What word would you call something sticking out from a surface? (see ...
Jul 11, 2024 · That is a good, general term for something that sticks out from a surface. I would not call 3 a protrusion because it does not stick out from a surface that is uniform on both sides. Others may …
relative pronouns - "something which" or "something that" - English ...
According to Korean English grammar books, nouns that ends with "thing", such as something, anything, generally take "that" as a relative pronoun. But does that mean that "something which" is not
prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...
Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to …
subject verb agreement - Is "something" plural or singular? - English ...
Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …
usage of "a something" in the sentence - English Language Learners ...
Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking …
"Something is off" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Dec 28, 2014 · In this paragraph, does "something is off" mean "something is not right", "something is different" or something else? There was definitely something off about Mr. Bittner today, she thought. I...
The difference in meaning between "Have someone do something" …
To get someone do something suggests that you talked to the person and convinced or persuade them to do something - this structure has a similar meaning to get something done. finally I got my dad to …
idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...
Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in …
Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?
Sep 15, 2020 · That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly. It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly. Still, in a great …
Word for describing that something can be mandatory, recommended …
(Note: This question is marginally related with this one.) I am looking for a word to describe how obligatory something is. It may be mandatory, recommended or optional (given the context, more