Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hi, I would like to know the possible meanings of the words "splibby" and "splabibs" in the first stanza of Harryette Mullen's poem below. Elsewhere on-line I found out a short story with the following dialogue

Many learners are confused about past participles. I for one was. If I said "he was completely consumed for the past few days with the conference preparation." Do you consider "consumed" as participle adjective? Or

I have a question about a GMAT sentence correction problem, According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation's largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive

much absolutely cannot be used there. loud and great are not really idiomatic there, though with the addition of of , the use of loud is slightly less objectionable. The positioning of adjectives in front of gerund clauses is not often successful

Hi. Is it correct to put adjectives like "loud" or "great" or what looks to be a determiner (not sure, though) like "much" in front of a gerund clause? eg, His much/loud/great playing the violin in the early

"Slump" is a verb, and it's past participle may serve as an adjective. In your example it's an adjective. But since it's derived from a verb, we can use adverbial expressions to modify it. "Over his desk" is a

hi, When I look at the job description from some company's web, they may state "you require to possess the desire to exceed client expectations" I think I have 2 questions. question 1 there must be more than 1 client, why they

In the '50s, a popular panel show discussed the difference between like and as. The former is to be used with adjectives, the latter with verbs. He is tall, just like his father. The kids all do housework, just as their parents.

I don't know what you mean by 'ebb and flow', but using the word 'static' and 'opaque' to describe your efforts suggests that you are enamoured of the passive voice and the polysyllabic. Use active voice; use simpler and clearer vocabulary. Let