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?)

Jun 23, 2015 · It's: one hundred quintillion or: a hundred quintillion The words for very large numbers If you're wondering how to form other huge numbers like this, here's the pattern: A thousand …

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 …

In the simplest way possible - could someone explain the rule you followed in spotting the error? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 6 years, 9 months ago

Feb 12, 2021 · 'From' and 'to' can be used with quite a range of words, normally describing some sort of scale (one extreme to another for example). Consider 'from left to right' or 'from front to back'. …

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 …

Jan 25, 2023 · Yes, the sentence is much more fluent without the about. The simplest answer is "because that's not how we generally speak in English"; you can see how much more common …

Oct 5, 2024 · Present tense in the cited context probably represents your category 2 or 3, but since the same verb form (the simplest) covers all those possibilities, it doesn't really make any difference from …

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 …

Jan 29, 2023 · I'm guessing here, but I suspect contexts where we don't tend to include to be are primarily really simple ones - primarily of the form turned out [single-word-adjective]. Note that the to …