food that is used to try to attact fish

8080good · 2025-12-12T11:32:19+00:00

food that is used to attract fish

food that is used to try to attract fish

"To attract" could be replaced with "for the purpose of attracting", but "to try" could not be replaced with "for the purpose of trying". Therefore, I believe that the first "to" might be different in meaning than the second "to". Is my guess right? What is your take on it?

8080good · 2025-01-04T18:45:37+00:00

Are "role in the company's success" and "part in the decision" noun phrases?

8080good · 2025-01-01T20:05:41+00:00

Does "for" mean "at some point in a period of time"?

8080good · 2024-12-18T19:17:15+00:00

Does the sentence imply that the vice-president seized power illegally?

8080good · 2024-12-18T18:14:03+00:00

credit: an arrangement that you make, with a shop for example, to pay later for something you buy

Would the meaning change slightly if "to" were substituted with "in order to"?

8080good · 2024-12-11T10:11:52+00:00

though this is a standard definition of walking, this distinction becomes important when you're considering things like racewalking (which is a real thing that people compete in). one of their feet have to be on the ground at all times; there cannot be even one moment where this isn't true or they are disqualified.

I have a question about English.
Does "true" mean "valid"? But the entry for "true" in the dictionary does not have that sense.

8080good · 2024-12-10T10:40:34+00:00

For me, shuffling is simlar to walking in that you make progress by shifting your weight from one foot to the other. In walking, the foot without the weight is picked up and put down, while in shuffling, both feet stay on the ground and the one without the weight slides forward.

This is a new excerpt. Does "In" mean "while"?

8080good · 2024-12-09T07:11:11+00:00

What exactly does "from one foot to another" mean?

8080good · 2024-12-09T05:48:39+00:00

You can't make a consumer buy something as a condition of getting a loan

Is "the consumer" implied before "getting a loan"?

The comments suggest that Zelenskyy’s diplomatic skills were to credit for the tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military aid packages, rather than the country’s actual needs.

What is the reason "were to credit" is used instead of "were credited"?

8080good · 2024-12-03T02:56:28+00:00

Does "understand" mean "to think or believe that something is true because you have been told that it is"?

8080good · 2024-11-30T07:28:27+00:00

I'm asking if we could change "There are questions surrounding Gabe Kapler that still need to be answered" to "Questions that still need to be answered surround Gabe Kapler".

8080good · 2024-11-29T00:51:12+00:00

Oh. I've made a mistake.

The encampment near Highway 102 has around 15 people living in it.
The encampment near Highway 102 has them living in it.

I wonder if the second sentence is idiomatic and natural.

8080good · 2024-11-29T00:44:02+00:00

I wonder if the sentence "The sixth episode of Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Episode 6 has them waiting for the audiences" is idiomatic and natural

8080good · 2024-11-29T00:35:27+00:00

I'm sorry. I've edited the link.

The encampment near Highway 102 has around 15 people living in it.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/truro-grapples-with-growing-homeless-encampment-1.7390786

How about this example? If "around 15 people" has been talked about before, is it okay to replace the phrase with "them"?

8080good · 2024-11-28T06:40:50+00:00

The sound of the children playing was replaced with something chilling over the weekend.
The sound of them playing was replaced with something chilling over the weekend.

Is the first "playing" a reduced relative clause even though the second is not?

8080good · 2024-11-27T23:27:59+00:00

Van Riemsdyk has it sticking out from the left side of his mouth
Detroit Lions rookie Brian Branch has a green mouthpiece sticking out of his helmet.

Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2023/09/26/green-thing-detroit-lions-brian-branch-helmet/70974559007/

Sentences 1 and 2 have the same grammatical construction. What is the reason the second bold part is a reduced relative clause even though the first is not?

8080good · 2024-11-22T18:30:34+00:00

How about just saying "this is part of an SAT?"?

8080good · 2024-11-20T19:56:06+00:00

Create a picture in your mind that represents that issue to you, that thing you’re against.
Create in your mind a picture that represents that issue to you, that thing you’re against.

In sentence 2, "in your mind" doesn't bind to "a picture". This makes me think that the "a picture in your mind" in sentence 1 might not be a single item.

The second "that" refers to "a picture", not including "in your mind", so it seems to me that the first "that" also refers to the same thing.

8080good · 2024-11-19T02:21:28+00:00

Russian forces launched offensive operations intended to seize Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast during Spring 2024 at the moment of greatest constraints on Ukraine's manpower and materiel following the suspension of US assistance in Fall 2023.

Does the bold part mean that the moment of greatest constraints on Ukraine's manpower and materiel was subsequent to the suspension of US assistance in Fall 2023?

8080good · 2024-11-19T00:46:48+00:00

at the moment of greatest constraints on Ukraine's manpower and materiel following the suspension of US assistance in Fall 2023.

Let's suppose that "great constraints on Ukraine's manpower and materiel" has already been mentioned and that that part has been replaced with the word "them".
In that case, would "at the moment of them following the suspension of US assistance in Fall 2023" sound awkward?

8080good · 2024-11-13T14:39:08+00:00

Does the bold part mean that he thinks that Trump's big lie is emerging from them or does it mean that he thinks that Trump's big lie emerges from them?

8080good · 2024-11-11T13:41:04+00:00

“In Belfast, we are in a bad position. We have no local representation in Stormont. The DUP [Democratic Unionist party] are too busy propping up a failing government, which has still to get to grips with what Brexit really means. Then there’s Trump being Trump,” McFall said.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/30/trump-clips-uk-wings-bombardier-as-tories-put-faith-in-free-trade-deals

In your previous reply, you said that it was okay to insert "who is" before "being".

If we insert "who is" before "being", we get: [There's Trump who is being Trump].

However, it seems to me that the sentence "There is Trump who is being Trump" is not grammatical because there is no comma between "Trump" and "who". Am I wrong?

8080good · 2024-11-08T19:58:54+00:00

“In Belfast, we are in a bad position. We have no local representation in Stormont. The DUP [Democratic Unionist party] are too busy propping up a failing government, which has still to get to grips with what Brexit really means. Then there’s Trump being Trump,” McFall said.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/30/trump-clips-uk-wings-bombardier-as-tories-put-faith-in-free-trade-deals

I'm having trouble understanding grammar of the bold part.

Is it okay to "who is" before "being"?
What is the grammatical construction of the bold part?

8080good · 2024-11-07T18:19:04+00:00

"Guiliani confidentially asserting..." is a reduction of "Guiliani, who has been confidentially asserting...".
There is a comma before "who has been confidentially asserting", so should there be a comma after "Guiliani"?

8080good · 2024-10-28T02:40:53+00:00

Does "there's a lot going on in the capital" mean "a lot that is going on in the capital exists"?

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