Grim Echoes Of Scenes When Covid First Broke Out?
In grim echoes of scenes when Covid first broke out, hospitals in Beijing have reportedly been “overwhelmed” by ill kids who have a high fever and a lung infection. From Daily Mirror. Is " grim echoes...
View ArticleA Fine Line?
Hi, "An industrious teen learns there's a fine line between friends and killers." What does a fine line between something and something? According to online dictionaries as follows, which is more...
View ArticleAs...As + Indefinite Article?
Which of these sentence is correct: She is as a strong woman as a man. Or She is as strong a woman as a man.
View ArticleShouldn't There Be A Comma After "Such"?
China has been facing a surge in respiratory infections such as influenza and clusters of pneumonia among children, with hospitals reporting being "overwhelmed." Shouldn't there be a comma a before...
View ArticleWhy An Adjective Is Put Before A Verb Here?
Hello everyone, I came across this sentence in a Toeic Test "Employee bonuses will differ based on the overall performance of each individual staff" I wonder why "based" ( an adjective) can go after...
View ArticleGood Human Beings?
"Great writers are indecent people they live unfairly saving the best part for paper. Good human beings save the world so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal. If you read this...
View ArticleA Surprising Victory?
1) It was a surprising victory for everyone. 2) It was a victory surprising for everyone. Are both correct? Is there a difference in their meanings? I think that '1' means that it was a victory for...
View ArticleAny Hostility?
1) Let's go back in time and examine the source of any hostility existing between these families. 2) Let's go back in time and examine the source of all the hostilities existing between these families....
View ArticleHe’S Down To His Last Supplies?
Several days in, you sense he’s down to his last supplies of joke-effect patter. What does he’s down to his last supplies of joke-effect patter exactly mean?
View ArticleDoes This Sentence Seem Awkward?
Hi. I'm trying to write a script: Classroom. Toby sits at the back of the classroom, trying to hide behind his laptop, as a teacher asks questions to the class. - Does this sentence seem awkward or OK...
View ArticleThe Meaning Of ‘Smoked’ In ‘Smoked Basins’?
The meaning of ‘smoked’ in ‘smoked basins’ The passage below is from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The refectory was a great, low-ceiled, gloomy room; on two long tables smoked basins of something...
View ArticleAlso, Too, As Well?
Hi. Which of also , too , and as well would you use in the sentence? Oliver opened his soda and took a sip. Noah (also) opened his soda (too/as well).
View ArticlePut So Baldly,?
In the next stage, the King of Light sends out another Man, who is the Living Spirit rather than the Living Soul and is not intended to be taken down into the darkness. The Living Spirit communicates...
View ArticleYou Know Your Dad Will/Is Going To Kill You If He Finds Out You Smoke/You're...
1) You know your dad will kill you if he finds out you smoke, right? 2) You know your dad will kill you if he finds out you're smoking, right? 3) You know your dad's going to kill you if he finds out...
View ArticleThis Isn't Happening?
This isn't happening. I wonder why "present continuous" is used. I would like to know the meaning of "This isn't happening"
View ArticleWhich Sentences Are Acceptable?
Hi, suppose there is a time series chart for monthly web users data of the past 4 months being presented. Would all of the following sentences be grammatically correct to describe the chart? Here you...
View ArticleWord Choice?
Is 'so that' correct to use in this sentence: I have copied the administrator on this email so that she can reach out to you if anything else is needed.
View ArticleDoes This Sound Natural In English?
Here's the text: Regarding my grandma, Alzheimer's disease is having noticeable effects on her memory. My mother took her to the countryside for care, and I miss her a lot. However, there have been...
View ArticleA Place More Boring/A More Boring Place?
I hate this town. I can't imagine... a place more boring than this. / a more boring place than this. / any place is more boring than this. / anyplace more boring than this. / there's any place more...
View ArticleCorrecting Sentences By Adding Commas?
Directions: Add commas where they are needed in the following sentences. If a sentence is already correct, write correct. 1. Please address the envelope to Ms. Marybeth Correio 1255 S.E. 56th Street...
View ArticleFuture Simple, Be Going To Or Present Continuous?
Hello, I am now revising structures expressing the future and I have four sentences where I don't know which option to choose and why. Please help 1. I’ve decided! I will study/am going to study/ am...
View ArticlePresent Perfect Tense?
Context: the teacher is moving to another school after a long time. I am his student and I say this following sentence. Student to teacher: Thank you for everything. You have been a great teacher to...
View ArticleEven Though?
Even though I was sick, I got drenched in the rain yesterday. Is this correct?
View ArticleYour Dog's Licence Has Expired On 22 November.
Your dog's licence has expired on 22 November. Shouldn't it be "... licence expired on 22 November" instead? Thanks.
View ArticleDeterminative?
Fortunately, Flyway will automatically track which extensions are installed on a database and at what version, so we can 'propagate' these changes accurately during deployments and avoid...
View ArticleFill In The Blanks With Preposition?
the attendance in the literary society has fallen _________ recently.
View ArticleMuch Or A Little?
Hello every body. Would you please help me with this question? We loved sea food ,so we bought (much/ a little) fresh fish.
View ArticleIs It Adverbial Phrase?
Hello everyone, In this sentence "Effective 1 July, we will expand our operations in Mexico." - Why can "effective" be put at the beginning of a sentence? - Is "Effective 1 July" a adverbial phrase?
View ArticleWould As Past Habitual In Passive Form?
I missed those years. I would be invited to the annual meeting of the company every year. It’s sad that the company no longer exists. Is the use of would correct with the use of past habitual? Thanks.
View ArticleDoes This Sound Natural?
I've got a config file where I set an Icon theme in the 'Inherits' property. It acts as a fallback when the main theme doesn't have certain icons. It is specified like so: However, I modified it like...
View ArticleConsider The Following Sentence "I?
Consider the following sentence "I l ong for the day when this long waiting for this service will be over." What verb could I use other than 'long' to express the same idea (and not to use the word...
View ArticleParticular?
Is this sentence correct ? "She chose to dedicate herself to this particular disease, and she has already been successful enough to make a difference in this field of Medicine." Thanks.
View ArticleProvided That Or Seeing That?
Hello everyone, People in a Facebook's group in my country are having a heated debate about the answer key of this sentence "___________ the building has an excellent location and a modern interior, it...
View ArticleConditional Verb Forms?
Hi, are the underlined verb forms equally acceptable as the answers provided by the book (‘see’ and ‘have finished’)? I know that the meanings will be different then. Thank you. 1. If I am seeing him...
View ArticleNouns?
Hi! Are all the words bolded nouns? What is the difference between sentences 3 and 4? Thanks, Fulvio 1. He is a Jew. (This means the individual practices Judaism) 2. He is Jewish . (This means the...
View ArticleSentences?
Hi! Are these two sentences ok? Thanks, Fulvio 1. Playing poker and playing chess is fun. 2. Playing poker and playing chess are the hobbies my grandfather enjoyed.
View ArticleConsume?
Is this sentence standard ? "He used to consume drugs when he was younger, but he's now an advocate against drugs, and gives lectures on that matter." Thanks.
View ArticleWith The Highs Of...
What does 'roller coaster of rock and roll" mean here? What does the subordinate clause that starts with "with the highs....." actually mean here? What does it mean when a clause is added with other...
View ArticleIf I Knew He Was Hungry, I Would Have Bought Him Some Food.
If I knew he was hungry, I would have bought him some food. If I had known he was hungry I would have bought him some food. Which is the correct sentence? Thanks.
View ArticleI've Been/Was Carrying And I Hurt?
Peter buys some new furniture and asks John and Bob to carry it into his house. They do what he's asked them to do. An hour later, John meets Sarah, and they go to a park. After they sit down on a...
View ArticleWalk Someone Home?
Two friends leave a mutual friend's house. It's late, they're on foot. One of them, a girl, lives at the other end of town, so the other friend, a boy, asks her, "Do you want me to walk you home?" 1)...
View ArticleHave Nothing To Envy From?
Hello. In this expression "A has nothing to envy from B," does it mean that B is better than A? Just want to make sure that I get it right. Thanks.
View ArticleViolence Was Peripheral To The Lives Of The Peace-Loving Cathar Perfects,?
The crusade that was to finally wipe out the Cathars was triggered in January 1208 when Peter of Castelnau, a Cistercian monk and the Pope’s legate, who had been in the Languedoc on matters connected...
View ArticleSearch Files In A Folder Vs. Search For Files In A Folder?
Do you search files in a folder or do you search for files in a folder? If both are possible, do they convey the same meaning? If not, when should I use each of them? Can you provide some examples?...
View ArticleDo We Have _______ Time To Walk To The Restaurant Or Should We Take A Taxi?
the Director of marketing is __ we will spread ourselves too thin by expanding into the European market ?
View ArticleWelcome On Stage?
Hi Is it correct to say: To welcome/invite someone on stage? What about 'to the stage'? Thanks
View ArticleTwo Verbs?
All I do is to press the button. What I want is for you to talk to Mary. Why are these sentences, which contains two verbs?
View ArticleAs Weird As The Story?
As weird as the story strike those who have never heard it, it is not fiction. Is the first “as” the same as “as” used in “A strikes someone as B”? I believe the second “as” is the same as “though.”
View ArticleSince He’S Been Elected?
"In the year since he’s been elected, Santos has garnered more scrutiny and national attention than most first-term backbenchers ever do." From: [link] Why is the present perfect tense used in the...
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