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  1. word usage - is it ok to say "it is an unfolded box"? - English ...

    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 …

  2. What is this "opened" cube called? - English Language Learners …

    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 …

  3. grammar - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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 …

  4. "Remain" vs. "remain as" - English Language Learners Stack …

    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 …

  5. meaning in context - I would wind up hating her - English …

    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 …

  6. past simple - is "folded" a verb or adjective? - English Language ...

    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 …

  7. Which would be proper between "have seen" and "saw" and why?

    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] …

  8. "There comes a time when" vs. "It comes a time when"

    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 …

  9. word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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.

  10. meaning - I feel like to eat vs I feel like eating? - English Language ...

    May 18, 2015 · @nitro2k01 The words "feel like to" can appear in a question: "What does it feel like to fly a plane?", and as a slang term, it expresses a thought, such as "I feel like this is the …