MM is right. If, for whatever reason, common sense doesn't work, ask "Did you each get a coffee?"

Do you mean "what is an idiom?" It's a word or phrase that has a meaning different from the "normal" meaning or dictionary meaning for example if someone says, "He's a little blue." it

another prepositional phrase would be the book by Niko (if he wrote the book, of course)

You are right, but just because we know and follow a set of grammar rules, it doesn't mean everyone does. For example: Sometimes people say "He looks mighty fine today" (here it means "classy"...which is a

How about these sentences The slower animals died because they couldn't escape from the flood. (adjective--it describes the animals) If you drive slower, we will not get there on time. (adverb) These sentences avoid those pesky

Do you want to know if these sentences are correct??

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What do you want to know, when the past tense is used? When we use "was" instead of "were"? Be a little more specific

Anonymous was correct. I think the problem is that you are thinking too literally. Just think of "made it to..." or "made it into" as an idiomatic expression

The answer to your question is probably not as clearcut as you'd like it to be: Couple can take either the singular or plural verb. It all depends on whether the couple is seen as one social unit ( a married couple) or whether the members