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Can you tell me what you mean by the same rules can be applied to parenthetical content?I suppose I meant material in parentheses, the same as you did when you asked the question: You said, "Gerunds can be treated as countable and non-countable, the same as other nouns." OK, can you apply...

Thank you, Calif. Can you tell me what you mean by the same rules can be applied to parenthetical content? As to the application of the rules to quoted content, I think mostly we focus on some content that is taken from a writing content but can it be done for the case where you are not quoting...

Jackson6612 wrote: Hi Philip, I wasn't looking for an answer. There is another question. I used single quotation marks in: Do you call 'compound nouns' set nouns in AmE? Would there have been any problem if I have used double quotation marks as in the following sentence? Do you call...

CalifJim wrote:1. <<the people of France sided with Sarkozy. That's because the French, who until now had used violent protests to counter government-led labor reforms, felt a heightened sense of crisis regarding the future of their country>>Past point of view: ... the people ......

Cool Breeze wrote:It depends. English is sometimes a little inexact, but if you want to say "I think that would be very fair", you should opt for Hi, CB, how would you deal with a situation where you are quoting but not quoting someone said but rather to make a point like yours "I think that...

I was merely quoting from my dictionary. It said that news is plural in form but always used as a singular. As Maple points out, another way of stating it is to say it's an uncountable noun. In any case, no matter what you call it, it must be used only with an s: news. Not a new. And...

Yankee wrote:I'm not confused about that, YL. Hi AmyWords: 1694 Rating: None Pages: 6.8 submitted by: Jillybeany26 ... In wet weather there is acid rain, acid snow, and acid fog. In dry weather there is acid ...www.freeforessays.com/show_essay/Science-A-53215.html - 13k - Cached - Similar...

Jackson6612 wrote: I'm quoting from a certain grammar book: These refer to specific people, places, or things. They derive from proper nouns, and sometimes the nouns are used unchanged. They are always capitalized. > Wisconsin cheese is the best in the nation. > California wine...

I'm quoting from a certain grammar book: These refer to specific people, places, or things. They derive from proper nouns, and sometimes the nouns are used unchanged. They are always capitalized. > Wisconsin cheese is the best in the nation. > California wine compares well with French...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi Yoong,yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad adjective or as a part of a present continuous?I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He was entering the building. (present continuous, ongoing action)I saw him sitting on a...