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2. I'd say "first light" is definitely not countable. That is, we don't have a "second light." I take "first light" as a fixed expression, or compound noun, or something like that. I don't think "first" is used as a number here, but as a synonym...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours " The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Hi, Where you have put semi-colons, I'd usually use commas. I have also suggested some other changes to your punctuation. My general advice is not to get into the habit of using semi-colons and colons. They can often make tyour meaning more obscure rather than more clear. You seem to have...

This is a common structure. Grammarians use different terms to describe what and what follows it in the sentence. To my mind, a comma would make the sentence more comprehensible: What you think boring, your friends may find exciting. We could change the order of the clauses and get: Your...

Hi Hela My comments are in the quote. Hela wrote: 1) When we have a couple adjectives describing the same thing (e.g. material) don't we list them in alphabetical order? No - a C oncrete and G lass building That was your word order. You could also say "a glass and...

Thank you Yankee for your comments. 1) When we have a couple adjectives describing the same thing (e.g. material) don't we list them in alphabetical order? - a C oncrete and G lass building - a peanut B utter and J elly sandwich But it's true that you've written " a gorgeous ...

Welkins2139 wrote: Inchoateknowledge wrote: " This page cached by Google calls this an adverb appositive: "The man shouted loudly, (which was) even frantically, to calm the crowd". Yes . That is not correct. In my knowledge, there is no such things called adverb appositive. Question:...

Welkins2139 wrote: Inchoateknowledge wrote: " This page cached by Google calls this an adverb appositive: "The man shouted loudly, (which was) even frantically, to calm the crowd". Yes . That is not correct. In my knowledge, there is no such things called adverb appositive. Question:...

Diamondrg wrote: It is clear from the passage that, among writers of nonfiction, there is a great variety of aim one of which is the desire to please. Taken from a nationwide exam in Turkey. Do you think there is anything wrong with this sentence? I do. A comma is needed after the...

Diamondrg wrote: Taken from a nationwide exam in Turkey. Do you think there is anything wrong with this sentence? I do. A comma is needed after the word "aim" and I have doubts about the use of "one of which" to refer to a singular countable noun "aim". What do you think? Can the...