BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to".

Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made …

Aug 31, 2015 · Is there a difference in meaning between something something and just something when using little (3 vs. 5) i.e. is one less precise than the other? Furthermore, is there a …

I know that generally native speakers say it usually like this (without the to): These exercises will help you get better at math. Can you help me move these boxes outside? But sometimes, …

To get someone do something means to persuade someone or trick someone to do something. This is what the dictionary says but I saw they're sometimes interchangeably used, so …

What is the difference between mandatory and compulsory? Are they synonyms? Can they be used interchangeably especially with regard to something you must do? Writing the essay is a …

Dec 13, 2020 · "To leave something with somebody" means to leave the thing with the person, on the understanding that they are now responsible for it. This applies whether the 'something' is …

Jan 30, 2025 · Something is at stake and we could lose it Something is at stake if we fail I seldom see examples like Something is at stake and we could win it and the like. Can we use " at …

Is there an idiom that means "it was something inevitable"? I am not sure if it's the case, but there's this idiom, it was something like "this was ought to happen", but it was an actual idiom …