prepositions - provide something for or to sb - English Language ...
Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to …
pronouns - "A little something something"? - English Language …
Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a difference in …
prepositions - Why "having something UP one's sleeve," not "having ...
Feb 6, 2024 · I learned a new idiom: "having something up one's sleeve," which means to have secret plans or ideas. This idiom is from the practice of magicians hiding tricks or gimmicks IN the sleeve,...
usage of "a something" in the sentence - English Language Learners ...
Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking …
subject verb agreement - Is "something" plural or singular? - English ...
Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …
When do we say "an idea to do something" and "an idea of doing …
Oct 17, 2021 · I would use an idea for doing something to mean a possible way of solving a problem, and the idea of doing something for a completely new idea. I've got an idea for catching the rabbit.
What do you call a person who suggested something? A suggester?
Jun 12, 2020 · A client suggests something (actually, an edit to an existing item or a proposal for a new item) and I need to have two variables to refer to the following: The client that suggested the thing. …
idiomatic language - Am I missing something vs anything - English ...
Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in …
tense - "If something was" vs "If something were" - English Language ...
Apr 26, 2017 · If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that something could be, use " was ". Also, if the condition is in line with the facts, use "was". "What if it was raining yesterday in the …
Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?
Sep 15, 2020 · That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly. It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly. Still, in a great …