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The following quoted sentence is similar to the former sentence in structure.
That is, their structure is the past tense + present participle.
Quote:to/till the ˈlastuntil the last possible moment, especially until death: He died protesting his innocence to the last. to/till the ˈlast
In the above given sentence, 'protesting' comes first and then 'died' comes.
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Hello,
Quote:He fell, cutting his forehead on the rough edge of a rock.
(Longman Language Activator)
Which action took place first, 'fell' or 'cutting'?
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Hello,
Quote:A. It is always interesting to hear other people's point of view. interestingB. You have to be willing to see (= understand) other people's points of view. point of view
Sentence A uses the phrase 'other people's point of view' while sentence B uses the phrase 'other people's points of view'.
Q1.How does one use the above phrases properly?
Q2. How does one use the phrase 'other people's business' and the phrase 'other people's businesses' properly?
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Hello,
Quote:soil verb Don’t soil your hands with that filthy stuff.
contaminate, defile, dirty, make dirty, pollute, stain, tarnish
(The Oxford Study Thesaurus)
I made use of the italicized sentence and the phrase 'make dirty' in the above quote.
I composed the following sentence.
Don’t make your hands dirty with that filthy stuff.
Is the above sentence idiomatic?
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Hello,
Quote:
unstuck adj come unstuck
a) BrE informal if a person, plan, or system comes unstuck, they fail at what they were trying to achieve:
a dangerous area of rock where many climbers come unstuck
(LONGMAN Exams Dictionary)
Q1. What does the phrase 'fail at' mean?
Does the phrase 'fail in' work in the given definition?
Quote:
unstuck
3 if someone comes unstuck, they fall badly in something that they are trying to achieve; an informal use.
EG I always knew he’d come unstuck somewhere.
(Collins COBUILD English language dictionary)
Q2. What does the phrase 'fall badly in' mean?
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stuck adj
3 informal unable to do any more of something that you are working on because it is too difficult:
Can you help me with my homework, Dad? I’m stuck.
(LONGMAN Exams Dictionary)
Phrase A: come unstuck
Phrase B: be stuck (from the sentence 'I’m stuck.' in the above quote)
Q3. Why does Phrase A have the prefix 'un' (= not) in the phrase while Phrase B doesn’t have it though both phrases A and B have negative connotations?
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Hello,
Q1.
Quote:A. This period three-bedroom residence is situated close to the Grand Canal on a street of terraced homes. situate
Of the following 1~4 sentences, which one (s) is (or are) true?
1. This period three-bedroom residence is situated on a street of terraced homes.
2. This period three-bedroom residence is not situated on a street of terraced homes.
3. It’s not certain from the sentence A whether or not this period three-bedroom residence is situated on a street of terraced homes.
4. The Grand Canal is situated on a street of terraced homes.
Q2.
Quote:B. This house is situated next to a renovated church on a quiet road close to the city centre. situate
Of the following 5~8 sentences, which one (s) is (or are) true?
5. A renovated church is situated on a quiet road.
6. A quiet road is situated close to the city centre.
7. It’s not certain from the sentence B whether or not this house is situated on a quiet road.
8. It’s not certain from the sentence B whether or not this house is situated close to the city centre.
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Hello,
A. The stone caught him on the side of the head.
B. She caught him a blow on the chin.
(from the following quote)
Quote:catch verb15 ★[transitive] to hit somebody/something • catch somebody/something + adv./prep.The stone caught him on the side of the head.• catch somebody a blow + adv./prep.She caught him a blow on the chin.catch
Q1.
About sentence A.
I added the phrase 'a blow' between the 'him' and 'on'. Is the following sentence C correct or not?
C. The stone caught him a blow on the side of the head.
Q2.
About sentence B.
I took the phrase 'a blow' from B. Is the following sentence D correct or not?
D. She caught him on the chin.
Q3.
Why is the phrase 'a blow' in B necessary?
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