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Man_From_India
Man_From_India
04:00
@M.A.R. hi how r u doing?
@CowperKettle how translation work going on?
SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
04:47
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Jude Niroshan
Jude Niroshan
05:42
hello!
 
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SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
09:39
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Offensive body detected, offensive title detected: What is the meaning of whore at closing time? by user60793 on ell.SE
 
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userr2684291
userr2684291
13:36
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Q: a confusion in a sentence between the superlative and comparative form

miss mimiI have a confusion; Do we say "one of the largest players" or "one of the larger players"?

adjectives superlatives
Is the mandatory in that phrase?
(Or any other determiner.) Because some results in COCA suggest that that might not be the case.
Leaky Nun
Leaky Nun
14:14
@userr2684291 yes. We use "the" with superlatives.
userr2684291
userr2684291
14:45
@LeakyNun I meant with comparatives.
Leaky Nun
Leaky Nun
@userr2684291 We also use "the" because in that case it is a specified group
just like we would say "the red hat"
userr2684291
userr2684291
@LeakyNun "When the procession had passed, wending its way toward one of larger temples, Hael went to the stall of a perfume merchant" – from COCA. Although it is one of the few examples I could find.
Leaky Nun
Leaky Nun
@userr2684291 that sounds unnatural to me
userr2684291
userr2684291
@LeakyNun Okay, thank you.
@LeakyNun There's also this: "'Someone needs to go up the trail and climb out across to them,' said one of older males, a big troll named Stump."
"He tops out on one of lower ridges."
But such usages are few and far between anyway.
Leaky Nun
Leaky Nun
15:04
@userr2684291 no idea
 
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SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
17:03
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer: "Furthermore" versus "moreover" by user60885 on ell.SE
user62015
user62015
18:01
The teacher said to the student ," Recite the poem loudly."
A. The teacher told the students that the poem many be recited loudly B. The teacher asked the student to recite the poem loudly.
C. The teacher commanded the student that he should recite the poem loudly. D. The teacher expected that the student will recite the poem loudly.
Can anyone tell me what is the answer?
 
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userr2684291
userr2684291
20:10
@user62015 What do you think is the answer?
 
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SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
21:51
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user62015
user62015
22:06
Hi
userr2684291
userr2684291
22:51
@user62015 Hello.
user62015
user62015
Hi
The teacher said to the student, "Recite the poem loudly."
A. The teacher told the students that the poem may be recited loudly. B. The teacher asked the student to recite the poem loudly.
C. The teacher commanded the student that he should recite the poem loudly. D. The teacher expected that the student will recite the poem loudly.
Answer: Option B
Could you please help me?
Do you think this answer is correct?
userr2684291
userr2684291
@user62015 What do you think?
user62015
user62015
I think it is perfect but my friend told me C
userr2684291
userr2684291
@user62015 Is there something else, except for the imperative mood that intimates an authoritarian tone?
user62015
user62015
No
userr2684291
userr2684291
23:03
@user62015 Yeah, ask is the safest option.
user62015
user62015
Thanks.
userr2684291
userr2684291
@user62015 I think commanded the student that he should sounds archaic.
user62015
user62015
Yes.
userr2684291
userr2684291
Or British, they use the should verb instead of the subjunctive, I think.
user62015
user62015
I agree.
There?
I have one more question?
userr2684291
userr2684291
23:12
@user62015 You do?
user62015
user62015
We wanted to purchase (a)/ something but all the three stores in that area (b)/ were closed on that day. (c)/ No error (d)
I think we write "were close" instead of "were closed"
What do you say?
userr2684291
userr2684291
@user62015 Where did you hear that? A store is said to be open or closed.
user62015
user62015
it was a question
In a competition exam
userr2684291
userr2684291
Okay.
@user62015 The sentence looks grammatical.
user62015
user62015
ok
Good Night. See you later.
userr2684291
userr2684291
23:23
Goodnight.

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