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  1. prepositions - Difference between "with" and "to" - English Language ...

    Jun 7, 2021 · "With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language. I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos...

  2. "To the extent that" means "if" or "when"?

    May 27, 2024 · Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example …

  3. 'to+verb' vs 'to+be+verb-ing' - English Language Learners Stack …

    May 25, 2024 · With action verbs: I go to school in Miami. [present simple] I'm going to school in Miami. [present progressive as future or present situation] I'd like to go to school in Miami. I'd like to be …

  4. ''Through'' or ''to''? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 3, 2015 · I would like to compare through and to. What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below. Julie …

  5. Departure To/For - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Two senses of both "depart" and "departure" are 1) going from one place to another, and 2) leaving one job and taking another job. For sense 1, it seems that "depart/departure" should be follo...

  6. word difference - 'to' versus 'in order to' - English Language Learners ...

    in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing. You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor's reasoning for performing the first …

  7. meaning - "To increase by" v/s "To increase to" - English Language ...

    Dec 30, 2020 · My answer is here. (Side note: if Japan's industrial output changes from 10% to 12%, it has increased by two percentage points or, alternatively, by 20 percent.)

  8. prepositions - "give to someone" vs. "give someone" - English …

    Tell me please which of the following sentences is correct. The best advice parents give their children is to be kind to others. The best advice parents give to their children is to be kind to

  9. When is it just "dare", as opposed to "dare to"?

    Sep 7, 2023 · those examples are almost exclusively found in accusative plus infinitive constructions. Dare can be used in this construction (albeit with a very different sense, "to challenge someone to …

  10. grammar - "will have to'" , "have to" and "have had to" - English ...

    I can’t understand and distinguish the necessity of using “will have to” instead of “have to”. I think both are giving the same meaning and both are giving an indefinite hint of future. For example...