subject verb agreement - Is "something" plural or singular?
Feb 24, 2020 · 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 …
What's 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 …
questions - "What something is?" vs "what is something?"
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 …
Is it "Guide to..." or "Guide on..." or something else?
Aug 9, 2024 · Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks.
How to use the expression "throw oneself into something"
Mar 18, 2016 · To throw oneself into something is to work on or study or become involved in something without holding back or reservation. I've thrown myself into the deep end ( of the …
"Something is off" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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. …
hold the lion's share of something - English Language Learners …
Dec 15, 2023 · 0 The expression " the lion's share " is too vague for an academic essay. Without the aid of the pie chart the reader might believe that North America (which also includes …
idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...
Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the …
grammaticality - take time to do something / doing something
Jan 19, 2021 · This is an example of the phrase take time to do something from Longman Dictionary. My question is, can we also say While in New York he took time visiting some friends?
infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...
The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".