Jun 15, 2017 · "Define" is also an infinitive, and (2) is technically correct but unusual. The web site linked to under "source" is strange: it doesn't explain "infinitive", even in the section titled "Defining an Infinitive Verb".

A question asks the hearer to supply the value for the variable named by the IP and defined by the remainder of the clause. A question is an independent clause—it can stand on its own. The first syntactic rule is that first constituent 1 after the IP must be a tensed verb.

When the verb in a statement is neither a primary auxiliary verb (be, have, do) nor a modal auxiliary verb (will, would, can, could, may, might, shall, should, must, ought to, used to), do is used to form a question from it. Thus, ‘You know where my house is’ becomes ‘Do you know where my house is?’

So it is clear that we need to use an intransitive verb. As the verb "lay" is a transitive verb (needing an object), which means to put somebody or something down in a particular position, its use in the sentence meant is out of the question because it is neither an intransitive verb nor it has the sense needed for the right sentence.

Aug 3, 2017 · Indeed, it could mean << When you think about it, the whole question of whether or not people should watch TV needs to be considered. >> But << A question which is raised is whether people should watch TV or not. >> brings focus on the people involved in raising the question, as well as on the question itself. –

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Oct 22, 2016 · The person cannot say yes without "qualifying it". This means the speaker puts some condition on his/her yes.He/she cannot fully agree with a statement, or he/she can only say yes if some detail or explanation is added or made clear.

Mar 15, 2020 · If you want to use a term and give it a new meaning different than its usual meaning, you define it for your audience by saying "For this context, [term] means [definition]." and similar contexts. Both are commonly used by mathematicians, where we use notation and terms differently depending on what type of objects we're dealing with.

Apr 14, 2014 · Your question is pretty deep also if we consider the technical meaning of probability and possibility. For example even if we define "probable" as "having probability bigger than 0", still probable != possible and improbable != impossible, because events that have probability 0 can be possible (e.g. guessing correct lottery number from a ...