Usage between "to" and "and" - English Language Learners Stack …
Sep 24, 2022 · The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall. You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought …
''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 …
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...
What's the difference between "go", "go to", and "go to the"?
May 9, 2015 · You are correct to omit an article with home, and to include one with airport. The word school is a bit trickier, but it's not too hard to figure out once you realize that the word school can …
Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing
In which way can the verb 'allow' be used? There is always some confusion and apparently it's often intuitively used wrongly. Which form corresponds to correct English, eventually depending on cont...
grammaticality - Is it 'did you used to' or 'did you use to'? - English ...
Feb 11, 2024 · [1] * What games or activities did you used to play during recess or after school? [2] What games or activities did you use to play during recess or after school? Only [2] is correct. The …
articles - "it is best" vs. "it is the best" - English Language ...
Jan 2, 2016 · This is the best car in the garage. We use articles like the and a before nouns, like car. The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. Because the noun …
When is "seems to be" used instead of "seems"?
Apr 24, 2016 · The baby seems happy/comfortable. The baby seems to be happy/comfortable. Are these both correct? If both are correct, what are the differences between them?
idioms - What does "apples to apples" phrase mean? - English …
Nov 23, 2013 · I came along this phrase in a sentence like so ... can be compared apples to apples I guess it has something to do with apples to apples game, but I couldn't figure it out. What does this …
infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to". "to help" …