Dear friend, close is most frequently used as an adjective or a verb, but in can also be an adverb meaning 'closely, tightly; near, in proximity + close to the wind (an idiom)'. Context is crucial in classifying close as an adjective or

Pleasehelp, some words may have a single form, which, however, corresponds to several parts of speech. In this light, open can be an adjective ( an open window ), a verb ( open the window ), or a noun ( life in the open ). Such words are called

Dear friends, just a follow-up. Some critics still maintain that due to can only be used as an adjective, and not as a preposition; thus, in their view, a sentence like The game was postponed due to rain is ungrammatical and should be reworded in

Dear friend, the first set of examples is quite correct grammatically, no doubt, representing the pattern verb + object + to-infinitive complementation . In this case, passivization is possible, though some constraints still apply even to this

Hi, I'd change these: 5. The sun was eclipsed by the moon. ACTIVE PASSIVE 9. This bone has been buried by the dog . PASSIVE 10. It takes a long time to think of these examples . PASSIVE ACTIVE 13. There was a cup of coffee on the table but now

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

Is the word "less" used with short adjectives as with long ones? For example, we can say "She is less clever/beautiful/... than her friend." But can we say: "This ladder is less short than that one." OR

Hi. Are the underlined words an adjective or an adverb? If you gave your answer, would you care to give me how they could be in simple terms? Also, is it a correct sentence, either with or without the words in parentheses? Thank you for your

Hi, Thank you. Could you help me with some individual cases? Please see colored part for my additional questions/comments. I wrote: Hi. Would you say any subordinate clauses that are placed predicatively should have a comma before it

Dear friend, avoid ones immediately after these/those , especially in formal styles, eg, "Within this group, there are those who are willing to take risks and those who are more cautious.' Compare: 'These plastic ones are