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Hi, Alexey, "from" would work, as you propose, to introduce those from whom something is demanded, expected, or required . However, "by" also works to introduce those who hold the responsibility . The sentence in question would thus be interpreted as follows: - The responsibility by the men who have this knowledge that this knowledge demands. If you search the Internet for "demand responsibility by," you will find some interesting sentences, like these ones: - Freedom of the press demands...Read More...

Hi, Ahmed, "of" is used to introduce the material : - That window is made of wood . "from" (also "out of") can be used to indicate the origin of something: - That window was made from an old door .Read More...

Thank you. I was confused as there was only one Japanese currency, the yen. I did not understand why we could use “a” in some instances.Read More...

Hello, happyday, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. I understand you want to keep the name and other specific details confidential, but unless you provide us with further linguistic context it will be hard for us to help you. You can write XXX where you feel you need to hide a name, but at least one full sentence will be required for us to understand and try to solve your problem.Read More...

Sayed might also want to consult Quirk et al. "A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language", which I think can be considered as a reference for the description of the English language. Chapter 3, section 3.64 "Voice defined" mentions the active form "has been kissing" and its passive equivalent "has been being kissed". The fact that such complex forms aren't frequent doesn't mean they're not part of the language.Read More...

Indeed it is, or at least a character from the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, titled Through the Looking-Glass . Native-speaking children tend to learn the nursery rhyme on its own around the time we learn to talk. That's why it took a special intellectual effort for me to realize that someone might not understand that "fall" can be a noun as well as a verb. Humpty Dumpty's origin is fascinating (see here ).Read More...

Hi, Abo Hamza, I agree with Ahmed_btm's answer. However, I have three comments to make: two about the thread you have started here and one about your question. The title "choose the correct answer :" is not an appropriate title for a discussion thread at the Grammar Exchange. A thread's title should relate to its content. The body of your opening post, "Could you answer this question, please?," is not appropriate either. Ask your question in the opening post, not in an attachment. The...Read More...

Hello, Zizi, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. I agree with Ahmed_btm's answer: the singular verb is needed in each case. Grammatically, "combined with" does not function like "and." Of course, if you replaced "combined with" with "and," you would need plural verbs: 3. Effortless website navigation and shorter hold times empower your users and increase engagement across all your digital platforms. As Ahmed pointed out, however, the combined with phrase modifies "website navigation," as...Read More...

Both are OK. 'Rent a car' is American English. 'Hire a car' is British English. See: https://dictionary.cambridge.o...tionary/english/hire http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserv...nit/learnitv72.shtmlRead More...

Run-on sentences can't be found in formal exams.Read More...

Thank you for the clear answer.Read More...

Thank you for the answer. It's clear now.Read More...

Thank you for such a detailed answer!Read More...

This controversy first came up on this site about 17 years ago and I must commend the efforts some scholars have put up to help us understand these words and their uses. My opinion: Participles, generally, are words formed from verbs or verbs themselves, which are used as adjectives or nouns (gerunds). Example: *Amuse (verb) *Amusing joke (adj) *Amused tourists (adj) *Amusing people is my hobby (noun) *I like amusing people (ambg) *I like amusing myself (verb) Deceptive vs. Deceiving Any...Read More...

Thanks always..Read More...

Yes, that's right. You were misled.Read More...

Hello, Onethrusix, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. Phrases like "1920s New York" and "1980s Russia" are grammatically acceptable. In such phrases, the decade functions as an adjectival modifier, not an adjective. "1920s New York" = "the New York of the 1920s" or "New York in the 1920s." Examples also abound with "music"; e.g., "eighties music" = music of the 1980s.Read More...

You can use "was" there, Robby zhu, but not "were." "Were" would be ungrammatical: (1a) I wish I knew where my key was now. (1b) * I wish I knew where my key were now . The past subjunctive is used in the clause complementing "wish," NOT in the clause contained by the clause complementing "wish." (P.S. I agree with the answers that Ahmed_btm has given to Ahmed.A.A.'s questions above.)Read More...

That's partly right. The problem is that you seem to understand "be supposed to" as a passive construction, and it is not naturally understood that way in examples like these. If I say, "It was supposed to be sunny today," I am not reporting on someone's past supposition: " John supposed it to be sunny today "; " It was supposed by John to be sunny today ." No, "It was supposed to be sunny today" just means "It should be sunny today." The sentence is neutral about whether it really is sunny...Read More...

I agree with you, Gustavo, that the original sentence is flawed, and I like your fix. Nevertheless, the fix that comes naturally to me here is slightly different: Almost twice as many voters identify themselves as independents as those who identify themselves as members of either the Democratic or Republican parties/party. The basic structure of that sentence is this: Almost twice as many Xs do Y as those [Xs] who do Z. And the meaning of that structure is different from the one Gustavo...Read More...

I think the person who wrote that was referring to themselves. Colloquially, you could do without the subject and say: Will never forget the roots of ... or Will always remember the roots of ...Read More...

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