- Some complex passive voice sentences - English Language Learners Stack . . .
@MarryBu definitely the passive voice in the present perfect continuous is best avoided, and I understood relaxing was referring to the OP's indulgence in advanced passive constructions, it's not easy even for native speakers There's nothing wrong with speaking or writing in the passive voice, but simplicity and clarity usually dictates that the active voice is preferred IMO
- Whats the best way to remove a single word from a quote?
It is usual to indicate a word [thus] when it was absent in the original, but could be inferred from the context The word is added to the quote, or replaces one, to give it sense For example: After being disturbed by intruders several times we came up with a solution We installed an infra-red detector to deter them The second sentence could be quoted out of its context like this: We
- What was best vs what was the best? - English Language Learners . . .
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different
- articles - it is best vs. it is the best - English Language . . .
The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves Because the noun car is modified by the superlative adjective best, and because this makes the noun car definite in this context, we use the It is best not to do something Here, we have the adjective best, but this adjective is attached to no noun
- adverbs - About best , the best , and most - English Language . . .
Both sentences could mean the same thing, however I like you best I like chocolate best, better than anything else can be used when what one is choosing from is not specified I like you the best Between chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, I like vanilla the best can be used when choosing from some choices
- “I work in” vs. “I work at” - English Language Learners Stack . . .
I don't have any references, but I think we use in with generic terms and at with named ones I work in a hospital but I work at St Thomas
- extract vs excerpt - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As nouns, excerpt and extract are synonymous, i e a small piece of a longer text In respect to texts, I suspect excerpt would be the more common of the two, mainly because the verb to extract has a much wider range of meanings One can extract ore, or extract the truth, or extract a tooth; but text is the only thing one can excerpt
- Beforehand vs. in advance. - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Are "beforehand" and "in advance" totally interchangeable? Or are there cases where one of them is more suitable than the other?
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