Hello, Alex, when talking about two people or things, use neither . For three or more, use none. Using nobody and, additionally, no one is also possible. None of + uncountable noun - singular: None of the money has been spent on repairs. None

when following a noun ??? This means putting a after the noun: instructor a . You can't really mean this. I'm sure you mean when preceding a noun . Whether speaking or writing, ... Use an before a vowel sound: an instructor. Otherwise use

Greetings, Tina, Mister Micawber's answers are completely relevant, but let me make some additional remarks: 1. A time of prosperity and peace - is a noun phrase you analysed absolutely correctly. In general, noun phrases may have the

v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

English presents a number of issues to non-native (and sometimes native) speakers. It is grammatically unlike other languages, even those from which it has borrowed large vocabulary groups, and possesses a number of irregularities. Understanding

Hello, Pleasehelp, use 'sports' in front of a noun: 'a sports centre', 'a sports club'. In your example, 'sport' should be used (it is a mass noun in your case); it can also be used as a regular countable noun

Hi, 1. I walk and I do walking. What is the difference between these two? The latter is not very idiomatic. It sounds a bit like you are taling about your hobbies. 2. Drink milk before you go to sleep. and Drinking milk before sleeping

I can't seem to relate the verb usage to the noun usage. Somebody educate me. What part of the shot are we evoking? I can't make it work. I don't think it measures up to U/D's standards. Are we talking about a rape here? The player

Slang moves much faster than I do! There are probably more than a million people contributing to Urban Dictionary. Some contributions are accepted , some rejected . I suppose "slam-dunk" is itself a slang term, but the usage you propose

I think the original post was referring to possessives in general, not just 'him'. Trad grams called my, your, his/her/its, our, your, their possessive adjectives . However, in many modern grammars they came to be called