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Hi, for my assignment I have to explain the use of the passive in this case: the best sort of happiness is to be had by giving up the worst sort of pleasures. 'Is to be had' in this sense means 'is available', 'can be obtained'. In a grammar textbook I found the explanation that the passive...

CalifJim wrote: There is are a lot of questions which need/ needs to be answered.1 There was / were was a great deal of confusions at that moment…..2 There was were a few among us who still believed /believes that ……3 ___________________ 1 'a lot of' is number transparent. Make the...

There is are a lot of questions which need/ needs to be answered.1 There was / were was a great deal of confusions at that moment…..2 There was were a few among us who still believed /believes that ……3 ___________________ 1 'a lot of' is number transparent. Make the agreement with...

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SUGAR AND BLOOD: SLAVERY IN TWO WORLDSBY: ROLANDO CASELLA Between the early 1790s and the early 1820s, there was a difference in the way that slaves from the US and Brazil were treated. The slaves developed lawsuits against their masters in which, they argued for their right to be free. This...

Yoong Liat wrote:I've seen such constructions quite often. And if it becomes more and more common, the hyphen may disappear. As you said, a mistake repeated over a long time becomes accepted usage.It has been customary to omit the hyphens for a very long time and I think contrary to what you say...

CJ I don't know whether you have seen such constructions without the hyphen. I've seen such constructions quite often. And if it becomes more and more common, the hyphen may disappear. As you said, a mistake repeated over a long time becomes accepted usage.

Unless you have the numbers. How many standard constructions do you think there are, in English? MrP

Ant_222 wrote:Dawnstorm, I don't like syntax-level rules for their formality. What do you think of my explanation? In English number can mean both multiplicity and a number in math sense. In "A number of invitations" the former is the case. «A multiplicity (set) of invitations haS...

Milky wrote: MrPedantic wrote: First, we need to know how many items there are in the set {constructions}, of which {non-standard constructions} is presumably a subset. The figure "100" is meaningless, otherwise. MrP Just think about all the ones that are continually labeled as...