By Idioms, Grammar

Nona, you are right, no one is perfect but I told the teacher what I was taught in my academy(?) and she continued saying that she was right. I have to say that I didn't say it in front of other classmates, I just waited until the end of the class to go to her desk and tell her so but she got...

Jay_zzz0 wrote:I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most...

Hi allThanks to all respondents. I kind of knew what sort of responses I would get. I think I have seen this structure discussed only once in a grammar book, and that was probably in the early 70s. I don't remember whether the author considered the structure correct in any situation - probably...

I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most questions focus...

As titled, how to understand the grammar structure of this idiom? Thanks.

Hello Mateja and welcome to the EF What you're asking fits the Free English Grammar Help and Word Games section better: go here and make a post over there by clicking the button 'Post'; remember to choose an appropriate subject which could let the others know about what you are asking. Be...

Grammar Geek wrote:You can use idiomatic language in formal letters - I see idioms as being different from slang. You should avoid slang in formal letters, in my opinion.Of course, slang should be avoided in formal letters. As for me, I avoid it in everyday conversations as well. As I...

While the booz is still flowing(note below), I would like to add that "to be able to" can be tricky.Use "can" if you're not so good at grammar."to be able to" is generally used talking about specific achievements, but "can" is used talking about general abilitiesYou can't use "to be able to"...

Yeah, Openmind.I'd like to add something. I said we should rewatch some scenes and relisten to dialogues in order to pay attention to everything it is said. We should pay attention to the way natives use verbs and prepositions, idioms, stress and intionation. The problem is that doing that is...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. I would like to know/understand the exact meaning of this idiom: as good as it gets! It means that 'it' (whatever that may be, in the context of the conversation) will never get any better than this. In other words, this is great. Often, 'it' just refers to life in...