ETHISPHIE  +  194900 Fri, 10 Feb 06 03:54 AM Some ways in which lizards different from snake are in having ear openings, moveable eyelids, and less flexible jaw. I know the word “different” is wrong. Could I correct it “are different”? The answer is “differ”.Tks. ETHISPHIE Joined on Tue, Feb 7 2006 New Member 09

	rishonly  +  194904 Fri, 10 Feb 06 04:05 AM  ETHISPHIE wrote: Some ways in which lizards different from snake are in having ear openings, moveable eyelids, and less flexible jaw. I know the word “different” is wrong. Could I correct it “are different”? The answer is “differ”.Tks. Welcome to Englishforums, Ethisphie. Both "are different" and "differ" are valid choices. Here, "different" acts as an adjective and "differ" is a verb. rishonly Joined on Sat, Mar 5 2005 KUMBAKONAM,INDIA Contributing Member 1,782 Regards, Krishna Verbs

	The17pointscale  +  194917 Fri, 10 Feb 06 04:26 AM in my opinion 'are different' and 'differ' both work in this sentence. as an editor, i'd choose 'differ' because it is much more concise than 'are different.' perhaps one of the teachers can give you a more thorough explanation of the difference between these terms. also, i think that the sentence still has a few more errors. i might rewrite it: 'some ways in which lizards differ from snakes are in having ear openings, moveable eyelids, and a less flexible jaw. The17pointscale Joined on Thu, Jan 26 2006 Seattle Junior Member 84 Difference Between

	rishonly  +  194983 Fri, 10 Feb 06 07:20 AM  ETHISPHIE wrote: I agree with you. I think they should be that. :-) Glad you got it right. rishonly