By Expressions, Nouns

. CJ

Hi bbudulinekI think it's just that some people have been lazy for long enough, which has resulted in expressions like those in your sentences becoming so common that they are now "idiomatic" English.Note 1: ... has given them far too little to do or much too long in which to do...

Technically, at doesn't refer to anything. at is not a referring expression. Generally, only nouns and pronouns can refer.Nevertheless, I understand what you're saying. Here at means 'upon hearing' or 'when I heard' or 'as I heard' or 'in reaction to' or...

You've run into a common English grammar argument here. In the expression California vegetables, the word California (though usually a noun) has effectively become an adjective modifying vegetables. Your grammar book is confusing you needlessly here; it has nothing to do with proper...

a group of diseases When the head of such an expression is a collective noun, like group, the complement will be countable and plural.a collection of stamps / coins / ...a group of diseases / people / students / ...an assembly of students / politicians / ... _______You can go with or without an...

1. In a bottle of wine, bottle is the 'head', and wine is the 'complement'. Likewise, in a herd of cows, herd is the 'head', and cows is the 'complement'.And so on, for expressions consisting of nouns connected by of. So in a lot of talented players, you can...

You are right, Forbes, we have had this discussion before! Maybe we can introduce some new angles to it.I repeat that I have never said English is easier than other languages. I have said that its grammar and syntax are easy."What have you locked the book I was being read to out of up for?...

Hi, could someone tell me the difference, if there is any, in using or meaning of these two expressions: 'work out' and 'workout'? Both are rather colloquial. Generally speaking, 'work out' is the verb form (Every day I work out for one hour) and 'workout' is the noun form (Every day I...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, could someone tell me the difference, if there is any, in using or meaning of these two expressions: 'work out' and 'workout'? Thank you very much in advance! Maria 'Work out' can mean to come to a good ending. It looks to me, however, that you are thinking of...