- adjectives - Most simple or Simplest - English Language Learners . . .
Should I use most simple or simplest to indicate something cannot be more simple? Can I use both? Is one prefered? If simplest - how is that pronounced? (Is the e silent?)
- In the simplest way possible - could someone explain the rule you . . .
In the simplest way possible - could someone explain the rule you followed in spotting the error? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 6 years, 9 months ago
- tense - recently with present perfect and past - English Language . . .
The "simple past tense" is often used to describe situations that have occurred in the past The present-perfect construction has within it two tenses: a primary present-tense, and a secondary past-tense (the perfect) And so, the present-perfect can be used to involve two time spheres: the past time and the present time; and it is often used to describe a situation that has happened, or has
- present tense - now I decide, now I decided, now I have decided . . .
As I understand it, Past Simple (the second sentence) is possible here only as the simplest version of Present Perfect (the third sentence), isn't it? But why is Present Perfect more common here than Present Simple?
- How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?
It's: one hundred quintillion or: a hundred quintillion The words for very large numbers If you're wondering how to form other huge numbers like this, here's the pattern: A thousand thousands is a million: 1,000,000 A thousand millions is a billion: 1,000,000,000 A thousand billions is a trillion: 1,000,000,000,000 A thousand trillions is a quadrillion: 1,000,000,000,000,000 A thousand
- Is from simple to complex grammatically correct
'From' and 'to' can be used with quite a range of words, normally describing some sort of scale (one extreme to another for example) Consider 'from left to right' or 'from front to back' Similarly to your example, 'from easy to hard' is also fine So yes, 'from simple to complex' is correct
- What is the noun to express the state of a simple person?
The adjective " simple " might have many meanings Some dictionaries say "a simple person is stupid" 8 STUPID [not before noun] someone who is simple is not very intelligent I’m afraid Luke’s a bit simple But, the internet also have another definition of "simple person" which is completely opposite the one mentioned above Simple people, or people who claim minimalism, simplicity, and
- What question do participles answer? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
The simplest explanation is probably the one where it’s all that’s left over from an elided plural noun like people or things Terminology ranges from OED’s “absolute adjectives” to CGEL’s “fused modifier-head NPs”
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