How to introduce a list within a sentence (without a colon)
Sep 8, 2014 · I was interested in learning about how to correctly introduce a vertical list within a complete, punctuated sentence. Example 1 Notwithstanding the existence of a concurrent …
"For" at the beginning of a sentence - WordReference Forums
Sep 17, 2010 · Well, "for" is usually used as a coordinating conjunction meaning "because" between clauses . Because it's all right to start sentences with conjunctions, some writers do …
'With that being said' , 'In saying that'.. | WordReference Forums
Dec 12, 2014 · It could reasonably be used at the beginning of a sentence that explains what the speaker meant in a previous statement. Here is an example: The internet isn't worth a damn. …
How use 'happen to' in question sentence? - WordReference Forums
Jun 21, 2017 · But only example I got is 'Do you happen to know~?' I knew what happen to means generally in postive or negative sentences. And they said when i want to ask someone politly, …
EN: indeed - at the beginning of a sentence - WordReference …
Oct 4, 2007 · Irosa has given a wonderful example of how to use indeed at the beginning of a sentence. Personally I'd use "In fact" in place of "Indeed", but that's just a matter of personal …
What do you think about 'By' at the beginning of a sentence?
Jun 7, 2007 · OK, thanks. But, do you know the name of the subordinate clause starting with 'by' in the English grammar? For example, we have to-infinitive clauses, -ing clauses etc. I am …
Beginning a sentence with a number - WordReference Forums
Apr 13, 2025 · I read a sentence which says " Sixty-three percent of sons and 55% of daughters who are 20 to 25 years old live at home with their parents." This is a sentence from a reading …
<to the extent that> used at the beginning or end of a sentence
May 29, 2021 · On the other hand, its meaning seems to have something to do with whether it's used at the beginning or end of a sentence. For example, can we front the phrase in sentence …
using "for example" at end of sentence - WordReference Forums
Jun 3, 2014 · Although I understand the words in the sentence, the sentence does not make sense as a sentence in English. For example, 'automatic driving' does not, in British English at …
to get somebody do/to do/doing something - WordReference …
Sep 15, 2013 · "To get someone to do something" is a standard phrase, meaning to ask them to paint the house, lend you some money etc. We also say "have someone do something" …