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...
Hi, In the following sentence, should I use "explanation" or "explanations"? Sentence1: I needed to tailor explanation(s) to each student. Sentence2: I commented on whether the explanations were clear enough. Thanks
To me "explanation why" seems like an abbreviated version of "explanation as to why", but I would like to know if either is more correct, or both are incorrect in the strictest sense.
Hola a tod@s, hace poco me explicaron que la palabra "explanation" puede ir acompañada de, entre otras, las preposiciones "on" o "of". El contexto en el que estaba la palabra era el siguiente ".. they have been able to provide scientific explanation of how it might work..." es correcto afirmar...
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!
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.
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...
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Hello, my friends, I was wondering which word is idiomatic? When someone replies to your threads and gives detailed examples, makes a comparison of them and makes his／her point by analyzing the examples. I want to express my appreciation to him/her. What shall I say: 1) Thanks for your explanation. 2) Thanks for your analysis. 3) Thanks for your explaining. Would you give me some advice or ...
Hello! I'm writing explanations for some problems. I searched these problems on the internet and found wonderful explanations. In my notes regarding a problem I want to give credit for the explanation to this person. How should I write: explanations from X (1) explanations by X (2) Or maybe...
