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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
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
prepositions - Difference between in and of - English Language . . . 3 Can anyone please tell me what's the difference between in and of in the following sentences? Are they both correct? Lionel Messi is the greatest player of in the Argentina football team John is the best student in of the class The roads in of the USA are wider than those of Russia
future tense - I will be or Im going to be - English Language . . . Also of note is that in cases like this, "going to" is often spoken as one mushed-together word: I'm gonna be fine This should definitely not be used in formal writing, and if you're learning the language it's best to clearly enunciate your words, but as you might hear this from a native speaker I thought it was worth mentioning