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- word choice - Should I use tickets of, for or to a concert . . .
I have two tickets for (to) a concert I have two tickets of a concert The first is a correct sentence, but the second is wrong Why can't we use the phrase "tickets of?"
- articles - go to a concert vs go to the concert - English Language . . .
@stangdon But could this (using the in B) mean "the concert I have recently told you about," as a reminder of their recent talk rather than an attempt to specify the concert itself like what sort of concert is the concert in question?
- prepositions - Is it in on or at the wedding? - English Language . . .
As above, it is never correct to say "on the concert" There's also a special idiom, "in concert," used to indicate that a person is performing: Come see Paul McCartney in concert this Tuesday at Center Stage! I saw the Beatles in concert 40 years ago Here, "in concert" is used as if it were the opposite of "in a recording"
- grammar - will start vs starts meaning in this sentence. And Which . . .
Concert starts at 6PM sharp! Bring your friends! On the other hand, a safety bulletin might use future tense because it is meant to be conveyed as a matter of fact, and without emotion: The concert will start at 6PM We will make an announcement at 5:50PM informing the attendants of all the fire exits
- pronouns - Why is the answer it -- gt; Mr. Akagi was unable to buy . . .
How can the answer in the following test question be quot;it quot;? Mr Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because it they was sold out
- interrogatives - How did you like the concert? - English Language . . .
4 You liked the concert how? sounds very unnatural to a typical American In most cases, the question would immediately identify the questioner as a non-native English speaker How did you like the concert? is the correct and typical way to ask the question
- How do I decide when to use upcoming and when forthcoming?
However, "upcoming" refers to an event, a situation that is going to happen in the near future like a concert, festival, etc "Forthcoming" usually refers to something an object that will soon be available, reachable, published For example, a book
- What is the difference between I am sorry to miss your concert I . . .
As a native English speaker, I would say, “I’m sorry to miss your concert,” to talk about a future event, and I find this fully grammatical Also, “Sorry I’m missing your concert,” which feels slightly more casual
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