By Nouns, Weddings

I'm sure you'll hear your first example said, but I prefer: All I'm asking you to do is give me the wedding date. If you're asking "for" something you want a noun, not an action. All I'm asking for is the wedding date. The wedding date is what I'm asking you...

No. You need a dictionary. Dresses are a specific type of clothing worn by girls/women. dress (PIECE OF CLOTHING) Show phoneticsnoun a piece of clothing for women or girls which covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs:a long/short dressa wedding dress Costumes are not...

I hear "stressed out" more often too, but agree that it is informal. "The wedding preparations are putting a lot of stress on Mary" would be a more formal way to say it. I don't think we use "stressed" by itself very much---it tends to be either "stressed out" or just the noun.Oh my God, I don't...

Plan is a verb as well as a noun. I am planning my wedding. She always plans her vacations very carefully. Her vacation plans are very details. Solomon, if you don't mind some advice - don't worry about what part of speech something is. It won't help you talk better or form more natural...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentences using the underlined word (pronoun and so on) as shown below correct? Interrogative pronoun/relative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invited for the wedding ...

Interrogative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invite for the wedding This is the girl who told me where to park my car. I agree that these are correct sentences, but, if it matters, I'm not sure...

Are the sentences using the underlined word (pronoun and so on) as shown below correct? Interrogative pronoun The lady whom you saw just now is my teacher. I consulted a doctor whom I met in Paris I am not sure whom did he invite for the wedding This is the girl who told me where to...

Bird cage; dog house; tree limb; Christmas tree; birthday card; wedding cake; pillow case; feather pillow; dining room; cactus plant; bar stool; kitchen window; lawn mower; picket fence; street light............get my drift? I think there is a term for these, but it escapes me at the moment.

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

N2G, as a noun, I find them interchangeable. Birthday gift, birthday present. Wedding gift, wedding present. One situation that uses only gift is a monetary gift to a charity. You refer to that as a gift, not a present.