no it's not a metaphor - i'm doing this in English at the moment, example: your love is a rose. (red rose = symbol of love) if someone said - your love is like smoke it's a metaphor because they are telling you that smoke

how do you pronounce Fermi as in Fermi Nuclear Power Plant?

Simon was drinking the wine. The wine was being drunk by Simon. The plants were watered by the gardener. The gardener watered the plants. The light bulb was changed by Simon. Simon changed the lightbulb. The toy was confiscated by the teacher.

Can you please help with changing some sentences to active/passive voice please? Active to passive: Simon was drinking the wine (active) The wine was drunk by Simon (passive) or is it "The wine was being drunk by Simon"?

The elegant benches made of glossed oak wood were very comfortable. With so much going on it was easy to forget where I really was, escaping reality I actually thought to myself “Where’s the popcorn?” The high vaulted ceiling was draped with sheer

Lay and Lie are very confusing -- to native speakers as well as English learners. If you type them both into the search box, you will find many earlier threads about these verbs. Part of the confusion is because Lay and Lie are two different

But in the dictionary it also has lay? It writes lie, lay, lying, lain. eg:To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline: He lay under a tree to sleep

1 I went out to water the plants. I didn't know the jet/spray would be so strong/powerful when I turned on the hose. 2 I should never have gone out with her. We should have stayed friends. I should have l eft/kept it at that. 3 With these

How would you say these if they are wrong ? 1 I went out to water the plants. I didn't know the jet would be so strong/powerful when I turned on the hose. 2 I should never have gone out with her. We should have stayed friends. I should have

I have a question about the difference between "according to" and "depending on". In the following sentence, "according to" sounds a bit odd to me, but I am not quite sure if I am right or wrong...