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Both are correct: Whose is this car? Whose car is this?
However, are these too?: Whose is it? Whose it is?
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A) I prefer (swimming) to (playing) Tennis.
B) I prefer (swimming) rather than (playing) Tennis.
I believe B is not correct, though I saw an example in a Grammar book like the following: I prefer starting early rather than leaving things to the last minute.
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I've seen the verb 'rob' usually used with 'bank'. What other words does it collocate with?
House? Factory?
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Is that an idiomatic expression? What's its meaning? Could somebody provide an example of its usage?Thank you.
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Lol. Yes, you're right. A little mistake.My point is if there's other way to do this to emphasize the continuous form found in active voice.
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Joe has been kicking that ball for the past 5 years.How would you turn it into Passive Voice?I'd say: The ball has been kicked by Joe for the past 5 years.
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy. So, it's grammatically correct, isn't it? You're right, though -- it indeed sounds unnatural.
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For long adjectives, both in comparative and superlative forms, we can convey the opposites of MORE THAN and THE MOST with LESS THAN and THE LEAST, respectively. Now, what about the short adjectives? How are we supposed to convey the same for the comparative and superlative forms?Suppose I give...
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Hi, CalifJim.Why do you assume if it's "truly" an ill wind? Did this idiom stem from another one? I mena, if you add that adverb there, it makes sense. Otherwise, if I just take the saying as it is, I interpret it as "an ill wind will not blow anybody any good",...
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It's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good): something that you say which means most bad things that happen have a good result for someone.That's the explanation to this old saying. My question is how do they reach to the "have a good result for someone" part? Doesn't the...
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