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Hi, Rasha Assem, ‘Slowly’ an adverb that modifies the verb, i.e. the train that was moving slowly (temporary case). ‘Slow moving’ is related to the train itself. It was slow. This is what your link ( https://www.englishgrammar101..../compound-adjectives ) is trying to explain. Unlike your link, I see that ‘slow’ in ‘slow-moving’ doesn’t have to be an adjective. It could be classified as ‘an adverb + a participle’. You can find a similar example in ‘Advanced Grammar in Use’, page ‘138’. It...Read More...

Hello @ahmed_btm and thank you for your reply to my post. I appreciate your greeting and welcome to the forum.Read More...

I agree that the addition of "which is regarded" makes the sentence unnecessarily wordy. When used in the passive according to the second acceptation above, "be characterized by" can be paraphrased as "have as a typical quality or feature": Active voice: Knowledge as the important resource that gains competitive advantage for companies characterizes the 21st century = Knowledge as the important resource that gains competitive advantage for companies is a typical quality/feature of the 21st...Read More...

I am not sure there is a "reason" per se, but I imagine that "birdsong" has come to mean the music itself as opposed to the individual "songs" sung by birds. Viewed in this way, the word cannot be pluralised, since it is now felt to be a mass noun referring to the "music of birds".Read More...

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Hello, Rasha—Yes, you can say, "Max and Jack have the same height." It means the same thing as "Max and Jack are (of) the same height."Read More...

Hi, Subhajit —No, there is no real difference in meaning between those three sentences. Please note, however, that you have used what is called "sloppy ellipsis." Technically, "as/how he did" in your examples indicates "as/how he completed my work." Thus, you might consider saying this instead: I completed my work (in) the (same) way / as/how he completed his .Read More...

And also: The bridge is expected to be completed soon. The bridge is likely to be completed soon. The bridge is due to be completed soon. The bridge is bound to be completed soon. The bridge is on the verge of being completed. I think Meriem will be happy to see all these variants.Read More...

Hello, Irish Girl, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. Both sentences are correct. In (A), you have a relative clause after "the company," while in (B) you have an apposition. When the verb in the relative clause is be , it may be a good decision to use an apposition ( which is does not add any information if compared with the apposition). When the verb is not merely a copula, the relative (or an abridged relative) will be needed: - The company, which was recently purchased by ACME, posted...Read More...

A more natural place to which to move the phrase is right after "whether": You can ask whether, from the hawks' point of view, our policy actually is a good deal.Read More...

Hi, Andrew—Is it grammatically possible for the phrase "against the Russian language" to modify the noun phrase headed by "cover" rather than the noun phrase headed by "moves" in that sentence? Yes, it is grammatically possible.Read More...

Hi, Andrew—In my opinion, the paragraphing and semicolons alone serve to indicate the transition from paraphrasing to commentary in each case.Read More...

It is interesting that "researches" is correct as a plural noun in British English; I find that ungrammatical. I only use "researches," and only hear and read it used, as the third-person-singular-present form of the verb "research." When we (I guess I have to restrict myself to American speakers) want to refer to research in a countable way, we can, as you say, use "pieces of research." We can also refer to "research studies," "bodies of research," etc.Read More...

Hi, Subhajit—They're OK, but I'd change "of India" to "in India" in each case.Read More...

Hello, Norifuji—The meaning would not change if "The result, American officials say, has been . . ." were changed to "American officials say the result has been . . ." The former is a grammatical transform of the latter. As an analogy, "7 + 3 = 10" means the same thing as "3 + 7 = 10."Read More...

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Splendid! I wonder when the construction will be added to dictionaries. I imagine it needs to earn a bit more currency... (pun intended )Read More...

Hi, Hussein Hassan. Thank you for your excellent answer. The examples you have given i.e. sentences (3), (4), (5) & (6) have made your explanation very clear. And yes, I agree that (5) seems kind of odd and that (6) would be the better option. Thanks again.Read More...

Hi, Gustavo, now I've understood what you're trying to tell me upto now. Really appreciate your supports so far for several days. How can I thank you, Gustavo?Read More...

Hi, David. Sorry that I took forever to say thank you. Thanks for the analogy. It has put things in perspective, and I can see the difference in meaning now. Silly me! I thought there was an American-British difference in the use of fresh and freshly.Read More...

Hi, Subhajit 123, I see that 1 is the natural one to use especially if it is preceded by a specific action as that would mean that this period is mostly related to this action. Using 2 could have an implied meaning ( after two days of what ?). - I thought he had taken my book. Two days later, I found my lost book. (By chance). - I thought he had taken my book and dismissed him. After two days (of this incident / of my search / of not talking to him), I found my lost book.Read More...

Thanks for the clarification! There's a second edition of the textbook out now. Your explanation still stands.Read More...

Yes, indeed. Thank you Ahmed.Read More...

Hello Ahmed, That was clear. Thank you.Read More...