English Grammar - Read Mode
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'Had better' is a fixed idiom used to give strong advice or warning. It functions like a modal verb. 'We had better start' means we should start.
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The causative verb 'make' is followed by the bare infinitive (verb without 'to'). Therefore, 'make the students listen' is the correct form.
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'Alleviate' means to make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe. Therefore, 'make it less severe' is the correct definition.
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'Ostracize' means to exclude someone from a society or group. Refusing to meet or talk to someone is a form of social exclusion, fitting the definition.
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This is a famous proverb. 'All' here implies 'Everything', which is treated as a singular collective concept in this specific saying. Thus, 'is' is the correct verb.
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To show agreement with a positive statement using different subjects, we use 'so' + auxiliary verb + subject. 'Likes' is present simple, so the auxiliary is 'do'. Thus, 'so do I' is correct.
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'I know' is the main (independent) clause upon which the dependent noun clause 'that he will come' depends. The complete sentence relies on this main clause for its primary structure.
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'Neigh' is the specific verb used to describe the sound a horse makes. 'Hum' is for bees/people, 'Hiss' for snakes, and 'Croak' for frogs.
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Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. Thus, 'ecological' is directly related to the environment.
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A 'greengrocer' is a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit. A vegetarian is someone who doesn't eat meat; a hawker is a general peddler.