In Nouns^x, Idioms^x, Verbs^x

In that case, the quote is probably: To quit in space is the same as to quit in the corridor.   As Clive points out, you need the as  in the sentence (always write the same as )  The infinitives can be used instead of the gerunds to give it more of a sense of 'if you do it', other than...

1. Use a form of be if a noun or adjective follows the subject you . Are you a teacher ? Are you tired ? Were you the leader of the group? Why were you late ? 2. Use a form of be if a verb with -ing follows the subject you . Are you study ing English? What were you read ing ? 3. Use a form...

The verb "to fault" is the transitive form of the noun, "my fault ." No one could find fault with your sentence = No one could fault your sentence. The noun is countable or uncountable. "Find fault" is an idiom, meaning "to criticize."

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I don't know where you are from so you may or may not have this feature in your own language: Because French has noun genders (masculine and feminine), French schoolchildren learn all their nouns with the article, for example "le nez", "la bouche", so they always know what gender the word has....

Hoa Thai wrote: Hi all, After hours scanning through hundreds of hits on the Internet, I finally found an article at http://www.proofreadnow.com/grammarrules.html . Here is an extract: "More than one can only be plural in meaning but nevertheless often takes a singular verb, either modifying a...

Hi all, After hours scanning through hundreds of hits on the Internet, I finally found an article at http://www.proofreadnow.com/grammarrules.html . Here is an extract: "More than one can only be plural in meaning but nevertheless often takes a singular verb, either modifying a noun or standing...

Avangi wrote: Hi, again! "Loaned out" may be another one of those idioms! "Loan" is a verb and a noun often associated with borrowing money. He who gives the money "loans it" or "loans it out." I guess the second version is informal. You can loan your car to a friend (and hope he returns it.)...

Hi, again! "Loaned out" may be another one of those idioms! "Loan" is a verb and a noun often associated with borrowing money. He who gives the money "loans it" or "loans it out." I guess the second version is informal. You can loan your car to a friend (and hope he returns it.) They used to...

Should I just accept the fact some uncountable nouns, especially those that have abstract meanings, do not go well or don't not fit with a verb showing possession such as 'have'? Yes, you probably should accept that. It's probably a lot easier to memorize idioms with have plus a noun than...