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Do we need an article before high relief? Which of these sentences are grammatically correct and conventionally used? Thank you
a. Place A has high relief.
b. Place A has a high relief.
c. Place A and B has high relief.
d. Place A and B has a high relief.
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Are there any differences between arable land and cultivated land?
Are there any differences between arable land and cultivated land?
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What does 'it cannot be too often restated' mean?
Here's the sentence:
It cannot be too often restated that more funds should be set aside for the development of green technology', and that environmental guidelines should be laid down for major development projects.
I find this phrase 'cannot be too often restated' confusing. On top of that, 'more funds should be set aside for development...' means more money should be invested in development of green technology or less?
source: An all-too-real picture of doom from South China Morning Post, 20th January, 1997
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Can you give me some more examples with this sentence structure?
I've read this example in Cambridge dictionary.
"Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?"
It seems weird to me as there's no participle after the verb have nor the word 'Do' is used. Is it correct to say "Do they have any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?"
And can you give me some more examples with this sentence structure? "Have sb [object] [to-inf.]"
Thank you.
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An equivalence of flip-flopper in British English?
Is there an equivalence of flip-flopper in British English or is it used in British English? Thank you
Here are some explanations and examples I've found online :
a person, especially a politician, who suddenly changes his or her opinion or policy
E.g. Voters may not worry about consistency and may actually prefer a flip-flopper.
someone who goes back and fourth. like one day he/she is someones friend and the next day shes not.
E.g. Karen is such a flip flopper. yesterday she said she hates chelsea, and now they are at each others house!
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What does superfluity in this sentence mean?
So I have read this sentence in Cambridge dictionary, fascinated by it but I don't quite understand what it actually means. Hope somebody can enlighten me, thank you!
She was depressed by a sense of her own superfluity
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Is 'the' needed in front of the word 'key' in this sentence?
Here is the sentence:
MPs said the introduction of a plastic bottle deposit return scheme (DRS) was key to reducing plastic waste in the UK, as part of a series of measures to reduce littering and increase recycling rates.
I was taught the phrase 'the key to sth' at school, but then I read this today. Is it acceptable to say key to reducing plastic waste without the? How about adding the, does it make any sense?
Thank you!
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'the' before church, mosque and temple?
This is an extract from a book which teaches grammar:
"The study indicates ways to prevent one's partner cheating without giving up the well-paid job. Both sides being satisfied in a relationship is a surefire way to make infidelity disappear, and getting your partner to go to church or the mosque or temple regularly is another: the more regularly an individual attends a religious service, the less likely he or she is to cheat, the study says."
I wonder why article 'the' is needed in front of 'mosque', but not for church or temple?
I am aware that 'the' is not used if you are going to church to attend mass as in I am going to school (for study). If there isn't an explanation to why 'the' is necessary for 'mosque', I would like to know is it common/ more natural to say 'going to the mosque' instead of 'going to mosque'?
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enable or enables?
This is an example I have read from an English teaching material
"...the English speaker has at his disposal a vocabulary and a set of grammatical rules which enables him to communicate his thoughts and feelings, in a variety of styles, to another English speakers."
It is pointed out that "enables" should be " enable" because it aligns with grammatical rules instead of a vocabulary. However, isn't the subject of the this clause "a set of grammatical rules"?
which one is correct? Thanks.
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Cathartic and teeming?
I've read this online, what does it mean? I don't understand teeming in particular as dictionaries say it's describing a place full of people.
'This song is incredibly cathartic and teeming with conviction'
In the first comment
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858838125/
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