Hi people! What would you call the following verbs? Phrasal prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, three word phrasal verbs, or just phrasals plus a preposition? Put up with = TOLERATE. Stand up for = DEFEND.. Catch up with = DISCOVER

Hi Nona! Thanks for your suggestion! But don't you think that the words "queries" and "questions" have similar meanings? Don't they convey more or less the same idea? I've found this definition for "query": "a question, often expressing

Thanks Pieanne! Can't we omit it in any other case? Regards, Mara.

Thanks a lot, Vorpar!! Could you or anyone answer my questions in #5? BTW, my question was about when "that" can't be omited, not the other way round. Thanks a lot! Mara.

Thanks a lot, Clive! I really liked your version! So, what I understand by your reply is that "questions" wouldn't be suitable for this context, but not exactly for the reasons the other teacher gave. I mean, she was taking "question" to mean

Hi everybody! This phrasal means " to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do". Now, does it usually refer to a situation in which a great number of employees are dismissed or can it refer to only one person?

Hi people! Which is the preposition that should follow "replaced", by or with? (When "replace" means "substitute"). Examples: Employees were replaced with robots. Weakness is replaced by stubbornness. Welfare can be replaced by

Hi people! I know of some cases when "that" can be omitted, as in: "I told him (that) he was looking great tonight." Can we always omit "that" when it has this function? Here, I see it as merely connecting the two clauses. BTW, which part

Hi people! Today, my students posed a vey intetesting question, but one for which I had to do some research to answer and, still, I'm not satisfied with the explanation. They told me that the previous teacher had warned them to be careful when

Thanks Clive! Your answer, as usual, extremely helpful and enlightening! Sorry for the mistake in "giving a conference", you'r right that it should have been giving a talk. I just got the meaning of "conference" wrong and thought these two terms