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- verbs - What is the meaning of is of? - English Language Learners . . .
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the phrase is of means Possess intrinsically; give rise to Bulk and usefulness are characteristics of something: it possesses those characteristic intrinsically, so you should say It is of no great bulk It is of no use whatsoever Similarly, something may give rise to interest, so you might say It is of no interest to me
- Whats the correct usage of something of something and somethings . . .
BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store
- Whats the difference between something and some thing?
It has to be something she would like Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one) To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an old "Twilight Zone": There's someone on the wing! Some thing! Still, it is rare and the example you quote is more likely a typo than intentional
- 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
- Which preposition should I use when saying Idea of or Idea on
Which preposition should I use when asking someone about their idea on of something in a formal manner? Saying "idea on" sounds too informal, but "idea of" doesn't sound correct
- Make + someone + something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Is it correct to say? Can you make me some tea? or Can you fry me some eggs? I already know about quot;Can you make some tea for me? quot; etc variation
- usage of the but-a phrase - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
He is but a clever dog I'd expected something like this: I am anything but not a common man He is nothing but a common dog (Side question, what are the words 'anything' and 'nothing' in the sentence called?) In the absence of words like 'anything' and 'nothing', I'm unable to make sense of the sentences Does it imply that he is a common man
- word usage - familiar to vs. familiar with - English Language . . .
Cambridge Dictionary gives these definitions and examples about "familiar" easy to recognize because of being seen before The street was familiar to me to know something or som
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