“Get on your hands and knees.” –– learningyoga.com I’m wondering if get above is a linking verb (OLAD #11) or an intransitive verb (# 18) that takes locative adverb. I guess if the prepositional phrase, on your hands and knees, denotes a predicative complement, it would be #11; denoting the direction of verb get, it … Read more
Is there any other form to use instead of in other words in this sentence? this toy provides children to learn how to use their ability in other words, children can learn new things from the toy. Answer You could use: Essentially, That is to say, i.e., namely. Also, I’d recommend starting a new sentence, … Read more
How can I write the following sentence in a more formal way? you can classify your questions from easy to strong. Answer “strong” is not the right word here. A long password is “strong” because it’s hard to hack, but a question isn’t “strong” if you expect that many people won’t get the right answer. … Read more
Then he was in line for a teller, smacking himself on the thigh with his rolled-up Herald. this was something a sweaty-eyed arsonist did, returning to the scene of the crime. A whiff of bleach hit him, even if it was present only in his mind. “Oh, hi.” She made him right away, Jesus Christ, … Read more
Something that might have been fixed, Talked out or around, But the whole school had turned out [A] To watch them settle it. — Gregory Djanikian, The fight, writersalmanac.org Bob will be there? [B] That settles it. I’m not coming. — OALD It seems [A] and [B] have the same syntactic constructions. Do they also … Read more
I am preparing for TOEFL PPT test. I have this practice on my book Stone Age Thuggery if you think modern society is violent, be grateful you didn’t live in Neolithic Britain. A study of 350 ancient skulls has revealed that in the Stone Age, Britons h– a o– in 20 cha– of be– bashed … Read more
We request that you read the terms and conditions carefully before signing. __ Martin Hewings, Advanced Grammar in Use The two words, terms and *condition*s, seem to be similar and it gives me the impression that synonyms are reiterated. What does terms mean in the context? Answer Terms are the binding conditions of the contract … Read more
All the same, it wasn’t what you’d call the perfect end to the day, Harry thought, as he lay awake much later listening to Dean and Seamus falling asleep (Neville wasn’t back from the hospital wing). Ron had spent all evening giving him advice such as “If he tries to curse you, you’d better dodge … Read more
A lamp flickered on. It was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink bathrobe and a frown. “You!” said Ron furiously. “Go back to bed!” “I almost told your brother,” Hermione snapped, “Percy — he’s a prefect, he’d put a stop to this.” Harry couldn’t believe anyone could be so interfering. –– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Read more
[q] Managers who go on to earn engineering degrees can make up to $100,000 a year. — corpus.byu.edu/coca What does ‘make’ mean? I guess it might be either [a] or [b] below from Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s. [a] 14 a [linking verb] — used to indicate a total [b] 17 [+ obj] : to earn or gain … Read more
