explanation about on - WordReference Forums Hello everyone, I have a grammar question with regard to the usage of explanation I don´t know if the proper preposition to be used after "explanation" is about or on My guess , is on is more informal than about but I would like to hear from natives Thank you very much for your explanation
It provides an explanation ¿to for of? the problem. Hello everyone I would like which of the prepositions to for of could be used in the sentence: "It provides an explanation to for of the problem" Thank you very much in advance
Explanation on of - WordReference Forums Pero también se dice "an explanation of the origins of the war" o "an explanation about the origins of the war" o "an explanation for the origins of the war" Sólo hablo desde mi experencia, pero yo diría: explanation of - cuándo se explica cómo funciona algo (He will give us an explanation of how it might work)
explanation or explanations - WordReference Forums In the first case, if you are talking about the explanation of several different topics then there was more than one explanation and you needed to tailor the explanations for each student If you are talking about the explanation of one particular topic then there was one basic explanation and you needed to tailor the explanation for each student
Teaching the five Ws - Who, What, Where, Why, When What are interrogative words? An interrogative word is used to ask questions Wh-questions are used to ask for information about an event or a situation
explanation of for | UsingEnglish. com ESL Forum These two sentences are from the Cambridge Online dictionary: Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works? What was her explanation for why she was late? I am not quite sure how to distinguish between the use of 'of' and 'for' I tried asking different questions to see if the
[Grammar] Which is correct? Explanation why vs explanation as to why We have "explain why", when you change to "explanation" but don't add to change "why" it seems a bit short Conversely when you write "explanation as to why" it might sound contrived, but I don't know if it comes from older English (in which case it only seems uppety to us in this age) or is a modern overfiddling with words
How to teach checking and clarifying - UsingEnglish. com Giving more explanation before it is asked for (perhaps explaining why more explanation is given with phrases like “Many people think that…”) Other mentioning of the other person’s (probable) lack of understanding (e g “I know you’re not really into computers, so sorry if that wasn’t clear”) Offering more explanation if needed
How to teach some and any - UsingEnglish. com This more general explanation that “any means zero or not zero but some means a medium amount” is probably only suitable for learners of Intermediate or even Upper Intermediate level, but that is long after most students would have first come across the words “some” and “any”
explanation of for something | WordReference Forums an explanation of something an explanation for something e g He changed all my sentences, but he didn't provide any explanations of for the changes made e g The document contains a list of the mistakes accompanied by explanations of for why they are wrong To me, both "of" and "for" sound very natural Are they both acceptable? Many thanks!