which is correct:\n\ni'm going to get off the phone.\ni'm going to get off of the phone.\n\n(i have always used "of" with sentences like this, but i've noticed that a lot of people don't)\n\nalso... is it still not appropriate to end a sentence with a preposition?  i try not to, but i've noticed that people, (even celebrities & singers) use the word "at". \nEx: "where are you at"?   thanks
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What people would say... and what is correct ...are usually different. You are correct "I'm going to get off of the phone" To many this does not sound correct because they are used to saying it incorrectly.\nYou would no more say "I'm going to get off the phone" than you would say "I'm going to get out the car"
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If the subject that "is/are" is referencing is plural, than no!  Don't give up your "pet peeve."  Now, if you're correcting people on the street or at work for using it incorrectly, then maybe that isn't the place.  People can speak how they like to speak, as long as they don't need to impress someone at the time, but I don't think there's any reason why you shouldn't be upset when you see a mistake like that in respectable print.  There's no reason to lower standards of formal grammar rules unless respected editors are widely acepting something new.  In other words, there's a balance.  We aren't in France, and there is no language acadamy here, but subject/verb agreement is a basic fact of English usage that is not going away any time soon.  Keep using respectable grammar if that's what you like to do.  There are people out there who appreciate it.  ;)
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I think it would be better like this: ....... if you dont listen to me WHILE I talk to him on the phone.\nYou are supposed to use "While" when the action goes on for a length of time".\nAnyways, I dont think you should really worry since the average native speaker doesnt use grammatically correct sentences.
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2.  "of course"\n\n3.  "He hates to be late." It is assuming an emotion, which is not proper formal writing. \n\n4. "With the proper help..."  I think... I can't really remember my list of prepositions. I'm pretty sure "with" is a preposition, but "although" may be one too. Maybe "although" is a conjunction. Go with "With the proper help..." \n\n1. I'm assuming "By the light of the moon, I tripped over a rock."  This is just a guess, because the sentence doesn't sound right to me. It's been a while since I worked with dangling modifiers.
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Hmmm lets see here\n\nat- describes location i.e. where is it "at". trying to find where ever "it" is\n\ninto- puting one thing into another i.e. put the flower "into" the vase. or in sentences like I'm going into the bar. \n\nto- could be used for directional purpose i.e.  go "to" the store. go over to the counter. etc.\n\non- usualy used for placment such as the apple is "on" the tabble. but can  be used as , what type of drugs are you on, meaning what type of drugs are you using(at that time)\n\nin- used alot like "in" for placment. is the suger"in" the cup , did you go "in" the store\n\nI'm not sure if I helped...If I've cofused you more then I appologize
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"Whenever" and "wherever" are technically prepositions, and are usually followed by something else.  It would make more sense grammatically to say "anytime and anyplace" or "all the time and everywhere."
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Tells you where you need to be and when.\n\nDon't know what your second question means.\n\n[ADDED]  Your detail doesn't help.  Just curious - is English your native language?
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1. Ask yourself a questions to which this is the answer.\nThe question would be: In which country do people drive on the left? \nThus when you fill the blank in sentence, use "in which". Similarly "where' is also justified, because this sentence answers the question: Where do they drive on the left?.\n\n\n2. Here "is' or "are", is used with "the students", which is plural. Hence "are" is the correct word.
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It is a question of style\n\nThe use of the definite article "the" gives more emphasis on the prepositional phrases.\n\nconsider\n\n"it prevents elimination"\n\nand "it prevents the elimination" (of what?)\n\nprepositional phrases function much the same was as an adjective, they modify a noun in this sentence.  By emphasizing the noun with "the" you emphasize the prepositional phrases, relative clauses, and adjectives that go along with it.\n\nuse of "the" also emphasizes that the words assimilation and elimination are nouns and not verbs.\n\nIf you are descibing a process such as digestion, I would not use "the", because you have more emphasis on the process, a verb.  If you are describing the effects of a drug or the results of an experiment, the emphasis is no longer on how something happend but on what happend.  I would use "the" in this case.
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C. North.\n\nCompass directions are not proper nouns and are not capitalized when used to described relative position (New York City is north of Washington, D.C.) or to give directional instructions (go north 10 miles). In this example however, "the North" is used as a place name and therefore becomes a proper noun.\n\nAnswers A and B are both incorrect.\nMcKinley is a place name and should be capitalized.\nGerman is a language name and should be capitalized.
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In the kind of situations that you have highlighted, the sentence, which would sound much more appropriate than others, would be "Future Indefinite" as the time factor can't be determined definitely and the process is neither continuous nor perfect. According to the rules of the tense, the correct option in the given example would be "What time will your plane leave?".
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"I will be going to reach the school at 8 p.m." is cumbersome.  It should be written "I will reach the school at 8 p.m.". Anything that you write "I will be going to VERB" can simply be replaced by the verb itself prefaced with the future "will".  It requires no verb conjugation changes.\n\n"I will be going to sing" should just be "I will sing"\n"I will be going to swim" should be "I will swim"\n\n"I will be VERBing" doesn't work that way; you can't take something out of the sentence without substantially restructuring it.\n\n"I will be singing." is a complete sentence that you can't take a clause out of.  You could say "I will sing", but that's active and not passive voice (the linking verb "be" makes the sentence future passive).  Further, the word "singing" has to have the suffix -ing removed for it to make sense (you can't say "I will singing").\n\n*****************************************************\n":I WILL BE GOINGTO SCHOOL. ex.2:I WILL BE GOING TO REACH THE SCHOOL AT 8 A.M"\nIn reference to these examples, the first says you will be en route (on the way) to school at a particular time.  The second says you will arrive at the school at a particular time.  You'd still be better off saying "I will reach the school at 8 am" though if you intend the second.
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One. It just requires a question mark at the end! It's OK apart from that, although as others have said, there are other ways of saying it..! The tense is fine though!\n\nTwo. The second 'travel to London' is redundant - not necessary. I'd replace it with 'go'!! AND, as you would be travelling to London WITH Helen, I'd say 'we' instead of 'I'!\n"If Helen had invited me to travel to London with her, we would go tomorrow."
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There is nothing wrong with the sentence "I am just exercising" but it isn't usually a good answer to the question the friend asked. First of all, if you were still exercising and the friend saw you, there's no reason why he would need to ask why you were out of breath. Secondly, "just" with the present progressive (aka present continuous, am/are/is + -ing form) can't refer to the very recent past so it must mean "only", like "nothing more interesting than".\n\n"Just" in option one with the present perfect progressive (have/has been + -ing form) means that the exercising happened in the very recent past, and the effects are still lingering, so it is a very good explanation for your being out of breath.\n\nNow if this was a phone call (so the friend can hear your breathing but can't see the reason), and your friend thought the reason you'd be out of breath was that you were having sex, and you understood that meaning when he asked, AND you still were exercising, then you could appropriately answer "I am just exercising". Another context might be if the friend was concerned that you were having an asthma attack, again if it was a phone call. In that case the "just" would mean "nothing to worry about, it's only that", again minimizing the interest factor. So I'd say your answer is not impossible, but not very likely.
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The statement number 1 is grammatically correct.\n(Other answerers - To be grammatically correct, a sentence should not be meaningful -- Consider this: I saw some cars flying near the bottom of the Pacific Ocean when I was eating iron sheets)
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1. This might be an example of a phenomenon called "pro-drop" in conversational English.  It's used in many of the world's languages, such as Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, conversational German, and many others.\n\nHowever, in your case, since you're apparently a non-native speaker, I suspect that you're just hearing something different from what they're actually saying.  (Native speakers would never ask many of these questions.)\n\n2. I believe that "No, thanks" is the version that most grammarians will say is correct.  I suppose they want there to be a comma because "no" is considered an adverb, and there are usually commas between adverbs and the sentences they modify, as in "However, I bought the jeans after all."\n\n3. These endings are productive and therefore probably change over time.  If you want to choose the "right" one, you'll have to check the dictionary, I guess.\n\n4. I usually say "ten after" or "ten ten".\n\n5. These are completely different.  To fill in means to put entries into a form with spaces, as in "Please fill in this application."  To fulfill means that you complete someone or meet needs.  For example, "I fulfilled my obligation to that company."\n\n6. Actually the word is "awaken", not "waken", and they mean basically the same thing.  However "wake up" is the form that most English speakers will use in informal situations.
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They all already ARE grammatically correct... they just sound a bit formal.\n\nOther ways to write the sentences:\n\n1. He doesn't think piano lessons in the garden are unusual anymore.\n\n2. His love of singing and dancing helps him make connection with his friends.\n\n3. Everyone was surprised when the animals to react violently to the treatment.\n\n4.  No one is surprised in today's time to see them playing with their archenemies.