
word usage - "government" or "governmental"? - English …
May 23, 2016 · A Governmental Official is more likely to be someone like a Prime Minister or President who creates Government rather than implements the decisions made elsewhere; …
"as appropriate" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Mar 6, 2023 · For example, a party to a lawsuit can make evidentiary documents available to the other party; or a governmental body can make low-interest-rate loans available to those who …
What's the differences between "quasi" and "semi"?
Apr 30, 2021 · I looked up in the dictionary and found many examples, like quasi-governmental. Out of curiosity, I searched "semi-governmental" in Google books and the result surprised me. …
Is "government" singular or plural? - English Language Learners …
Is the word "government" singular or plural? My grammar book tells me government is plural. And if you search on the web, it is not so unusual to be confused. So which of the following two …
What's this piece of metal in front of offices doors called?
Many offices building as well as governmental offices and building have a piece of metal or PVC (usually golden or silvery but can be in any color) and it has the information about the working …
extract vs excerpt - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As nouns, excerpt and extract are synonymous, i.e. a small piece of a longer text. In respect to texts, I suspect excerpt would be the more common of the two, mainly because the verb to …
grammaticality in context - "to reduce" or "to reducing"? - English ...
Dec 17, 2020 · Grammarly indicates that something may be wrong writing just to reduce. However, when replaced by to reducing is marked completely wrong. By analyzing agricultural …
"Had" vs. "had been" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 20, 2013 · He had remained president for 20 years and he had done nothing for the benefits of people. He had been remained president for 20 years and he had done nothing for the …
What are the more formal words for "clerk"?
The actual definition is "One who holds an office or position, especially one who acts in a subordinate capacity for an institution such as a corporation or governmental agency." While …
passive voice - Usage of "was being + past participle" - English ...
Oct 2, 2016 · I think the use of being here emphasizes the gradual change that was happening. A plausible context would be like: he was never given a chance but little by little he gained the …