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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Hi. These are definitional entries (for both questions 1 and 2) for the words "tap", "remuneration" and "host" in bold letters in the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. For those, there are other entries beside the ones introduced here.
Question 1:
Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below? I happen to think that with that word in, the referant is more clearly defined than otherwise.
1) tap
If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
2) remuneration
Someone's remuneration is the amount of money that they are paid for the work that they do.
Question 2:
Can we change the position of two prepositions and be correct?
3) host
The host of a parasite is the plant or animal which it lives on or inside and from which it gets its food.
Could we change it to this and be correct?
The host of a parasite is the plant or animal on or inside which it lives and which it gets its food from.
Question 1:
Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below? I happen to think that with that word in, the referant is more clearly defined than otherwise.
1) tap
If you tap a resource or situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
2) remuneration
Someone's remuneration is the amount of money that they are paid for the work that they do.
Question 2:
Can we change the position of two prepositions and be correct?
3) host
The host of a parasite is the plant or animal which it lives on or inside and from which it gets its food.
Could we change it to this and be correct?
The host of a parasite is the plant or animal on or inside which it lives and which it gets its food from.
Top answer
Question 1: Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below? -- Yes. -- I don't.
- Question 1: Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below?
- -- Yes.
- -- I don't.
- -- Y es, but I think both sentences could be improved by making preposition placement consistent.
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Question 1:
Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below?-- Yes. I happen to think that with that word in, the referant is more clearly defined than otherwise.-- I don't.
Question 2:
Can we change the position of two prepositions and be correct?-- Yes, but I think both sentences could be improved by making preposition place
Question 1:
Do you think the word "that" is optional in sentences below?-- Yes. I happen to think that with that word in, the referant is more clearly defined than otherwise.-- I don't.
Question 2:
Can we change the position of two prepositions and be correct?-- Yes, but I think both sentences could be improved by making preposition place
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