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Verbs

Comparisons – To Repeat Verb or Not

While reviewing comparison sentences, people are often confused whether they should repeat the verb in the comparison or not.  For example, which of these are correct? Jack cooks better Italian food than his wife. Jack cooks better Italian food than his wife does. Both the sentences above convey the same meaning, and hence are considered [...]

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If Vs. When

In conditional statements, ‘if’ and ‘when’ can be used interchangeably – but only in certain cases.  In certain other cases, using ‘when’ instead of ‘if’ will result in idiomatically incorrect sentence. In this post, I will explain when ‘if’ and ‘when’ can be used interchangeably and when they cannot be. When in conditional statements can [...]

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