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When which starts a restrictive clause (i.e., a clause not offset with commas), you can replace it with that. In fact, Americans will insist you use that instead of which for a restrictive clause. Mark's dog which ate the chicken is looking guilty. (but in America or at least wi...
Singapore's literary scene is alive and well. Contrary to popular belief, the tourism industry is alive and well in this part of the world. bring something alive to make something interesting The pictures bring the book alive. The teacher brought history alive with fascinating stories. come...
If you'd like to teach or learn grammar the easy way—with sentence diagrams—check out our Get Smart Grammar Program. It starts from the very beginning and teaches you grammar and sentence diagramming in easy, bite-size lessons. Hello! I'm Elizabeth O'Brien, and my goal is to get ...
Singapore's literary scene is alive and well. Contrary to popular belief, the tourism industry is alive and well in this part of the world. bring something alive to make something interesting The pictures bring the book alive. The teacher brought history alive with fascinating stories. come...
[VN]~a living,to make enough money to live on but with diffioulty;75% of the population scratch a living from the soil. Cancel (sb/sth)(from sth),to decide that sth cannot happen or sb/sth cannot take part in sth,before it starts;[VN]to scratch a rocket launch The horse was sc...
In the clause “an early dinner,” the word “early” is an adjective because it’s describing the noun “dinner.” Adjectives with linking verbs Adjectives are often confused with adverbs when they are used as complements for linking verbs (e.g., “the wife is devoted”). In these insta...
It starts an essentially chemical reaction. Gradable / Non-gradable AdjectivesSome adjectives may have more than one meaning or sense. It's possible for the same adjective to be gradable with one sense and non-gradable with another sense. For example:example...
It is very cold and starts to snow heavily. Many families are happy to see the snow and the children are going to make snowmen.E. A big wind is blowing and the dark sky makes people worried. If it doesn't stop, it will take down some small trees on the street.F. If you ...
Lesli: There are no incorrect equations on my board. Sheldon: Oh, that is so, so, so... Lesli: I'm sorry, I gotta [have got to] run. If you come up with an adjective, text me. ... Sheldon: Inconsiderate. That is the adjective, "inconsiderate." (starts to text her)...