"Night person" or "late-night person" ... thanks a lot!! "Early birds get the worms" is among one of the first English proverbs that I learned, but I have never heard people say "an early person". It sounds good though. Thank you for the

I am looking for a term or an expression to describe someone who doesn't stay up very late at night. Can I say: "I am not a late sleeper ; I normally go to bed around 9pm ..." Any suggestions? Thanks!!

... This is a beautiful five star / five-star hotel.... I know both forms are being used, (but I've never seen people write "ice cream".  but which is more correct? And is there any rules for using hypen?? Thanks in advance!!

ummmm....I am not sure. It is still confusing.... I guess I need a bit more time to digest. Or could anyone give me another example?

A monster kicked a man from N.Y. to L.A. i) A monster kicked the man who is from N.Y. to L.A. (The man himself is from N.Y.) ii) A monster kicked a man to L.A. from N.Y. (kicking him in N.Y., and the man ended up in L.A.) The 2nd meaning

The following is from a gramar book: " Relative clauses need to be distinguished from a 2nd type of finite clause which can postmodify a noun: the appositive clause. This looks very similar to a relative clause introduced by that . Compare:

<< The adjective "amazed" is used to describe positive feelings ... >> is this sentence correct? Normally, " be used to" means "accustomed to" or "familiar with" , like , "I am used to the students' horrible noise..... " so I wonder

CalifJim wrote: Lucy ate the hotdog with relish. so "with relish" can modify both hotdog and Lucy???

so ... the most reasonable meaning for A) is ii) , right? "with gusto" modifiys sang. How about sentence B? Is ii) the more reasonable interpretation for B??

I am wondering if the following sentences can have three different meanings: A) John said Martha sang the aria with gusto. i) John said "Martha sang the aria" with gusto (i.e. John said with gusto) ii) Martha sang with gusto; iii) John