wow, thats incorrect. although both are adj, 'near' isnt used in front of nouns except rarely. It can be used as an adj, 'her house is near' but in front of a noun 'nearby' is almost always a better choice. I, too, would

There is no indefinite article with the word "coffee" because "coffee" is an uncountable noun. However, you could say this: - Afternoon is the time I need a cup of coffee . The word "afternoon" does not have an

1 The tenderest of steak. Not a sentence, but OK as a noun phrase. 2 She made dinner in the time that I was gone. OK. 3 You've put me in a delicate situation. OK. 4 My hair is itching because of the helmet. OK. (head, actually, so this is a

I found CJ's "number transparency" post a really good one for those "One-third of... " and "Fifty percent of..." questions. You do need to unlearn the rule about making the verb agree with the closest noun.

Gleb Chebrikoff, thank you for your response. It's really informative and interesting--I agree with your analysis of "tell." 3. (d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to — about, of (he didn't want to — about the incident; — me

Thanks for your comments and reply to my queries. Your answers certainly erased some of my doubts toward the subject. What do you think of the following: 1) This is a list of medications which clinically show/ shows steady improvement on

I think the area of confusion, or "doubts" if you will, exists in situations where a "quantifier" is used in front of a plural noun. Correct me if I am wrong. Fifty percent - is a unit of something, and it's generally

Hi GG, I think the area of confusion, or "doubts" if you will, exists in situations where a "quantifier" is used in front of a plural noun. Correct me if I am wrong. Fifty percent - is a unit of something, and it's

Having seen the response and felt doubtful myself, I did some searching, here is one of the "verb agreement" rules from http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp Examples: Fifty percent of the pie

Please note that it's a hyphen, not a dash. As a noun, use the hyphen. I'm doing some follow-up on the people who haven't responded yet As a verb, don't use it. I need to follow up with the people who haven't