Tag: writing

Discuss is a transitive verb and needs an object: ‘I’d like to discuss my problem with you.’ Discuss sth (WITHOUT…

Disappeared (from the verb disappear) is not used like an adjective: (i) Get lost, as without warning or explanation: ‘His wife…

Have difficulty/difficulties (in) doing sth (NOT a difficulty): ‘Sometimes he has difficulty in making himself understood.’ Have difficulty/difficulties (in) doing…

In (great/more/some) detail (WITHOUT – s): ‘The victim described about the attacker in detail.’ ‘Having actually stayed at the hotel,…

Despite, and in spite of (Regardless of) are prepositions (NOT conjunctions). Despite sth (WITHOUT of): ‘Despite the heat, she wouldn’t…

(i) Do not confuse depend on/upon and the more formal phase, be dependent on/upon. Compare: Depends on/upon: ‘The speed of…

A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; hold/stage a demonstration (NOT make): ‘In London,…

(i) Request urgently and forcefully: ‘The victim’s family is demanding for compensation.’ (ii) Claim as right or due: ‘The bank…