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Efforts of or efforrts by? - WordReference Forums Which is the correct preposition to use in the following sentence: 'Many POW camps had their own libraries thanks to the efforts of (or by?) charitable organisations'?
Everybodys efforts -or- Everybodys effort - WordReference Forums I appreciate everybody's effort are often said, and both are correct As to the difference between them, imagine this being said to an individual: I appreciate your efforts is much the same as I appreciate your effort, except that the first is more often said in circumstances where the efforts have been unsuccessful
an effort or efforts - WordReference Forums The answer seems to be: effort is singular, efforts is plural 1 Do you need to make one type of effort once or that effort in a continuing manner? -> Teachers who guide students in the classrooms make an effort to understand or (2a) Does the problem require several types of efforts, -> Researchers should make efforts to obtain long-term data to evaluate models, or (2b) More than one effort
spare no effort or spare no efforts? - WordReference Forums Hi, Here is a sentence: I'm very grateful to my parents because they give me so much love and spare no effort to support me Can we also use "spare no efforts" in the sentence? Thanks very much!
a lot of efforts (has have) been made | WordReference Forums If you accept "effort" as countable, then "a lot of efforts have been made" is correct - just as "a lot of apples have been eaten" is correct What concerns me, and others (I believe) is thinking of "effort" as countable in this context If someone said, a lot of efforts (not effort) has been made to save poor children is this a right sentence?
Efforts to for - WordReference Forums I can't decide which one I should write Anyone, here to help? I really appreciate your efforts for the underprivileged kids efforts to the underprivileged kids
Put up a good effort - WordReference Forums The combination of put up and effort sounds unusual to me I usually hear fight after put up in similar sentences This sentence is typical: He was too small to put up much of a fight
many efforts or much efforts - WordReference Forums The plural doesn't sound normal in this sentence How much effort is it worth? is a normal question If you want to pluralize efforts, many efforts makes sense Much efforts is bizarre in the last three sentences that you quoted The New York Times quote is normal It uses this formula: X is as much Y as Z The nerdcore anthems are as much efforts at comedy as they are attempts at sincere hip-hop