
Present perfect vs. Simple past: in the last year
Jan 13, 2018 · In the past year is just such a period, and the phrase therefore attracts the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is also used to indicate the present result of past actions, …
Big nice or nice big - WordReference Forums
Mar 18, 2016 · The point is that for cumulative adjectives there's a normal order. You can change things, for emphasis, if you really want to; but you need to start by recognising that we usually follow a …
Comma with multiple adjectives: a large, hairy-legged cockroach
Jun 16, 2016 · The comma rule comes down to the difference between two kinds of adjectives: coordinate adjectives and cumulative adjectives. Coordinate adjectives are adjectives in a row that …
mitral valve tenting area - WordReference Forums
Oct 23, 2009 · "Cabergoline at a mean cumulative dose of 320 mg was associated with a higher mitral valve tenting area than in controls" gracias
Rank in Class (Education) - WordReference Forums
May 26, 2011 · Rank in Class = A student's relative standing in his or her class is determined by comparing the cumulative grade point averages of all students in the class. Rank in ...
Under or in accordance with? - WordReference Forums
May 17, 2014 · Dear All, Is "under" or "in accordance with" right in the sentence below? The cumulative disbursement under/in accordance with the 2014 Financial Plan until 30/4/2014 is 766,800 USD. (self …
how long have you sat / been sitting here - WordReference Forums
Dec 22, 2017 · - a cumulative total such as this is the tenth time I have done this This sense always uses the simple form. 2) Is it an event that occurred more or less continuously or continually over a …
procedure or procedures? - WordReference Forums
Jan 21, 2008 · Does everything else modify "charts"? Or does each noun modify the following noun in a sort of cumulative effect? What kind of charts? - Procedure (s) charts What kind of procedures? - …
Aplicar un examen - WordReference Forums
Sep 9, 2006 · Hola: ¿Cómo puedo decir en inglés "aplicar un examen"? Lo que quiero decir es que tuve una maestra de Historia que solía aplicar un examen semanal. Saludos y gracias.
non-final exams (midterms or otherwise) - WordReference Forums
Jan 25, 2016 · I thought of "non-cumulative exam" but that may not do the trick, since a final exam can be non-cumulative as well. The term I'm looking for would include "midterm exams" but also other …