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

Hi, They seem to mean the same thing. In other words, they just seem to be variations in spelling. Look here. http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php They both seem to be adjectives. Clive

Hi CB, Thanks for pointing out the spelling thing! I think it comes from my native language, where we write " socio-economico " or " socio-economica " (depending on whether the adjective qualifies a masculine or feminine noun

Hello all, Here are my two bits. Holland is not quite a nickname. Industry and, especially, a brewer of beer in green bottles have long been promoting the misnomer "Holland" because it saves some time and ink. They even use it as an

Some suggestions on your statement are in line below. All the best for your success! A- s It is my ambition to study a finance program which is highly structured and provides the right (perhaps " a judicious", since the "the

Hi, I have an issue with that word. Though I know, that auxiliary spells that way I very often encounter a spelling "auxilary" even in proof-read texts. Can you tell me the difference please? Is it an obsolete variant or just a

Please, please try to use correct English spelling, capitalization and puctuation when you post here! "i"m "wt" and "sth" may be appropriate in other parts of the internet, but not on an English language forum!

IS THERE A CONTRACTION OF THE ADJECTIVE " OUR " IN ENGLISH?

I said "it can be used like an adjective" because the poster asked specifically about adjectives as well as about nouns. My assumption was that it might have been the attributive noun function that led to the poster's question about

Yes, IATA can be used and viewed as a noun. However, it is also possible to use it like an adjective -- i.e. to modify another noun. For example: IATA regulations IATA airport codes Okay. I see what you are getting at there. But isn't that