Hi, 1.with what does the article go? The word 'staggering' or some other one? It goes with the phrase 'fifty-two dollar bills', because the speaker/writer is regarding this as 'a single amount' Is this similar to 'an

Hi, 1.with what does the article go? The word 'staggering' or some other one? Is this similar to 'an extra ten dollars/ten percent' in phrasal pattern? A staggering fifty-two dollar bills were contaminated ... 2.Why is there no

. 1.What is the word to describe something in the middle? Is it long or short? It is middle-sized (?). - - I'm not sure what you are looking for-- an adjective for an item of intermediate size or position? Here are some: middle-sized,

Hi, Here a sentence has been broken into 4 parts.We need to identify which parts are incorrect grammatically or usage wise. 1. So once an economy is actually in recession, 2. the authorities can, in principle, move the economy 3. out of slump -

Hi, How would you justify the use of hyphens to denote what seems to be a noun? I wouldn't try to justify it. At best, it's extremely casual, and at worst it's just lazy and unstructured English. I think this string of words can

Hi, How would you justify the use of hyphens to denote what seems to be a noun? I think this string of words can be thought as a big noun made of little parts. Could it be in quotations without hyphens and would it make a difference or no

Memos show Clinton turmoil Question: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe? BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.> August 13, 2008 Question: Why

The fifteenth SAARC summit begins in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, with the member states calling for joint actions to combat terrorism, poverty and price hikes. But the basic questions remain: what has SAARC the grouping of the South Asian

Hi, Please tell me why no article is needed here. You need an article. we will meet on the second Saturday night ( from my birthday ). I think we usually place the definite article 'the' before situations like this. He is the second -

Yes. Many would prefer a hyphen: a half-hour , probably because the indefinite article is normally after half: half an hour. CB