Fragen über die Beispielsätze mit, und die Definition und Benutzung von "Sentence"

A: They could have written: The surface is Mars is barren with the little water that is there tied up …. So, “what” replaces “the bit that”

I like what you said could replaces with: “ I like the bit that you said”. (Not everyone will agree that was a perfect substitution.).

In both cases the word “what” makes the sentence more compact.

A: Something I was convinced of in the past and now have been proven correct in the present.

A:
“Gravitate towards” has a feeling of being pulled in by something because of interest in it.

Example:
I really like rocks. So I gravitate towards places with lots of rocks like the beach, and mountains.

A: I had to look it up. He is referring to the Fruit of Islam, the armed security forces of the Nation of Islam, a black nationalist organization.

Despite their name, their religious beliefs are very different from any other kind of Islam. For example, they believe that there have been many gods in history and that the most recent incarnation of God will return in a spaceship.

A: I think it means like this, if holy smokes you mean is xxx then sure. i hope you get what i mean 🙈

A: I diminish some of my clothes is NOT correct. In this context you would probably say I am going to reduce the amount of clothes I have.

Diminish means to make less, reduce, decrease, but is not usually used with a person. Also often used in the passive voice.

Examples: “at the end of the race his energy was diminished.” “Because of Brexit stocks of some products are greatly diminished in the shops.” “The aim of this project is to diminish poverty in the area.”

If we use it about a person, then it is a very literary/poetic way to write. Not usual daily speech. “I feel diminished by the long-term effects of chronic illness.” (Meaning I feel like less of a person than I was before.)

A: It's slightly worrying that you can't think of three sentences. I'm slightly surprised! It may be slightly too late but perhaps try and think of some...

A: That's okay, it may be slightly difficult to think of examples sometimes

You were slightly too quiet during your presentation, I had a little trouble hearing you a couple of times

I slightly overpaid for this car but it's not a big deal, I love it!

Can you move the couch slightly to the left, it's a little off center

I will admit I got slightly mad when I heard that you said that about me but I forgive you now, it's not a big deal.

I think I threw the ball slightly too hard but I don't think I hurt him.

My dog gets slightly anxious whenever there is a thunderstrom but she just barks a little

A:
1. When I’m with my friends, I like to show off my cooking skills!
2. Amy joined me in skateboarding at the park today to show off her new tricks.
3. I don’t like Emily, she’s always such a show-off.
4. “Well, you don’t need to be a show-off,” said Adam.
5. Now that I got hired at my dream job, I can finally show off all that I’ve learned!

A: "I have to endure a delay of the reply from my course leader" sounds weird.

"I have to wait a while for a reply from my course leader." sounds more natural.
If you want to use "endure" to emphasise that it was almost a struggle to do, then you can say,
"I have to endure a delayed reply from my course leader."
This is correct, but it's unnatural.


>Firstly, endure means to handle an impact/ to handle a situation effectively or to suffer through it patiently.
For example:

- The pain while working out is too much for me to endure. (I can't handle the pain when exercising.)

- Regardless of what we all thought, John endured the beating from his mother. (We all thought that John wasn't going to be able to handle his mother's beating, but he suffered through it patiently/ he handled it well.)

-It takes a lot of strength to endure the Summer heat. (It's really hot in summer, and it takes a lot of strength to deal with it/ handle it)

A: The second is correct

A: Sentence: a complete thought or question with at least a subject and predicate.
Ex. The dog jumps.
I quickly ran to my grandmother.
The fog was really heavy yesterday.
Why didn’t the cat come when you called?

Phrase: a group of words that mean something together but usually lack a verb or subject. They are usually used as noun or verb modifiers.
Ex. To the door
Living by herself
To do hard work
Grabbing at his face

Word: single elements that have their own meanings and make up larger aspects of communication.
Ex. Dog
To
Avoid
Carefully
Purple

The example “It’s good weather today.” Is a sentence. That sentence doesn’t sound the most natural though. “There’s good weather today.” Or “It’s nice out.” Would sound more natural.

A: "either" implies a choice, that you're picking one or you're picking the other. "each" does not, so "each" is correct.

"either end of the line" implies you're picking one end and only putting a dot there, so then it doesn't make sense for there to be 3 dots.

A: There is no difference in meaning.

Also, the second sentence should be:
"I think this sentence has no serious problems" (note "problem(s)")

A: It would depend on the sentence. For example when you say "because of covid 19" what would follow would be the result, similar to から in Japanese. For example "Because of covid 19 I am working from home" or "Because of covid 19 my school is closed" When you add "the" you're defining or drawing attention to something about covid 19. For example "Because of the covid 19 situation my school is closed" or Because of the covid 19 pandemic I am working from home" I would say the main thing is that when you use "the" it has to be followed by something related to covid or the sentence will sound odd.

A: sounds natural

A: small mistakes make you let yourself down

A: #2 is correct!

A: Yes, the sentence is grammatically correct.

A: I accept your suggestions

because suggestions can be rejected. I can suggest my father to cut his hair, but he can say no (rejection) or yes (acceptance)

so "take" isn't the correct word for it.

A: × ‎The two sentences mean the same thing as this sentence.
✓ ‎Those two sentences mean the same thing as this one.

“…this sentence” works just fine, but you can change it to “…this one” since both of them are the same thing aka sentences.

A: Neither of those is particularly natural in everyday conversation, because this use of "find" is fairly formal. In more casual contexts, "I think she's boring" is the more natural way to express this. In a formal context where using "find" this way wouldn't be out of place, either of the original sentences would work.

A: Both are natural and correct, but they emphasize different things.

1. It was my teacher who was driving the car yesterday.
(That driver was my teacher. Not my neighbor, not my brother, but my teacher.
= emphasis on the person who drives a.k.a teacher)

2. The man who was driving a white car was my teacher.
(The white car driver was my teacher. The blue car driver was not my teacher.
= emphasis on which one your teacher is a.k.a the white car driver)

Hope it makes sense!

A: × 1. What do you mean by your sentence?

× 2. What do you mean with your sentence?

"What do you mean by..." is a way to begin an accusation. It's argumentative.

Example:
"I think you've gained weight recently!"
"What do you mean by that?" 💢

If you want to clarify a sentence, please say:

"What do you mean? Could you please reword that sentence for me?"

I hope that helps!

A: 1 is the right expression, we don't add "to" before "here" or "there"