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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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Are these correct? What do they mean?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=7086&dict=CALD
1. Which evening would suit you best for the party?
2. Which evening would suit you the best for the party?
3. They are overweight.
4. They are overweighted.
5. They are overweighed.
6. This is an overweight car.
7. This is an overweighed car.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=7086&dict=CALD
1. Which evening would suit you best for the party?
2. Which evening would suit you the best for the party?
3. They are overweight.
4. They are overweighted.
5. They are overweighed.
6. This is an overweight car.
7. This is an overweighed car.
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All are correct, especially if they say what you intend. 1 and 2 are equivalent. 3.
- All are correct, especially if they say what you intend.
- 1 and 2 are equivalent.
- 3.
- They are fat; they are obese; they weigh more than they should.
- 4.
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All are correct, especially if they say what you intend.
1 and 2 are equivalent.
3. They are fat; they are obese; they weigh more than they should.
4. Someone has given them more to carry than they can carry; they are overburdened.
5. Someone has put them on the scales to determine their weight much more than necessary or expected.
6. This car is too heavy.
1 and 2 are equivalent.
3. They are fat; they are obese; they weigh more than they should.
4. Someone has given them more to carry than they can carry; they are overburdened.
5. Someone has put them on the scales to determine their weight much more than necessary or expected.
6. This car is too heavy.
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Thanks.
Most of my questions are from reading articles online and sometimes I don't ge
Jack, Just a little friendly question -- are you sure that writing up these detailed questions or learning the answers to them is really the best way to spend time improving your English? These sorts of details will very rarely be necessary to you as an English speaker. CJ
Most of my questions are from reading articles online and sometimes I don't ge
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=27901&dict=CALD
What do these mean? How come I can use either 'have' or 'has' for 'family'?
1. A new family has moved in next door.
2. A new family have moved in next door.
Thanks.
What do these mean? How come I can use either 'have' or 'has' for 'family'?
1. A new family has moved in next door.
2. A new family have moved in next door.
Thanks.
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It depends how you view "the family". Pedants will say that "the family" is a singular noun, because there is only one family, and therefore you get a singular form of the verb. Increasingly, you hear a plural verb with nouns like family, staff and team because they refer to groups of people, and therefore people think of them as plurals. I recommend you write the former, but be aware that in eve
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