Markedness /ˈmɑːkɪdnəs/, a term that originated in linguistics, is the state of standing out as unusual or difficult in comparison to a more common or regular form. In a marked–unmarked relation, one term of an opposition is the broader, dominant one. The dominant default or minimum-effort form is known as unmarked; the other, secondary one is marked. In other words, markedness involves the characterization of a "normal" linguistic unit against one or more of its possible "irregular" forms.
In linguistics, markedness can apply to, among others, phonological, grammatical, and semantic oppositions...
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There is usually a difference between "will (verb)" and "will be (verb-ing)". However, for this specific example, there is hardly any difference. Let's take a different example sentence that will make it more clear.
In an hour, we will watch a movie.
In an hour, we will be watching a movie.
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What you're looking for is something like a forward-looking pronoun. Other languages may use their equivalent of "it" for this, but what is used in English is often "the fact".
The reason we are picking him lies in the fact that he is obviously more promising than other applicants.
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"curves at different speeds of a compressor", is correct. Normally I think we would say, "different speed curves of a compressor"
curves of a compressor at different speeds is saying the compressor at different speeds, showing curves.
The first two sentences are correct. Although you technically don't need the phrase "which are" in either of them. Have you tried something like this:
After the user introduces some anchors, the range of nodes affected by
a single anchor or a group of anchors should be specified.
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