http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#57089Tue, 26 May 2009 20:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:57089CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#57089http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-57089.xml"desire for" is possible, but in that case "desire" is a noun, not a verb. Check your dictionary again and you will see that the mention of "desire for" is in the subsection defining the noun "desire", not the verb "desire"!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#57082Tue, 26 May 2009 20:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:57082TheStudent1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#57082http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-57082.xmlThank you teachers I really appreciate your help. About that 'desire for' thing I would probably use 'long for' but I found in dictionary that 'desire' and 'for' is possible to use together and this confused me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#56893Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:56893CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#56893http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-56893.xml1.How much water does that tank..........? a) comprise b) include c) consist d) contain (I'm not sure between 'comprise' and 'contain') "comprise" takes as its object(s) persons or things that are constituent parts. "That tank comprises a lot of water" says that a lot of water is a constituent part of the tank. That makes no sense; I don't think you want that! 2. I don't...... of smoking at all. a) allow b) accept c) agree d) approve (probably 'approve') Of the choices, only "approve" can be followed by "of". 3. After working for six hours without a break, Emily.......... for a cup of tea. a) longed b) desired c) interested d) wanted (there is possible choice between 'long for' and 'desire for') Of the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#56870Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:56870MrPedantic3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htm#56870http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-56870.xmlHello Peter 1. You're right that it's either comprise or contain. Look again at the definitions. Which one is a 'doing' word and which one is a 'being' word? 2. Correct! 3. Look up 'desire for' again. What does it say? 4. You need a kind of word that can both take an object (the boat) and follow 'suggest'. What kind of word would that be? 5. Only one of the options forms an idiom. Look up 'nothing'. 6. This needs a verb in the past tense. Which option is a past tense verb? 7. Look up B. Look up D. There's a grammatical reason why one of these can't follow 'improving'. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 21:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:56800Guest4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Questions/ljjd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-56800.xmlHi, I have taken these problematic(for me) questions from a test and need your help in choosing correct answers. I've put my opinion in brackets. 1.How much water does that tank..........? a) comprise b) include c) consist d) contain (I'm not sure between 'comprise' and 'contain') 2. I don't...... of smoking at all. a) allow b) accept c) agree d) approve (probably 'approve') 3. After working for six hours without a break, Emily.......... for a cup of tea. a) longed b) desired c) interested d) wanted (there is possible choice between 'long for' and 'desire for') 4. It was my father who suggested..... the boat a) purchase b) to purchase c) buying d) why not to buy 5. Riding a horse isn't as...