1- Her family are well, because each one of them is fine (it is not seen as a group or a collective noun as some of them may not be well. So all the members are well. ( All the members of the family are well.) 2- When you send an invitation to

Hi, How could a person use the modal "would" correctly? I think the uses of it can be said to be in the categories of "request", "invitation", "conditional" and others. What I have most trouble is the

a rainbow showed up (What's a good verb here?) outside. I'd have said appeared without outside . I generally use show up only for people who arrive at an appointed place. -- Where's Jim? -- Late as usual. He hasn't showed up yet.

I don't see a great deal of difference between a request and an invitation -- none that could be communicated entirely by a modal verb, at least. The difference seems to lie in what you expect the addressee to do. Request: you please come to

Hi, It used to be that the word “invite” was used as a verb while “invitation” was the noun. But now the word “invite” is often used as a noun as well, e.g. “We will send you the invite to the show.” Is this correct? No, I'd call this regional

It used to be that the word “invite” was used as a verb while “invitation” was the noun. But now the word “invite” is often used as a noun as well, e.g. “We will send you the invite to the show.” Is this correct?

Hi Hly2004 I would probably understand your first sentence to mean " I'm going to take a sip of my drink. " Using "bottom up" as a verb would be a creative usage (i.e. not typical), but I do think I'd make the connection to the expression "Bottoms

He(=Petronius) is a most literal glutton, while Gatsby stands at a curious distance from all he owns and displays, just as at times he seems to stand back from his own words and consider them appraisingly, as he would the word of another, just as

Hi, I've made some suggestions. This was interesting, but I'm not a lawyer. Best wishes, Clive ====================================================================================================================== A contract may be

1 ok 2. To determine the frequency with which docotrs are invited to company sponsored programs by pharmaceutical representatives 3. to determine whether doctors accept or decline these invitations (much simpler structure, but if you want to