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What's wrong with 'there are' sentences? 5 fun facts about Spanish for Cinco de Mayo

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The Importance of Choosing the Right Verb

In English, most of our sentences use the subject verb object structure. But in explative sentences, the thing that comes first isn't the subject and there are many people who wrote a letter to the editor. It can get tricky when you have a compound subject made up of singular nouns. For example, if Squiggly wanted to take chocolate making lessons in France but didn't speak French, Artverk might say, there is a problem with your plan. That puts the word problem right up front in the sentence compared to, your plan has a problem.

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