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As the boy tames the wild bird, it evokes pleasure in him away from his hardship in society; the bird is bettering us here. verb gerund or present participle: bettering improve on or surpass (an exi …

Why do some well known sentences or sayings like 'The customer is always right' fall into the category of phrase or catchphrase? What is the distinction between a sentence that we call a phrase, as …

He was arrogant, dismissive of others work. He was arrogant, a dismissive person allround. Does 1. require an and conjunction as a rule or is ok as written? The second example sounds fine with or …

But it’s these conflicts between life and death that are the works main themes. They echo an important principle in that we shouldn’t fear or challenge death, or the nature of death. That we can me …

She'd lived in Seattle her whole life, grew up there. *They have got no family I know of, no children. Would these types of usage be informal only and require conjunctions in formal writing.

So, as a rule of thumb if you remove a word or clause which has been enclosed with bracketing commas then it shouldn't destroy the meaning of the sentence. Does this idea/rule apply to all aspects of …

a) You must have a good reason for possession of a bladed instrument. It will have to be genuine, for example, someone back packing may use one for the preparation of meals. b) You can put knives in …

His features contort with obvious pain as he tells his story, his memories of Caroline clearly something he holds precious. What makes the bolded section dependent? What's it missing to form a claus …

He met an accomplished Hogwarts Witch Hermione Granger. (incorrect) 1'. He met an accomplished Hogwarts Witch, Hermione Granger.(correct)(accepting capitalisation) He met a Witch Hermione Granger. …

a) Our vacation was wonderful, however, it was too short. Is a) incorrect or acceptable use? I understand it should have a semicolon with a comma or start a new sentence, but some resources conflict w …