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Hi KVE, Welcome! <<<<Variations in noun number and determiners: . - If he is a pianist or a singer, yes, you can say. "he performed ". Note the brackets. . "Perform" is a verb with broad meaning. He performed poorly on the project= He didn't show his best...

. pejoration -- No. What happened to pluperfect ? Is it ... an adjective? a noun? a verb? -- A noun Would you say it's related to ... grammar? vocabulary? pronunciation?-- Pronunciation. I'm not going to be very coy with this one, because I don't think it's in anyone's active...

An adjective?-- If User_ Gary uses it (and who's Gary?) - - This is an in-joke for Moderators. The answer is 'no'. A number? -- 137 (uh-oh, lemme think... pretty tough clue, can't I get a yes or a no? ">) -- Oh-- I thought you were just asking for a number, so I gave you one. 'No'. Is it...

i. Those who took the courses are able to study more efficiently . Those who took the courses are able to study more efficient . The original sentence is the first one. I thought of the second one when I read the first one, because I thought after the 'more' should be an adjective, not an...

Thank you very much for your help. Now I have understood what is 'straight-faced'jokes Since my computer has been out of work, it is not until today can i read your reply and say thank you Can you please explain to me more thoroughly the meaning of the sentence ( i can't get the idea here)...

Hi IK Inchoateknowledge wrote: I have an idea: fall flat is an idiom like throw open in I threw open the windows. I don't think so... (I don't know.) His jokes fell flat . We are flying direct . I think this "flat" in the first sentence is an adjective, and a subject complement....

Roro wrote: Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the word〖preposition〗which you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary): ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or...

It is a verb meaning "have an effect on", so it has to be the verb "affect". It occurs without "the" or "an" or "no" (or other determiners), so that's another clue that it's probably not the noun "effect", meaning something like "result". That drug can have a very powerful __ (affect=have...

Thanks a lot, CalifJim. However, I must point out that yes, you CAN 'plane' someone. "I planed him" means "I hit him with a plane" You can also 'car' somebody. You can also 'glass' somebody. "Dude! I totally glassed him!" Means "My friend, I would like to exclaim loudly and excitedly...

Pastel, The expression is "How does X function?", not "What does X function?" __ The same thing occurred during the country's previous two cyclical recoveries, when increased government spending, tax cuts and exports provided the fuel for rallies that proved to be short-lived. The...