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Hi Avellano As a rule, adjectives become plural nouns referring to people when the is placed before them: The rich like money. (= Rich people like money.) He isn't interested in the problems of the young. The same is true about many adjectives denoting nationalities: The Spanish like football....

Another set of patterns occurred to me. These sometimes give learners trouble, and it's a good idea to practice them until they are automatic. They are drills on 'subject pronoun + auxiliary verb' contractions. Type X1: he's, she's, I'm, you're, we're, they're Type X2: he'll,...

Hi, what is the different between those things? it Pronoun eg That's a nice sweater.I like it. its Possessive adjective. eg That's a nice sweater. I like its colour. which Has various meanings, eg relative pronoun - I bought a sweater which is red. in which Ths is just an...

This gives me strength to face the busy day lies ahead. This is not correct. The relative pronoun that (or which ) cannot be omitted when it is the subject of its clause. It has to be "busy day that lies ahead". However, if the relative pronoun subject is followed by a form of the...

some of that AussieAussie slang. Banana bender : a person from Queensland Ankle biter : small child Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand Barbie : barbecue (noun) Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo") B onzer : great, ripper Booze bus : police vehicle used...

Kooyeen wrote: I have no idea. He (or maybe she) has a simple and clear style of writing, no strange mistakes or typos, punctuation is generally ok... It really seems a post written by me! (apart from "indeed", I really don't use that word much). I noticed it aswell, but who know, maybe while...

I think it is just a matter of stress-- the reflexive pronouns are often used to heighten an expression. 'As you said' merely reminds the listener of his words; 'as you said yourself' emphasizes that it was the listener, not the speaker or others, who made the statement.

hi, anon "importance" is an uncountable noun, so you can't use it with "an" . The expression is 'the importance of something' . Don't use "importance" without "the" except for fixed expressions such as "be of vital/paramount importance, attach importance to, of primary importance,...

The expression includes the word a (an) , so it's only possible with countable nouns. In the case of the poison, you need the a . This shows that you are using the countable version of poison (a kind of poison), not the uncountable version, poisonous substance. so dry a wine (such a...

Hi I would like to know if the expressions like "So beautiful a house" or "So stupid a person" are possible with countable nouns only! How can I use such expressions with uncountable nouns? For example, 1- It was so fatal (a?) poison. Or any other example with uncountable noun? ...