Question: In this sentence: "It's easy to compare school to OR with work." which is preferable - TO / WITH -- and why? Found the sentence in a series of test questions and don't know the answer!

I don't even know the "traditional" term for the structure we're discussing here (with making ... ) except that it involves a present participle. CJ: In the "classical" grammar I learned soon after the emergence of

Huevos, So am I correct to assume that your classification of “exhausted” is adjectival in nature? Perhaps, this is the difference between how you and I see it. For pure fact finding interest, I have done some more investigative research: Bear in

OK, but is there an argument that demonstrates " in " is somehow connected to " ways ". Your comments help me understand why some native speakers consider English grammar difficult. What else could in be connected to in the

I would not profess to be an expert in English grammar but "people whose minds are not oriented for correct English" sounds not only pompous but incorrect !  The verb "orient" is more commonly used with the prepositions

Thanks, A rooms/a room is simply a typo. I had some lessons on English grammar in the past (LONG past), but now I barely remember any specifics. What I remember is (sorry for not able to be more clear) "you don't put a preposition in

For example, although it is true to say that the noun group is the structure we choose for the things we want to talk about , it is not the only one. Sometimes we want to talk about an event or an idea that is not easy to express in a noun

Hi, In the book named "Longman English Grammar" by L. G. Alexander in the section 8 named "Prepositions, Adverb particles, and Phrasal verbs," I saw this sentence. What does 'case' mean to you? English uses more

Hi CB, I wouldn't know where to start! English grammar is pretty different from Italian grammar. However, there are a lot of similar words (one example: government - governo), and several similar structures and idioms. The problem is that

You say that they are performing IN a ring. They are surrounded by the ring, therefore they are IN it.