[Grammar] consisting of/consist of - UsingEnglish.com
2012年5月5日 · 2. "a picture [consisting mainly of inanimate objects]" 3. "a picture [that consists mainly of inanimate objects]" Those words in the brackets are postmodifiers. They (post)modify the noun 'a picture'. They (2. and 3.) are not full/complete sentences, and they can function as appositives. They fit well in the parentheses in the original ...
[Grammar] Consisting of or which consist - UsingEnglish.com
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"Consisting of" vs "that consisted of" - UsingEnglish.com
2020年12月21日 · What is the difference in meaning between that consisted of and consisting of in the following sentences? 1- I picked a book consisting of 50 pages. 2- I picked a book that consisted of 50 pages.
English Phrasal Verbs Dictionary - UsingEnglish.com
Browse our list of 3,611 English phrasal verbs (also called multi-word verbs) with definitions and examples.
SFG: Clause boundaries - Participle phrases - UsingEnglish.com
2015年12月26日 · I'm confused as to whether participle phrases are considered to be dependent clauses in SFG. For instance, I would analyse the following as consisting of 1 independent clause, followed by 2 dependent clauses. (1) Jimmy is studying history, planting seeds …
[Vocabulary] Where does the stress fall? - UsingEnglish.com
2010年4月9日 · Below are given expressions consisting of two words. They are grouped into two, one with the stress falling on the first word, the other on the second. The stress falling on the first word city editor community centre detention centre banqueting hall concert hall town house On the second word managing editor city centre town centre city hall ...
Analytic vs. Analytical | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
2010年12月18日 · It defines the former as: "of or pertaining to analysis, employing the analytic method or process"; it defines the latter as: "of, pertaining to, or in accordance with analysis; consisting in, or distinguished by, the resolution of compunds into their elements". Webster's Third gives analytic as it first definition of analytical. For the second ...
Phrasal Verbs - Multi-Word Verbs - UsingEnglish.com
2023年5月26日 · 4. Emma went into the room. (from, past, through, etc) 5. The cat got over the hedge (under, through, etc). In both these sentences the word in bold is a preposition, and can be replaced by other prepositions such as those in brackets, changing the meaning of the sentence as the meaning of the preposition changes.
This exercise, titled 'Children and Babies', is an advanced level quiz consisting of 10 questions. It explores the subject of idioms, specifically focusing on idioms related to children and babies. Participants are required to select the correct answer from the given options. Q1 - A brown-eyed boy is someone's favourite person. € True € False
/s/ /z/ /iz/ | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
2007年4月13日 · "A complex speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative; for example, the initial sounds of child and joy." Fricative is pretty simple. But I'm not too sure about the meaning of affricative.