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What's the difference between "to discuss", "to argue" and to "quarrel"? start learning
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difference is that " discuss" means to talk about something in a serious or formal manner, "argue" means to disagree badly on a subjact and become angry, "to quarrel" means to lose control of their anger and start shouting and saying unpleasant things
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Do you enjoy discussing politics? start learning
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No, I don't enjoy discussing politics
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Why do housemate sometimes argue with one another? start learning
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Housemate sometimes argue with one another because of the bill, noise, cleaning, etc.
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Did you quarrel a lot with your brother or sister when you were a child? start learning
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Yes, I quarreled a lot with my brother and sister when I was a child.
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Give me an example of the word "argue" used with the meaning of "to reason" start learning
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She argues that if we don't go now it'll be too late.
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Would you say that a regular life was better than an inregular one? start learning
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Yes, I'd say that regular life was better than an irregular one.
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Why a regular life is better? start learning
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Because it's healthier for our body
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What does it mean "to live a regular life"? start learning
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To leave a regular life means that we eat, sleep and work etc at more or less the same times everyday.
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Can a dentist do anything about irregular theeth? start learning
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Yes, a dentist can do something about iregular teeth
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Do you work or study irregular hours? start learning
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No, I don't work or study irregular hours
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Why is it important to blow up bridges during a war? start learning
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It's important to blow up bridges during the war in order to make it difficult for the enemy to get across the river; to do so, they would either have to swim, cross by boat or build new bridges
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What's the difference between dust and powder? start learning
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The difference between dust and powder is that dust is natural and collects on objects, whereas powder is something that is made.
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Have you ever collected stamps or anything like that? start learning
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Yes, I collected stamps when I was a child
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On what kind of occasions do people collect together in large numbers? start learning
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The kind of occasions on which people collect together in large numbers are parties, political meetings, football matches etc.
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Do they collect money in the streets in your country for different causes, such as for the Red Cross, the poor, etc.? start learning
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Yes, they collect money in the street in my country for different causes such as for the red cross, the poor, etc.
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What do you consider to be a good cause worth collecting money for? start learning
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I consider the Red Cross to be a good cause worth collecting money for.
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What kind of furniture do you like to see a room furnished with? start learning
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I like to see a room furnished with modern furniture.
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How long does it usually take for a new film to become available to buy? start learning
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It usually takes a few months for a new film to become available to buy
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If you rang somebody up when they were at work but they weren't available immediately, would you wait, leave a message or call back later? start learning
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If I rang somebody up when they were at work but they weren't available immediately, I'd call back later.
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Do you think that human beings sometimes behave worse than animals? start learning
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Yes, I think that human beings sometimes behave worse than animals
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What artifical parts of the body can science provide us with? start learning
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Science can provide us with artificial arms, legs, teeth, etc.
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When do we add the letters "es" to form the plural of a noun and the third person singular of a verb? start learning
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We add the letters "es" when a word ends in the letters "o", "s", "x", "z", "ch", "sh"
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Give me some example please both noun and verb(plural with "es") start learning
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one potato two potatoes I go you go he goes
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What happens when a noun or a verb ends in a consonant plus "y"? start learning
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When a noun or verb ends in a consonant plus "y", the "y" is changed to "i" and then the letters "es" are added
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Give me an example (when a noun or verb ends in a consonant plus "y") start learning
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one lady two ladies I cry you cry he cries
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If you kiss your mother hello how many kisses do you give her -one two or three? start learning
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If I kiss my mother hello, I give her one kiss
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What do we mean by the rush hour in a large city? start learning
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By the rush hour in a large city, we mean the time when everyone rushes to work or home from work.
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Who were your heroes when you were a child? start learning
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My Heroes when I was a child was spiderman
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Why? (he was your hero when you were a child) start learning
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Because he could climb through the wall and he help people
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What does the idiom "pull someone's leg mean"? start learning
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The idiom pull someone's leg means joke with someone by making them believe something that is not true
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Give me an example please (pull someone's leg) start learning
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After all these years of knowing him, I still don't know when he's being serious and when he's just pulling my leg
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