Hi, In the following sentence, should I use "explanation" or "explanations"? Sentence1: I needed to tailor explanation(s) to each student. Sentence2: I commented on whether the explanations were clear enough. Thanks
Her explanation is not clear, i am keen to kow more in details. And the second situation is you have found a good explanation for your query and think that what she gave explanation was not clear as this is.
Hola a tod@s, hace poco me explicaron que la palabra "explanation" puede ir acompañada de, entre otras, las preposiciones "on" o "of". El contexto en el que estaba la palabra era el siguiente ".. they have been able to provide scientific explanation of how it might work..." es correcto afirmar...
Hello! I'm writing explanations for some problems. I searched these problems on the internet and found wonderful explanations. In my notes regarding a problem I want to give credit for the explanation to this person. How should I write: explanations from X (1) explanations by X (2) Or maybe...
Explain to him how Brazil could have lost to Holland means the explanation should be in his direction. In (b) explain me, there is no preposition "to" indicating the direction of the explanation. Now, what we are saying is that "me" is the source of the explanation.
Here's the distinction I would make: I'd use self-explanatory with its standard definition (something is so easy to understand that it does not need to be explained), and I'd use self-explaining for something that does need explaining but which provides its own explanation.
Guide to using passive voice Passive voice means using the verb “be” with the past participle of a verb. Here are two examples: This chair is made of wood. (not “from wood”) Containers are inspected in customs every day. For a complete explanation of passive voice, refer to an instructional grammar book.
To me "explanation why" seems like an abbreviated version of "explanation as to why", but I would like to know if either is more correct, or both are incorrect in the strictest sense.
[Grammar] - Which is correct? Explanation why vs explanation as to why ...