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meaning - "To increase by" v/s "To increase to" - English Language ...
My answer is here. (Side note: if Japan's industrial output changes from 10% to 12%, it has increased by two percentage points or, alternatively, by 20 percent.)
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prepositions - Difference between "with" and "to" - English Language ...
"With" and "to" are very important prepositions in the English language. I know the usage of both prepositions but some points I become stuck with when should I use which prepos...
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Usage between "to" and "and" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall. You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead", but it would be self-contradictory to say "I went to the mall to buy some milk, though I was planning to buy something else instead."
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"To the extent that" means "if" or "when"?
Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example sen...
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''Through'' or ''to''? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I would like to compare through and to. What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below. Julie went to sc...
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'to+verb' vs 'to+be+verb-ing' - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
With action verbs: I go to school in Miami. [present simple] I'm going to school in Miami. [present progressive as future or present situation] I'd like to go to school in Miami. I'd like to be going to school in Miami. Explanation: Continuous infinitive The continuous infinitive is used to express a continuing action after a verb or auxiliary which must be followed by the infinitive. The ...
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How can I decide when to use “for” + “-ing” or “to” + [infinitive] in a ...
This is a very good explanation of the distinction; I have included it reformatted below: For + -ing: function We use for + the -ing form of a verb to talk about the function of something or how something is used: I need something for storing CDs. The PC is still the most popular tool for developing software systems. For + -ing: reason We use for + the -ing form of a verb to refer to the ...
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word difference - 'to' versus 'in order to' - English Language Learners ...
in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing. You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor's reasoning for performing the first action.
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I can’t understand and distinguish the necessity of using “will have to” instead of “have to”. I think both are giving the same meaning and both are giving an indefinite hint of future. For example...
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infinitives - When we should add "to" before verb? - English Language ...
Generally, the question of whether to use the infinitive with "to" or the infinitive without "to" depends on the particular word (verb, adjective, noun) which commands the phrase, and you just have to learn that. For example, modals, such as should, must, take an infinitive without "to", while verbs like ought, have (to) require the "to", even though they mean pretty much the same: I should go ...