ok to use “red and black buses and cabs” to mean “red and black buses and red and black cabs” for a city that has red buses, black buses, red cabs, and blacks cabs? If not, what would be a better construction? And are there any formal writing guidelines/rules around this? Formal as … Read more
