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Verb for splitting something into eighths
No. There is no correct verb to fit there in English.
While the verb "to eighth" has some currency, it is not normally used. Instead you should say "divide into eight (parts)". or ...
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Verb omission in English. "Enemy down" without any linking verb
When speaking in situations that require you to be terse, it is common not to use full sentences.
Stop!
Over there!
Wolf!
Ouch!
Enemy down!
I suspect that most other languages allow this kind of ...
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Is the expression "I'm wearing shorts and sandals in the morning" correct?
I wear sandals and shorts in the morning. [a generality]
I'm wearing sandals and shorts in the morning. [tomorrow, progressive used as a future]
I go to bed early. [generally]
I'm going to bed early. [...
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Is the expression "I'm wearing shorts and sandals in the morning" correct?
in the morning can mean "tomorrow morning".
It's late, and I want to go to bed. Can I call you back in the morning?
And it can refer to the time of day generally:
She waters her garden in ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
I see a comparison between 'to stay' and 'to 'live' as verbs used with inanimate things as sentence subjects...
When, as a child (several decades ago), I first heard someone say, "The knife lives ...
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Can "find that" be followed by a subjunctive clause, i.e. bare form of verb is used instead of inflectional form
This is indeed a subjunctive construction, but not because of find. The subordinate clause here is an extraposed object following the adjective imperative, which does license subjunctive clauses. Some ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
"After he finished eating, only two yoghurts stayed in the fridge until the next morning".
It does not imply sentience, nothing of the sort. No decision is involved.
In this case there could ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
"Only two yoghurts stayed in the fridge" is fine. But it means something different from what you want. It refers to the situation after he took all but two yoghurts out of the fridge.
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
You can, in fact use the verb "stay" the way it is used in your example sentence. There is nothing wrong with that sentence.
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what is the verb for "to make something humorous"?
Humorize is one. The spelling is relatively new (previously spelt “humourised”). Also, I have personally made up my own word… “commedize” for this situation. While it is not a word in Standard ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
to stay in the fridge has various meanings:
This soft cheese has to stay in the fridge or it will go bad.
stay = be kept; remain
Nobody in the house likes this flavor very much. These sodas stay in ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
You can say something “stays” in a specific place.
Jams, mayo, pickles, chutney and sauces e.g. mustard, apple sauce go in the fridge once opened. Marmite, honey, ketchup, soy sauce, peanut butter, ...
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Why can’t one use the verb 'to stay' in “Two yoghurts stayed in the fridge”?
Because "stay," in this usage, implies doing something on purpose. The yoghurts are non-sentient; they didn't choose to stay. Even though definition 3 in this entry defines "stay" ...
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At weekends they prefer to stay home and visit some friends
The structure of the sentence definitely means that they like to do two things on a weekend - 1) stay home and 2) visit friends. This seems contradictory, as you can't stay in your house and also go ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
I’d say that there just isn’t a word for that, but you have to just literally use a phrase and explain it: I think people normally consider it more of a feeling than as a taste. “Nauseating” and “sick ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
A more polite way of saying it would be that the cake is "too rich" for you.
See the sixth definition of the word "rich" in the Oxford English dictionary
containing a lot of fat,...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
It depends on several factors, particularly what the particular taste is that disgusts you and the reason for that disgust.
If the flavour is just too strong, to the point of making something ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
You could say you're experiencing "sugar overload". It's exactly the sensation you describe; you've had too much sugar and it now tastes kind of disgusting. It's just a little informal and, ...
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Are causative verbs transitive or intrasitive?
I have had my hair cut.
An object needs to be either a noun phrase or a determiner phrase. Here my hair is a noun phrase and is hence the object of the verb had.
ecampusontario says
If a Verb head ...
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Are causative verbs transitive or intrasitive?
I can't fully explain what the syntax is, but I can say that "my hair" is an object of some kind in that sentence. An object is often defined as a type of complement, so I would say it also ...
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The word that describes the feeling when you're disgusted by a certain taste
The verb 'cloy' that you have found is used relatively rarely. We more often use cloying, an adjective derived from the verb, to discuss excessively sweet tastes or smells. It also has a more ...
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"in a way that somebody agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed" — Why is it grammatical to place “agrees” and “is” next to each other?
agrees can be complemented by a finite clause.
He agrees the offer was high enough.
a manner (or a way) can be defined by a relative clause:
in a manner | way that ....
and when agrees is the verb ...
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