What we need most <is><are> books | WordReference Forums
British English. Jul 26, 2020. #3. What we need most is / are books. Both verb forms are acceptable. "What" has the default value singular, so singular "is" is fine. Since the predicative …
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 …
Open your books on, to page ...? - WordReference Forums
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 …
in page / on page / at page XX → open your books ... page XX
May 15, 2007 · The page is one of many pages in the book. On is upon, that is, touching the face of the page. The ink and all its patterns (text, pictures, diagrams, etc.) are on the page. " At the …
"There aren't any books" or "There isn't any book"
Jul 24, 2017 · When people say "Any ideas?" it means multiple ideas are expected. However, if nothing is expected, why it still uses plural form? It's normal that people say "I don't have any …
There is a couple or there are a couple? - WordReference Forums
Oct 28, 2006 · There are a couple of new books I'd like to read. In the ladder case, you can't say There is a couple of books I'd like to read. The subject of that sentence is books, not couple! …
'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 …
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 …
turn to page/ open your books to(on) [book] - WordReference …
US English. Nov 20, 2007. #3. If you are teaching a class you can say: "Please turn to page 300 so we can complete the exercise." "Open your books and turn to page 300 to complete the …
aren't any books / isn't any book | WordReference Forums
Mar 6, 2015 · There isn't any book on the table. There's no book on the table. There aren't any books on the table. There are no books on the table. They all mean the same: The table, as …