
How to use "more" as adjective and adverb
2016年4月26日 · When "more" is used before adjective or adverb as "inconvenient" in your example, it is an adverb whose primary function is to modify the following word. However, …
numbers - Does "more than 2" include 2? - English Language …
2021年4月30日 · more than 2. is > 2, meaning. greater than but not including 2. your other phrase. two or more. is very succinct and clear, you could also use. at least 2. to mean ">= 2", …
How to use "what is more"? - English Language Learners Stack …
2013年10月6日 · Furthermore and what's more are not exactly synonymous, and are generally found in different contexts. Furthermore is a transition word that tells the reader to expect an …
Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?
2020年9月15日 · There's one more case when you use strictly on: Dirt. Tools of blackmail. Proofs against given person in an investigation. Compromising information. Finally, we got some …
"The USA" versus "USA" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
More tidbits. In truth, the term "The United States of America" is not used in common speech nearly as frequently as the shorter names. We typically leave off the "of America", or leave off …
Again Vs Once again - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2016年12月24日 · Incidentally, the same dictionary defines the idiom once again as meaning “one more time,” so, in that regard, your sentence works fine grammatically. However, there’s an …
"You are" vs. "you're" — what is the difference between them?
@JohnLawler I’m betting that non-native speakers are seldom taught that many such “contractions” occur naturally in speaking because of reduction of unstressed pieces — more …
What is the difference between in depth and in-depth?
2016年9月5日 · It seems that in depth is like two separate words like I have studied this subject in some depth. But in-depth is like one word and an adjective He has an in-depth knowledge of …
Is or Are with OR? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I cannot contradict any of them even if the second group seems to be more logical. If a greater distinction is needed, another phrasing is available: entertaining or traveling, or both. In your …
comparison - "New" adjective in comparative form - English …
2020年11月1日 · There's a rule about one-syllable adjectives that end in a single vowel and a consonant, that duplicates the consonant in the comparative form: big --> bigger hot --> …