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1. I have a key to open the gate, but it doesn't work.

2. I was given a key to open the gate, but it doesn't work.

3. I found a key to open the gate, but it doesn't work.

Are these sentences correct?

Are they logical?

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Navi

1. I had read three books by Faulkner that she didn't know about.

2. I had read three books by Faulkner, but she didn't know about it.

3. I had read three books by Faulkner, but she didn't know about that.

4. I had read three books by Faulkner, but she didn't know that I had read them.

5. I had read three books by Faulkner that she didn't know I had read.

Which are correct?

Which can mean:

a) She didn't know that I had read three books by Faulkner.

and which can mean:

b) She didn't know that I had read three specific books by Faulkner. Maybe I had read other books by Faulkner and she knew about that.

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Navi

1. This is a photo of me and my classmates. I don't like to be in the same photo with some of them, but the others are fine.

2. This is a photo of me and my classmates. I don't like to be seen with some of them, but the others are fine.

3. I don't like to play chess with some of my friends. They are too competitive. The other ones are fine.

Are these sentences correct?

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Navi

1. That song is unlistenable. It is terrible.

2. That song is unlistenable to. It is terrible.

Which is correct?

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Navi

1. What is the minimum age for girls to get married?

Is that sentence grammatically correct?

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Navi

1. The man we found out was Henry helped us.
2. The man we figured out was Henry helped us.
3. A man we found out was Henry helped us.
4. A man we figured out was Henry helped us.

Are these sentences correct?

Did we find out/figure out that that man was Henry before or after he helped us?

Would you use 'who' or 'whom' after 'man' if you wanted to include one of those words in the sentences?

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Navi

1. In Freud's attempt to analyze the problems of modern society, he does not consider economic factors.

2. In his attempt to analyze the problems of modern society, he does not consider economic factors.

Are both sentences grammatically correct?

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Navi

1. I was aggrieved by their behavior.

2. I was aggrieved with their behavior.

3. She was aggrieved by him.

4. She was aggrieved with him.

Which are correct?

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Navi

1. Nobody will break his record for a long time.

2. Nobody will do that for a long time.

Are these sentences correct?

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Navi

1. We went to see a movie last night. But my wife felt a bit ill and we had to come back.

2. I went to have dinner with John yesterday.

3. I went to New York yesterday. I went to meet my cousin.

3 is supposed to mean:

I went to New York yesterday. I went to New York to meet my cousin.

Are all the sentences correct and natural?

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Navi

1. We know more about the moon than we did fifty years ago.

2. We know about the moon more than we did fifty years ago.

3. We know more about the moon than fifty years ago.

4. We know about the moon more than fifty years ago.

5. You know more about it than me.

6. You know about it more than me.

Which of the above are correct?

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Navi

1. I pulled the chair from under him in order for him to fall.

2. I pushed the bottle on the table in order for it to fall.

Are these sentences correct?

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Navi

1. You should have either not played, or done your best to win.

2. You should have not played, or done your best to win.

3 You either should have not played, or should have done your best to win.

4. You either should have not played, or done your best to win.

Which of the above are correct?

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Navi

Can one use:

1. I'm going to lend money to people you don't want me to.

instead of:

2. I'm going to lend money to people you don't want me to lend money to.

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Navi

1. He is as much a tennis player as exists in the world.

2. He is as much a tennis player as there is in the world.

3. He is as good a tennis player as exists in the world.

4. He is as good a tennis player as there is in the world.

Are these sentences correct?

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Navi

1. Although not to my mentor, I had managed to talk to a man whose books had had a great influence on me.
2. I had managed to talk to a man whose books had had a great influence on me, although not to my mentor.

Can one use #1 instead of #2?

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3. Although not a masterpiece, she had composed a beautiful piece of music that would bring joy to many.
4. She had composed a beautiful piece of music that would bring joy to many, although not a masterpiece.

Can one use #3 instead of #4?

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Navi

1. You will take nothing with you except your shirts, your trousers, your shoes, and possibly a walking stick.

Could that sentence be used instead of:

2. You will take nothing with you except your shirts, your trousers, your shoes, and a walking stick if you have one.

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Navi

1. For those people who participated in the riots, this book will attempt to explain their experiences and their feelings in the light of current psychological knowledge.

Is this sentence correct?

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Navi

1. We were saved by many lucky chances.

2. We were saved by many chances.

Are these sentences correct?

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Navi

1. We are pleased that you haven't been attacked as aggressively as our enemy has done to our other allies.

Is this sentence correct?

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Navi