open your books on / at page 15? [book] - WordReference Forums
Feb 11, 2009 · I found such a distinction somewhere among grammar rules, and I'm not sure if it's really applied. Thanks! Yes, it's 'open AT page 15' and 'the picture ON page 15'. If it helps, we are referring to 'the point AT which we open the book' (you wouldn't say 'on which') and the picture is literally ON the page (not 'at' it). K.
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 page" is the place within the book where you are ready to begin reading the specified page.
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 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 ...
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 exercise." More concisely, you can just say, "Open your books to …
"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 ideas." Can I say "There aren't any books." or "There isn't any book"? (Another thing is, I observed that people...
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 is the plural noun phrase "the books", optional plural override is …
some book / some books / any book / any books
Aug 2, 2017 · Longman Grammar Practice book says "we can use some (of the) and any (of the) with plural countable, singular countable and uncountable nouns." I ate some bread. (Uncertain amount) I read some books. (Uncertain number) (I have no problems with the ones above.) But I don't understand what "I read some book" means.
series vs serieses - WordReference Forums
Jul 17, 2013 · Hi guys I know when the word series is used in the sentence "a series of books",the plural form of series is series.But when series is used in the sentence "a series of accidents "and "a television series",are the plural form of series is still series?or it is serieses.THANKS YOU!
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 ...
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! You could also replace "a couple of" by "some": There are some new books I'd like to read.