
What's the correct usage of "something of something" and …
BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.
I got something for you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …
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".
pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …
Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in …
word choice - Do we say something for affect or effect? - English ...
Jan 23, 2017 · Do we say something for affect or effect? For instance, if I give the description of a round ball, it seems that the word round is redundant; however, I have chosen to combine those words "for …
prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...
Aug 8, 2024 · 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 …
verbs - help you do (or) to do something - difference - English ...
help you do (or) to do something - difference [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years, 5 months ago Modified 8 years, 11 months ago
word usage - "excited about something" or "excited by something ...
Dec 22, 2013 · 6 If this question is all about asking if it is possible to say someone/something being "excited about something" or "excited by something", then the answer is yes. But I would like to …
"Give something something free" or "give someone something for free"?
Mar 12, 2020 · "Give something something free" or "give someone something for free"? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 9 months ago Modified 5 years, 9 months ago
grammar - Think of/about something or Thinking Someone? - English ...
Mar 6, 2020 · You can say that you are considering something or something is on your mind by saying "I think of / about (something) ". Here, (something) is an indirect object (and thus must be a noun), it's a …