In Adverbs^x, Plurals^x

First, let me call your attention to CB's correction. "Very" is an adverb, not an adjective, and it probably always was. "Most" is an adjective when it modifies a noun (Most people can swim.), but in the two quite different usages we've been talking about here,...

Neither is correct. People is plural, so: fewer people go online. You can have an adjective after less: It was less interesting than I thought. A noun in the singular is also possible: I have less money than you. So is an adverb: He played less carefully than expected.Only a noun is possible...

Hi Mad, With this scant context, it could be taken either way. It's pretty confusing. "Friends" is plural. Was she paired with one particular guy? Whom is she talking to? Her date?? "Felt" is past tense, but "is" is present tense. Is she still on the date...

According to Merriam-Webster Unabridged, possible can be a noun, adjective and adverb: -- possible Function: noun 1 a : POSSIBILITY, POTENTIALITY -- usually used in plural <all the infinite number of possibles -- Jonathan Edwards> b : all that can be done : BEST <had done my...

Hello Anonymous,In your sentences there is no adjective phrases.A phrase is a name used in the english grammar to label a group of words which acts as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence,which means that you need at least two words to label some part of the sentence a phrase. Words,phrases...

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

Hi, A human can't exist without food or water for long. OK A human can't exist without food or water long. Sounds a little bit awkward to me A human can't exist long without food or water. OK Do all of the above sound right? Which is most idiomatic to you? We more often speak...

May I use the 'ING' form with any verb to create adjectives or nouns? No. The adjective 'Telephonic' has it an adverb to be 'Telephonically'? Yes. When I can use 'The', 'a', 'an' before nouns? An extremely broad question. A and an are usually not...

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

Hi Hoa ThaiThere were a number of details that I considered in my last post. These included the following:- Sold out used strictly as a verb vs sold out used like an adjective - Verb tense- Using sold vs sold out (particularly in combination with the word 'all')- Word order (i.e. Does...