When should I use best or better?
When you use best, you say it in absolute terms. While better is used in relative terms. “Better” is a comparative, i.e. it is a relationship between two things. “Best” is a superlative, i.e. it states the position of this one thing compared to all the other things under discussion.
What does had better not mean?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English had bettera) used to give advice about what someone should do, or to say what you should do or need to do I’d better go and get ready. I think you’d better ask Jo first. You had better not tell Oliver (=it is not a good idea).
What is better formal or informal?
Had better: form and meaning We use had better to refer to the present or the future, to talk about actions we think people should do or which are desirable in a specific situation. The verb form is always had, not have. We normally shorten it to ‘d better in informal situations.
Has or have with name of a person?
First-person, second-person, and plural third-person conjugations that use the pronouns I, you, we, and they require the writer to use have. The same rule applies when a noun or name replaces the pronoun.
Can we use has with name?
When to Use “Has” In the present tense, “has” is used with the third-person singular point of view. That means you’ll use it with he, she, it, a name or a singular noun. “Has” is also used with singular pronouns like “everybody,” “anybody” and “nobody.”
Are one of you or is one of you?
“One of you” is singular. “One” is a singular noun, and “of you” is a prepositional phrase that modifies “One,” kind of like how an adjective modifies a noun.
Was or were with two subjects?
The straightforward answer is that, since there are two subjects, the subject is plural, and you should use were: Ann and Mark were at the baseball game. Milk and eggs were required to make the recipe.
Is a list plural or singular?
because ‘A list’ clearly signifies a singular entity . If you put a lot of things into a bucket, it is still one bucket. If you fill the bucket with rocks and then weight it, you would say “the bucket is weighed”.