an effort or efforts - WordReference Forums The answer seems to be: effort is singular, efforts is plural 1 Do you need to make one type of effort once or that effort in a continuing manner? -> Teachers who guide students in the classrooms make an effort to understand or (2a) Does the problem require several types of efforts, -> Researchers should make efforts to obtain long-term data to evaluate models, or (2b) More than one effort
Put in time and effort Put time and effort into - WordReference Forums I've always been confused about 'put in work effort hours ' Please let me know if the following are correct: 1) Put work effort time work into: a) He has put a lot of time and effort into learning English b) You have to put a lot of time into learning a language You have to put a lot of
make the effort to do something | WordReference Forums Is ' to make the effort to do sth' a formal phrase or an informal one? Which one is preferred in the examples below? 1- Everyday I tried to see her, I wonder why I even bothered 2- Everyday I made the effort to see her, I wonder why even bothered
is it OK to put on an effort | WordReference Forums we usually say put an effort make an effort Is it OK to say "put on an effort"? I don't know why' put on an effort 'always comes into my head first when I want to say 'put an effort'
in an effort to in an attempt to - WordReference Forums Hello everyone, My question today is about how to use the expressions "in an effort to" or "in an attempt to" I know that we can use these expression with the meaning of "to try to" However, I've noticed that most of the time they are used when the attempt or effort has already been made –
attempt vs. effort - WordReference Forums Hi guys, When a person thank you for helping him her with something, which of the expressions sounds more natural? 1 I didn't help you much It's your attempt 2 I didn't help you much It's your own effort (I prefer this one ) Or is there a better way to express my idea? Thank you!
make effort make an effort | WordReference Forums The phrase "Make an effort" is a verb phrase meaning "to work towards a goal" Generally in English, you need an article "the, an, some" in front of nouns to make them work properly Therefore, "make efforts" is not a grammatically correct sentence We need a little more context and background in your question because such a simple sentence could be use in countless ways An example would be
put a lot of effort into + ing put a lot of effort to + infinitive Hello, is there a difference between the two: put a lot of effort into + ing put a lot of effort to + infinitive ? I know that the first option is more common but I've been wondering if the second one is also acceptable
despite someones effort efforts - WordReference Forums Hi all, according to Macmillan Dictionary, the phrase is "despite someone's efforts" (not "effort"), and the example sentence given is: The man died despite the doctors' efforts to revive him But at the same time, the dictionary lists "effort" as both countable and uncountable So my
Great efforts - great triumph! | WordReference Forums Dear Gurus, If a person made really great efforts and gained a wonderful achievement, can we say 'Great efforts - great triumph!' to express the idea that we understand that the person deserves it and he got that achievement 'cause he made those efforts? Or are there any other way to express