In Analogies^x, Tenses^x

"ADMONISH: DENOUNCE A: challenge: overcome B: reward: praise B: control: contain D: persuade: convince E: punish: pillory" Again, the analogy question requires us to choose a pair which expresses a relationship most similar to the one expressed in the capitalized pair. To me, D is...

"MARVEL:quotidian:: A. deny: malicious B. exploit: utilitarian C. defuse:controversial D. revere:ancient E. recoil: delightful" Please help me choose a pair among the five which expresses a relationship most similar to the capitalized one. I picked C. But I doubt it. Because we may be...

1. 'Last week, I may go sailing.' I find this sentence baffling: it seems to contradict itself. The contradiction seems to reside in the opposition of 'may' and 'last week'. I myself would describe this as a conflict of context (past) and tense (non-past). How would you describe it? The...

Hello Equivocal, welcome to English Forums. It will take me a little time to read through and understand the implications of your posts, which look very interesting. In the meantime, I'd also be interested in your thoughts on the following: 1. 'Last week, I may go sailing.' I find...

Villa rivers Researchers have estimated a progression rate was 0 5 kilometres per 1000 years Clary 1984

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