Aug 31, 2012 · Possible Duplicate: Singular or plural following a list Which of the following would be correct: What are the primary cause and the primary consequence of the... What is the primary caus...

How should I phrase "What is the first 5 digits of your home postal code" or "What are the first 5 digits of your home postal code?"

Apr 1, 2022 · I want to ask a typical quiz question for children. In a park, there are 10 bird boxes attached to several trees. The answer in this particular case is plural: bird boxes. Which question is …

May 27, 2013 · Here it is, the description is from Macmillan English Dictionary: To intend to do something: plan to do sth, My boss is planning to retire at 50. to think about something you intend to …

Dec 1, 2015 · Aside from the offensive meaning, colloquial British English uses the term fag to indicate a cigarette. James has gone outside for a fag In my googling, I thought perhaps this originates from one...

The use of the word "illiterate," as in "Joe Jones is computer illiterate (or a computer illiterate)" is unfortunate at best. Some of the most literate people in the world shy away from computers, and for …

Nov 10, 2024 · I'm looking for the name of this particular piece of furniture that looks like the lower portion of a living-room cabinet. It's usually under a TV, or is where the TV is placed. In this photo ther...

You seem to believe that used to is only used to indicate habitual actions, while used for is only used for indicating instrumental actions. This is only half-right. While used for is restricted to instruments or …

Grammatically, they are both fine. In English usage, it depends which variety of English you are talking about. In British English, there are some uses where am/is/are having is idiomatic, for example: for …

I'm reading an English text about politics, and in one paragraph I found "voters," "electorates" and "constituents." Now I would like to know if they are absolutely the same, or if they have slightly