Can I shorten the sentence or do I have to write “happens” twice?
Goes Nothing that happens because you are x Or is only Nothing that happens happens because you are x
What do strict teachers say when you are late to class?
Hello, I'm writing a book set in high school. On her first day of school, she's late to class because she bumps into a boy in the hallway. Typical, typical behavior. They both have the same math class with a strict teacher. When they enter the room, the teacher is supposed to say something about…
Does the analyzed sentence fit?
Message: I'll watch anything (in the cinema) for you. Factual level: There is an exciting film playing (in the cinema). Self-disclosure: I'll watch anything for you. / I want to watch the movie with you. Relationship level: I assess our relationship to be such that we can watch the film together. We are a couple…
Sentence formulated correctly – how else?
Hi, Is this sentence correct? "You're wearing almost the same outfit as him." Or "as" him? And "He's already starting to pray because he's afraid of being challenged." Or "He's so afraid of being challenged that he's already starting to pray."
If you write a sentence and add a question in parentheses, should there just be a ? in the parentheses at the end of the sentence or should there also be a period?
Hello to all grammar freaks, I'm currently very unsure about a grammatical problem. Suppose I write a sentence and add a question to the sentence, but it is in parentheses. Which punctuation mark comes at the end? Example: I'll probably be running a new role-playing system (although: didn't XYZ say he'd rather continue playing the…
Even checksum?
Hello, Is there any theorem, rule, or characteristic that can be used to quickly determine whether large numbers like 1,000,000 have an even sum?
What do you call a sequence of words? Is it a phrase?
As an example, I want to give the following instruction to ChatGPT: "Please explain the following <phrase >: "during our trip"" Is the term <phrase> correct or which word is more appropriate?
Which saying has stuck in your memory?
What sentence about you (something nice) that someone once said about you has always stuck in your memory?
What are your best quotes that have a different meaning at the end of a book?
So sentences that have two meanings at the beginning and end of a book. Like: I saw a stranger. Thanks