This summer we are running week-long series focusing on a single subject. Here, in the first article on travel and tourism, we assess the sector’s overall state of health It is the closest thing to an industry banker. In recent decades the global travel sector has grown, on average, one percentage point faster than GDP … Read more
This is one out of the many holiday pictures I made my sister click. Is this sentence correct? Can this be said in any other way? Answer Your sentence: This is one out of the many holiday pictures I made my sister click. Is this sentence correct? – Grammatically, yes. Can this be said in … Read more
I was writing the following sentence and I’m puzzled which one would be the correct sentence. In my humble opinion, the second sentence looks wrong as a comma is not required. The second part of the sentence "I received..," is an independent sentence, and it is better to use a conjunction like which, or that, … Read more
I turned down the university’s acceptance in order to find a program whose professors I more closely identify with. In the above sentence, it is difficult to figure our whether “with” is being used as part of a phrasal verb or a preposition. I know it is not best practice to end a sentence in … Read more
For example, The key benefit of using A is that you can make even more money. The problem is that you have to do it by yourself. Are there any better alternatives for expressing is that? I’m using is that clause too many times in a paper, and starting to be sick, to be honest. … Read more
Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of the following sentence? Learning disabilities are immutable irrespective of time and nature of interventions. I am also not sure whether the structure of the sentence is correct. Thank you in advance. Answer “immutable” = “cannot be changed” “interventions” = various therapies, drugs, tutoring, etc. “irrespective” = … Read more
I was reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, and the following sentence came up in Chapter 5. If your dog is running the roost, it may not be such a good idea. What does “running the roost” mean? Answer I believe looking at the sentence in context, that this idiom has the same meaning as “rule … Read more
Examples: Are you planning a trip with your friends? Or collaborating on a project with your peers? Have you discovered a new movie you’d love to watch? Or found an original recipe you’d like to try out? Answer ‘Or’ is commonly used in this way. As long as the first alternative is present before the … Read more
I occasionally hear people talk about some kind of (usually statistical) fact, and then follow that up with the sentence “Studies indicate.” For instance: “Violence often begins at home. Studies indicate!” Is the second sentence gramatically correct? It seems like an odd way to phrase it, yet I hear it every once in a while. … Read more
Children growing up in Costa Rica are surrounded by some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Am I right ?…………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Children “are” growing up in Costa Rica”which they” are surrounded by some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world. ……………………………………………………………………………………. Are “are” and “which they” hidden in … Read more
