Aug 29, 2019 · Here, the cube is unfolded, first. The resulting object is a "net" (this term is taught in American schools, but I would imagine that most Americans wouldn't immediately understand it). I …

Mar 6, 2020 · It isn't wrong. "Unfolded" is the opposite of folded though - do you fold the card to put it back into a box? I would probably call it a flattened box. In fact, when cardboard boxes are sold in …

Jul 3, 2016 · I have not seen as it happened used of a report after-the-fact. It doesn't quite make sense to me, given what the present-tense version usually means. It could imply a retrospective as-it …

Sep 10, 2020 · When would you omit the "as"? I know the following sentence can be reworded, but for the sake of an example: A lack of protein remains his most critical issue. A lack of …

Oct 14, 2025 · Dogwood by Chris Fabry begins with these two sentences: Ruthie Bowles once said I would wind up hating her. She was right. Can you explain to me in simple words what "wind …

Nov 27, 2022 · It's a pretty subtle distinction Colin but to me "relaxed atmosphere" (when describing a hotel) is more like saying "relaxed staff" or "relaxed manner" or "relaxed rules" or "relaxed …

The adjectival negative prefix "un-": A sentence like "The clothes were unfolded" (meaning "the clothes were not yet folded"), has to be given a stative interpretation. Using the word as a gradable adjective: …

People saw me acting weird. [saw the behavior constituted by acting weird as it unfolded] People have seen me act weird [in the past, unspecified, people saw me perform an act of weirdness] People …

Jun 6, 2017 · I use "extendable" for when it's about physical objects such as couch, a spyglass or the pipe that I have at my vacuum cleaner, things like that, that can be folded and unfolded.

Feb 5, 2017 · Only (1) is correct. The pronoun "it" can only anticipate real, logical subjects (appearing after the verb) when these are infinitival, gerundial, or nominal clauses: It 's good to fight for what you …