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- pronouns - Something for anyone vs Something for everyone - English . . .
6 "Something for everyone" is an idiom or fixed phrase meaning something that appeals to all tastes Idioms can bypass strict definitions of words or grammar rules; the meaning comes from the entire expression and it can't be broken into logical parts
- subject verb agreement - Is something plural or singular? - English . . .
Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun "A an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity Thus, I found a thing that wasn't working I found something that wasn't working are the same in meaning, but 'something' is the commonly used version To pluralise your sentence, I would say: "Some things that are not working " "Some things
- usage of a something in the sentence - English Language Learners . . .
This requires the author to distinguish between the word something, particular entities which the word something may designate, and the set of entities to which the word something may refer In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’
- prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language . . .
With transitive provide sth to for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to someone
- Is it Guide to. . . or Guide on. . . or something else?
Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks
- Word for describing that something can be mandatory, recommended or . . .
(Note: This question is marginally related with this one ) I am looking for a word to describe how obligatory something is It may be mandatory, recommended or optional (given the context, more
- tense - If something was vs If something were - English Language . . .
If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that something could be, use " was " Also, if the condition is in line with the facts, use "was" "What if it was raining yesterday in the morning?" - There's a possibility that it really was raining yesterday
- “when doing something” or “when do something” or when some is done
The first three are simply incorrect grammatically The second three and the third three are grammatically correct However, as a matter of style, the second three create a different expectation of what is being introduced than do the third three "When adding X" uses a present participle and so tends to create an expectation that what will follow relates to the process of doing the addition
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