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Re: grip & grapple

hellohello — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:35:40 GMT

Thank you Mister Micawber

I have other questions about it.

1 "....show no sign of reverse"

2 "..show no sign of reversal"

3"..show no sign of reversing trend"

For the first and second sentences , what is the difference between "reverse"and "reversal". I think both of them are noun, why "reverse " is not suitable?

For the third sentence, "reversing" is adj, so I have to add "trend" or things like that to it?

Thank you again.

Re: What is the difference between "care for" and "care about"? We say : I care about your health or I care for your health?

CalifJim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:49:54 GMT

Belly
"care for" and "care about"

The doctors and nurses care for you. They take care of you. For example, they take your temperature, give you extra pillows, prescribe medications, and so on.

Your friends, hearing that you are ill, express their concern because they care about you. They worry about you. They don't want any harm to come to you because they care about you. They offer to help you because they care about you.

* asterisk ^ circumflex & ampersand ~ tilde _ underline - hyphen

measure is a verb; measurement is a noun; but measure can also be used as a noun.

do some paperwork? verb? I don't know what you're looking for. Just say you have to do some paperwork.

Re: WHOSE

Clive — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:53:13 GMT

Hi,
I really would like to know the difference between these two sentences using whose:

Whose bag is that?

Whose is that bag?

I've always learned to say the first one and not the second!

There's really almost no difference at all. Here are a couple of comments on subtleties.

Whose bag is that?
'Whose' is an adjective.
The focus of the question is on the bag.

Whose is that bag?
'Whose' is a pronoun.
The focus of the question is on the owner of the bag.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Subject and object of a sentence

Cool Breeze — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:58:08 GMT

Ross' musical talents are not as amazing as he and Sam think.

Correct. Some would prefer Ross's musical talents. As a rule, use he if there is a finite verb after the pronoun and the pronoun is the subject of the clause. I don't see any difference between main clauses and subordinate clauses. In informal style, him is commonly used after as and than:

I'm as old as him/he.

I'm older than him/he. But: I'm older than he is.

Re: what is the function of "what"

CalifJim — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:09:05 GMT

Anonymous
What is the difference between an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question (as you said) and a question word?

No difference. They are just two different ways of saying the same thing, just as when one person says "unmarried man" and another says "bachelor".

Re: what is the function of "what"

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:57:56 GMT

Hi,
What is the difference between an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question (as you said) and a question word? Can an interrogative pronoun introduce a direct question too?

Re: Mrs. Smith was the first to receive the prize.

CalifJim — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:51:21 GMT

northwind
don't understand the difference between #1 and #2, and #3 and #4

first to receive is the most usual phrasing.

first receiving is the same in meaning as first to receive, but it's hardly ever used as far as I know.

to receive is an infinitive. receiving (in these sentences) is a participle.

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A gerund is an -ing form of a verb used as a noun.

William objected to my driving at night.

A present participle is an -ing form of a verb used as an adjective.

The little girl sitting beside Edward is his daughter.

A past participle is an -en form of a verb used as an adjective.

The wallet found in the street yesterday has been claimed.

Participles are also used adverbially.

The first act ended, giving us a chance to stretch our legs.

Re: Mrs. Smith was the first to receive the prize.

northwind — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:34:03 GMT

I'm sorry I mistook.
"Receiving" is the present participle and "to receive" is the infinitive.

The gerund is a present participle which is used as a noun in a sentence. So let's examine your sentence #1.

Mrs Smith was the first (person) to receive the prize.

Subject - Mrs. Smith;

Verb - was;

Complement: the first (person) to receive the prize.

"to receive the prize" is an infinitive phrase. It is used grammatically as an adjective, to modify "person".

The same is true for your other sentences. The participial phrase "receiving a prize" is an adjective.

There are no gerunds in your sentences.

I undersand and have no question about all the explanation above.

Please let me confirm. My correct question is as follows:

I don't understand the difference between the infinitive and the present participle.
Are all the sentences, #1 to #4, correct?
What's the difference in meaning?

Re: difference between sentences

AlpheccaStars — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:12:01 GMT

Hi Katie:

You have discovered that English words can be different parts of speech.

Stone can be a noun: The ceiling was of stone. Stone from the quarries was used to build the pyramids. Her ring had a semi-precious stone. The boys threw stones at the window and broke it.

Stone can be an adjective: This old stone wall is covered with moss.

SIlk is the same - it can be a noun or an adjective.

How to distinguish these words?

mecfan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:54:39 GMT

Hello !
I'm reading an Engineering Standard in English recently,but there are some words which seem the same to me.I don't know what's the difference between them.The words are:
"fabrication " and "manufacture"
"wear" and "abrasion"
"purpose" and "objective"
there are all nouns.
I am gratefull to everybody who explains them! Thank you!