By Jokes, Verbs

Excellent is an adjective. Some adjectives refer to things that are 'gradable'. This means that there are grades, graduations, levels or degrees of something. You can have more or less of them. For example, hot as in hot weather, or hot drinks could be more, or less, hot. There are...

No, no, anonymous! (Unless you are making a joke. We discussed the recently at length so forgive me if I am over-reacting.) Complete subject and simple subject both refer to the grammatical subject of the verb; that is, the person, place or thing that is performing the action described by the...

Nona The Brit wrote: It's a bit of a joke. there is a famous proverb (or could be a quotation, not sure) that says 'Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.' It means people who are good at something actually do it professionally (i.e. artists) those who are not that good at it teach...

It's a bit of a joke. there is a famous proverb (or could be a quotation, not sure) that says 'Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.' It means people who are good at something actually do it professionally (i.e. artists) those who are not that good at it teach others (i.e. teachers at art...

"see", "hear", (and others) are catenative verbs which take the base form of the verb in catenative constructions. They often can take the gerund form as well. I saw the car go into the woods. I heard the neighbors take out the trash. I saw the car moving toward us. I heard the neighbors...

The nature of a proverb is to express wisdom in a form meant to call upon the listener's own effort to understand its meaning. Explaining a proverb to someone is almost as unrewarding as explaining a joke. It's not quite the same thing as a Zen koan (What is the sound of one hand clapping?);...

Meantolearn wrote: Hi MrP, Once I was told a joke by my previous co-worker. A: "What are you up to?" B: "I'm up to 6 3" (i.e. 6'3") As for the different meanings...When English is at a loss for an expression, it takes a common verb (give, take, get, etc.), and sticks random...

Roro wrote: Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the word〖preposition〗which you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary): ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun...

Hello Hela, Sorry, I didn't see your note till yesterday! Here are my answers. They may differ in one or twp respects from Davkett's, but that's because many of the alternatives in this passage are equally viable; so it's often a question of personal preference. III/ One afternoon Chris and...

Dear Davkett and all the other teachers, Some more questions if you wouldn't mind. One afternoon Chris and I went up the valley to the gold workings to search out wood for the boat he was planning. A century BEFORE (“before” here is an adverb or a preposition ?), the upper valley 1) a) HAD BEEN...