About 12 results
Open links in new tab
  1. word usage - is it ok to say "it is an unfolded box"? - English ...

    Mar 6, 2020 · 3 It isn't wrong. "Unfolded" is the opposite of folded though - do you fold the card to put it back into a box? I would probably call it a flattened box. In fact, when cardboard boxes …

  2. What is this "opened" cube called? - English Language Learners …

    Aug 29, 2019 · Here, the cube is unfolded, first. The resulting object is a "net" (this term is taught in American schools, but I would imagine that most Americans wouldn't immediately …

  3. Past tense when narrating dreams - English Language Learners …

    Here the speaker is describing a past series of dream-events as the dream unfolded to his sister: In my sister's dream some Fearsome Creature was threatening the kitten's life and only she …

  4. grammar - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 3, 2016 · I have not seen as it happened used of a report after-the-fact. It doesn't quite make sense to me, given what the present-tense version usually means. It could imply a …

  5. past simple - is "folded" a verb or adjective? - English Language ...

    The adjectival negative prefix "un-": A sentence like "The clothes were unfolded" (meaning "the clothes were not yet folded"), has to be given a stative interpretation. Using the word as a …

  6. meaning - I feel like to eat vs I feel like eating? - English Language ...

    May 18, 2015 · First, are these two expressions "I feel like to .." and "I feel like ..ing .." correct? So, What's the meaning of them? And what's the difference between them?

  7. "Remain" vs. "remain as" - English Language Learners Stack …

    Sep 10, 2020 · When would you omit the "as"? I know the following sentence can be reworded, but for the sake of an example: A lack of protein remains his most critical issue. A …

  8. word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 6, 2017 · I use "extendable" for when it's about physical objects such as couch, a spyglass or the pipe that I have at my vacuum cleaner, things like that, that can be folded and unfolded.

  9. Step to it, to it - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 1, 2016 · But the discussion unfolded and now we wonder about whether the "step to it" would also be correct or not. We started to talk about a bunch of alternatives but we could not …

  10. Difference between delighted with, about and at

    May 27, 2015 · It depends upon the object of your delight, although this is not a hard and fast rule. You can be: Delighted with your new purchase Delighted for the success of your team …