Transitive and intransitive verbs
Use a transitive verb with a direct object. Use an intransitive verb without a direct object. Some verbs can work in either pattern, depending on the meaning of the sentence.
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Trauma meaning: physical injury, emotional harm, and careful use
Trauma means serious physical injury or lasting emotional harm caused by a deeply distressing experience. Use it carefully because it is stronger than upset, stress, or inconvenience.
Typical of or typical on: choose the right preposition
Choose typical of. It links a usual feature or behavior to the person, group, place, or situation that has it.
Ubiquitous: meaning and examples in English
Ubiquitous means present or found in many places, especially so often that it seems to be everywhere in the situation you are describing.
Ubiquitous: meaning, use, and examples in English
Ubiquitous means present or found in many places, often so often that it seems to be everywhere in the setting you mean.
Unreal past forms: polite distance and imagination
Use an unreal past form when the grammar points away from a real present situation. After wish, if, would rather, and it's time, a past form can express an imagined present, a preference, or a gentle push for action. The form is past, but the meaning may be about now.
Vague: meaning and how to make a sentence clearer
The word vague describes something that lacks clear details, exact facts, or sharp lines. You use it when an answer is unclear, a memory is hazy, or a shape is dim.
Vain meaning: appearance, pride, and common expressions
Vain usually means too proud of your appearance or achievements. In the phrase in vain, it means without success.
Verb complements: what can follow a verb?
A verb complement is the word or group of words that completes a verb's meaning. It can be an object, to plus a base verb, an -ing form, an object plus a to-infinitive, or a clause.
Verb particles: how small words change meaning
A verb particle is a short word that works with a verb. It can add a direction or change the whole meaning. Learn common verb-particle phrases as complete units, then check whether the object can move between the verb and particle.
Vulnerable: meaning and respectful use
Vulnerable means open to harm, damage, attack, or emotional hurt, and therefore in need of care or protection.
Wave or waive: movement, greetings, and giving up a right
Use wave for a moving gesture, object, or shape. Use waive when someone officially decides not to require something or gives up a right.