Tag: theses

Be/feel afraid/frightened/scared (NOT feel/have fear): ‘Don’t be afraid. ‘The dog won’t hurt you.’ ‘There’s nothing to be scared of.’ Have…

Far is mainly used in questions and negative sentences: ‘How far is it to the station?’ ‘Oxford isn’t far from London.’ In…

Extreme is mainly used to describe situations, behavior, opinions and beliefs of the greatest possible degree, extent or intensity; to…

Expose = (1) make accessible to some action or influence: ‘Expose your students to music.’ (2) make known to the…

Expand = become (or make something become) larger in size, volume, area or activity: ‘Metals expand when they are heated.’…

Exception = (1) Be no exception is an affixed phrase (An instance or a case that does not conform to a…

Take/sit (for)/have/do an examination (NOT make): ‘Of all the students who took the exam, only 45% passed.’ ‘I sit my…

Everybody (one word) = each person; everyone: ‘One day everybody will be able to travel to the moon.’ ‘The president…