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Hi, Can a person use a noun with an availble standard adjectival form, which he might not realize the existence of it, can use the noun as an adjective and be considered OK? person tutors vs. personal tutors institution problems vs. institutional problems education materials vs. educational...

Simplest explanation on usage (I hope it's simple XD): Could or Couldn't: Talking about the possibility or lack of a possibility. "It couldn't rain today" = "There's no possibility of it raining." Can or Can't: Talking about the ability or lack of ability: "It can't rain today" = "It is not...

Hi, I have difficulty clearly seeing the correctness of sentential constructions that have an uncountable noun with the verb 'have' before it. I have happiness. -- This doesn't seem to be correctly written. But, if we apply the same uncountable noun but with a different semantic meaning, it...

Hi, Please take a look at the sentence below. This book challenges the conventional definition of worship. Here, the word 'definition' seems to be preceded by 'the' because it is not just any definition but a definition of the word 'worship'. If I replace the words 'conventional definition'...

Tam Sadek wrote:Early Christian doctrine held that God was the author of two texts, the Book of God, or The Bible, and The Book of Nature. The two were co-extensive: given the right interpretative tools, one could read the eternal verities of God's design from Nature back to the Bible, and...

Early Christian doctrine held that God was the author of two texts, the Book of God, or The Bible, and The Book of Nature. The two were co-extensive: given the right interpretative tools, one could read the eternal verities of God's design from Nature back to the Bible, and vice versa. The...

What would an AE speaker see as the difference in pragmatic use and semantic meaning here? As inmate population ages, prison system must adapt, according to a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. John really must go to the doctor's. He looks dreadful. Is...

<Your mention that there is a difference coincides with my mention that there is a difference. We're just quibbling about how big a difference it is.> I feel your "There really isn't a lot of difference." leaves students thinking that they could choose either form and the semantic meaning...

CalifJim wrote:I would say that that is quite a difference.I see.My idea of "quite a difference" is more like saying We have a pet iguana when you mean My ugly sister sneezed on Mum's prune Danish. CJ <<Without the will the statement is more neutral with respect to such implied...

I ran fast so I could catch the bus. - I ran fast in order to be able to catch the bus. YES I ran fast, so I could have caught the bus. - I could but didn't catch the bus.YES Note the comma. I ran fast, so I was able to catch the bus. - I caught the bus. YES. Note the comma. .... I ran fast,...