By Sample, Expressions

－－Hi, Ant_222. I'm studying about actions and occurrences in English expressions. For example, "to play on that street" in the sentence: "It's dangerous to play on that street" is an expression of action, while "that I succeeded in the test" in the...

Mister Micawber wrote:What is the source of your original? I feel that clawed at is the standard expression. Thanks, Mister. The base sentence is a stand-alone sample.

Hi, My cmpany credits fifty thousand dollars to/in/inot my account on the fifth day of every month. Do all of the prep. fit in the above sample? If yes, are there subtle nuances? Standard financial usage is My company credits fifty thousand dollars to my account . .. My company credits my...

here are some sample sentences using the expression ' emotional driven': 1)The emotional driven reasoning for corporate blogging is therefore very awkward. 2) And the most effective way to do that is through emotional-driven communications.

Grammar Geek wrote:I am also unclear about 'yet'!How about 'I have yet to finish my job' - What does it mean? *** It simply means that at this point in time, you have not finished. In fact, your sample sentence is one of most troublesome English expressions tormenting me for years. Question...

Hello, I'm thinking of taking a CPE exam soon, and am practising on sample papers. Most of them are multiple-choice questions that are easy to check against an answer key. Writing assignments, however, are not. Could you please have a look at what I wrote here, and give it an A, B, C, D or E...

"...when my first child came along" means when his first baby was born. It implies that he fully expected that he and his partner would have a baby in due course, and he decided to give up his hobby of rock-climbing because he wanted to devote the time to his family. It's not quite the same as...

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Your sample sentences aren't quite right. I wonder if you're getting confused with an expression like "it could best be called..." meaning "the best way to describe it is.."? I've not heard "it can be better/worse/badly said" in standard BrE. p.s. nightmare

Hi, I don't understand the meaning of this sentenece very well: 'Now do the same again, but first divide the set into three groups. These are listed in example 6-b, and a sample expression is provided. ONLY THE LARGER SEGMENTS ARE IN ORDER.' Could someone help me with this last senence? Thanks, Jo.