a question about the word order of a sentence. How to understand the following sentence and its word order? Why does the sentence use 'were we' instead of 'we were'? I'd insisted that we meet outside the post office, fearing the reaction of my co-workers were we to be observed leaving work together.

How to understand this sentence? It made a rather inharmonious trundling sound, but this was more than compensated for by the efficacy with which is transported heavier items.

I don't understand the meaning and sentence structure of the 'but' clause.

abide the law or abide by the law? In the following sentence, should I use abide the law or abide by the law? Which one is correct? Governments can also enforce these violators to pay a significant fine if they don’t abide by the law. Thank you!

Does this sentence have any errors? There are some disadvantages over living alone, where parents can't get in touch with their children very often and the emotional bond will suffer.

Does this sentence have any errors? 写错了。。

Does this sentence have any errors or sound weird? When students do their volunteer services, they may be confronted with many problems and challenges which rarely happen in their schools

Does this sentence have any errors? I believe that we should prioritize on investing the infrastructure and then fund the arts when governments have a budget surplus.

Does this sentence have any error? In my view, academic subjects are important, but if students can't tell right and wrong, they will not able to have a successful career.