Jan 9, 2023 · I can write "what a cup is?" as question and I can write "what is a cup?". Are both forms grammatically correct? The former one looking a bit off when used …

Jun 4, 2016 · 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in …

May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …

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 …

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...

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 …