in or on the bookcase / bookshelf | WordReference Forums
Jun 18, 2009 · A bookcase, on the other hand, is a piece of furniture which contains shelves, and you may put books in the bookcase by placing them on the bookcase's shelves. You may also place things on the top of the bookcase if that is a level surface. In this picture, the items are on the shelf. As the shelf is not enclosed in anything else, to say " in ...
Mr. Sellyer is Selling Books | WordReference Forums
Apr 11, 2014. #1. Mr. Sellyer is Selling Books. . One day I ...* to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking through the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods. This is the first paragraph of the text in my test.
Open your books on, to page ...? - WordReference Forums
Nov 9, 2013 · Apr 19, 2007. #16. Blumengarten said: Your teacher is incorrect. In this context, OPEN is an action verb (the class is opening their books) and requries the preposition TO. The only way to have the word ON follow OPEN is to put it in a separate clause, such as "open your books; on page ... ." A synonym for OPEN in this context is GO: "Class, go ...
I have not read any books recently. | WordReference Forums
Jul 1, 2015 · (a) I have not read any books recently. Would the following sentences be used as well? (b) I don't read any books these days. (c) It's been a while since I last read a book. Does (b) have a different meaning from (a) because (b) is in present tense? Thanks in advance. Hirashin from Kyoto, Japan
There are <a lot of><many> books | WordReference Forums
Jan 5, 2007 · America and American English. Dec 23, 2006. #10. jabogitlu said: A more "natural" way to say #1 is "There's lots of books in the library". You could say there is, but to me it would sound a bit funny. Because lots and books are plural, I'd make the verb plural, too, and say "there are lots of books in the library."
I have no book vs I have no books - WordReference Forums
Jul 21, 2015. #5. As previously mentioned, it really depends on what you want to convey. If the question relates to one particular thing, then you usually negate it using no + singular noun. If the question is more general, the plural is more appropriate. Edit Also, a good rule of thumb is that you would usually replace I have no + singular ...
I'll buy / I'm buying / I'm going to buy some books tomorrow
May 22, 2008 · B1: " [I never thought of that!] I'll buy some books tomorrow." B2: " [I've thought about that already.] I'm buying some books tomorrow." The third might be more likely to be said in opening a new topic. Of course, these are just some possibilities.
at new year / on new year's eve | WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2013 · In fact "at New Year" is definitely wrong, because,unlike Christmas, we always say "THE New Year", (except when there's an adjective in front - "Happy New Year") And "on New Year's Eve" because it's one day. Michael Swan, 'Practical English Usage', numeral 82 number 4 states that we use 'at' to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas ...
FR: Are books on the table? - WordReference Forums
Polish. Jan 16, 2023. #1. Hi everyone! I'm a french beginner and I'm not sure which of the below questions are correct. English: Are books over on the table? French: Est-ce que ce sont des (les?) livres sur la table?
'What's this?' how to answer it? | WordReference Forums
Jun 4, 2009. #3. Both "this" and "that" are demonstrative pronouns. The former would indicate an object near the speaker whereas the latter indicates that the same object is a little further away, even a very small distance, from the responder. "it" is a personal pronoun of neuter gender. It is correct to say "It is a book" but in the context ...