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1. www.grammarly.com › sentence-checkerSentence Checker | Grammarly

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   Free AI Sentence Checker. Polish your sentences in seconds. Use Grammarly’s free sentence checker to ensure your writing is clear, compelling, and easy to read. Just enter your text where it says "check my sentences" to check for run-on sentences, tone, clarity, and more.

2. www.oed.com › information › understanding-entriesGlossary of grammatical terms - Oxford English Dictionary

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   Examples include the adjectives home-baked (baked at home), home-based (based at home), and home-staying (staying at home). In some inflected languages, the locative case is a grammatical case used to indicate location or position.

3. www.grammarly.com › commonly-confused-wordsCommonly Confused Words: Clarify Your Writing with Grammarly

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   Grammarly’s online grammar checker will instantly pinpoint and fix grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and punctuation inaccuracies. Suggestions. Let’s get started. Step 1: Add your text, and Grammarly will underline any issues. Step 2: Hover over the underlines to see suggestions.

4. writingexplained.org › loss-vs-lost-differenceLoss vs. Lost: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained

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   • What Is The Difference Between Loss and Lost?
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   In this post, I will compare loss vs. lost. I will go over their functions and uses in a sentence, and I will use examples of each. Plus, at the end, I will give you an easy trick to remember the difference. After reading this post, you won’t ever again wonder, “When do I use lost or loss?”

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   What does loss mean? Loss is a noun and is defined as the act or an instance of losing. 1. That was an unexpected loss. 2. The family suffered a terrible loss with the death of Jane. If you sell something at a loss, you are selling it below cost.

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   What does lost mean? Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose. Since lost is a verb, you should expect to see it following a subject of some kind. 1. She lost her car in the crowded parking lot. Lost as an adjective. Lost can also function as an adjectivein a sentence. 1. The lost child. 2. A lost opportunity. 3. My basketball is lost

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   Angels center fielder Mike Trout brought comfort — and gifts — to a South New Jersey family that lost its home to a fire with a surprise Christmas Eve visit. –L.A. Times

   Before the season, the Vikings lost two of their top players. –The Washington Post

   The Japanese conglomerate has been struggling with the aftermath of a major accounting scandal, compounded by troubles in nuclear energy and losses in the business that makes personal computers, TV...

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   Here is a good trick to remember lost vs. loss. If you can remember this simple mental check, you will be all set. Check one: Lost is the past tense of to lose. Lost and past tense both contain the letter “t.”

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   Is it lost or loss? Both words have to do with losing something, but they are different parts of speech. Lossis a noun and refers to the act of losing. Lost is the past tense and past participle of to lose.

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5. forum.wordreference.com › threads › lost-leftlost/left something at home | WordReference Forums

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   Jan 4, 2022 · If the person searched everywhere in his house earlier and couldn't find his glasses, then he lost them at home. If he has a good idea of where they are at home but he neglected to bring them with him, then he left them at home.

6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 69958grammar - "At home" or "home" - English Language & Usage ...

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   What is the rule of not using at before home? For example, When he called me I was (at) home. I am always (at) home on Sundays. He came to my place at 6pm and by that time I had already been (at) home. Hello! Is anyone (at) home? I am (at) home at last! I am always complimented (at) home.

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   Is 'lost' an adjective?

   • The second is incorrect, since "lose" requires an object. The third is acceptable since you can understand "lost" to be an adjective. (formally it is ambiguous, but since the adjective makes more sense, you wouldn't parse this as a passive voice sentence) The answer of Seowjooheng Singapore contradicts your answer. I'm confused.

   "was lost", "had lost", "had been lost". Which one suits best this

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   What does 'had become lost' mean in a sentence?

   • If the intended meaning is "had become lost", that is, something like "had become separated from her parents and had been wandering the streets", it needs some sort of time phrase to justify the use of the past perfect. "... I encountered a little girl who had been lost for two days".

   "was lost", "had lost", "had been lost". Which one suits best this

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   What is the past tense of lost?

   • Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose. Since lost is a verb, you should expect to see it following a subject of some kind. She lost her car in the crowded parking lot. Lost as an adjective. Lost can also function as an adjective in a sentence. The lost child. A lost opportunity.

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   Is loss a noun?

   • Loss is a noun and is defined as the act or an instance of losing. That was an unexpected loss. The family suffered a terrible loss with the death of Jane. If you sell something at a loss, you are selling it below cost. What does lost mean? Lost is the past tense and past participle of lose.

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   What does lost in the city mean?

   • had lost in the city. was lost in the city. Only 3 is possible. This is because you want the adjective "lost" to describe the girl. You don't want the verb "to lose something", since this would imply that someone lost the girl. The first must be a passive voice, it means someone lost the girl, probably deliberately, that is she was abandoned.

   "was lost", "had lost", "had been lost". Which one suits best this

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   How do you remember lost vs loss?

   • Here is a good trick to remember lost vs. loss. If you can remember this simple mental check, you will be all set. Check one: Lost is the past tense of to lose. Los t and pas t t ense both contain the letter “ t.” Is it lost or loss? Both words have to do with losing something, but they are different parts of speech.

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8. ell.stackexchange.com › questions › 345461"was lost", "had lost", "had been lost". Which one suits best ...

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   Dec 17, 2023 · The first must be a passive voice, it means someone lost the girl, probably deliberately, that is she was abandoned. It might also mean that she had experienced being lost, but wasn't lost when you met her.