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  1. adjectives - "Most simple" or "Simplest" - English Language Learners ...

    Dec 5, 2020 · 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?)

  2. What is the noun to express the state of a simple person?

    Nov 30, 2021 · 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 …

  3. What question do participles answer? - English Language Learners …

    Dec 13, 2024 · 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 …

  4. present tense - now I decide, now I decided, now I have decided ...

    Apr 27, 2021 · 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 …

  5. What is the difference between adjectives "different" and "differing ...

    Jan 19, 2018 · I think that's the simplest way to describe the difference between these two words that you can possibly come up with.

  6. Differences between onward, forth, ahead, front, fore, forward

    Jul 26, 2016 · They differ in meaning, and in register. The simplest words in your list are ahead, front and forward. Forward usually indicates a motion: "Move forward" Front is a side of something, It …

  7. Which tense should be used for the verb "promise" in "But you

    Oct 25, 2024 · B is syntactically valid, but idiomatically unlikely because it's a pointlessly complex tense. As is usually the case, when in doubt choose the simplest verb form that makes sense - in this case, …

  8. she has been good? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Mar 3, 2024 · Instead of "good" you need a different word or phrase. Perhaps the simplest would be "fine". Now since the patient isn't fine now, you should use a past tense "He was fine". But if you are …

  9. Don't need/won't need/won't be needing - English Language Learners ...

    Aug 27, 2023 · The only case in which I could see any of them causing confusion would be if the person you were speaking with was only just beginning to learn English as a second language and might …

  10. Birthplace vs living place - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 22, 2019 · Simplest way... hometown is where you "grew up" - i.e. where did you and your family spend the majority of your age 5 - 18? If it's more complicated than that... well you explain in …