subject The subject of my thesis is about women in the popular press.
The subject of my thesis is women in the popular press. Subject is not followed by about . Note the alternative: ‘My thesis is about women in the popular press.’ succeed Not many of us succeed to achieve our ambitions.
Not many of us succeed in achieving our ambitions. succeed in doing sth (NOT to do sth ) : ‘Having finally succeeded in mounting the horse, I was determined to stay on it.’ such She was always a such intelligent woman.
She was always such an intelligent woman. Such always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase: ‘It’s such a good film that I’d like to see it again.’ suddenly Late one evening , as I was getting into the bath , suddenly I heard a strange noise.
Late one evening, as I was getting into the bath, I suddenly heard a strange noise. See Language Note at ALWAYS suffer 1
The woman was so unpleasant that none of us could suffer her.
The woman was so unpleasant that none of us could tolerate her. See Note at SUPPORT 2
The other passenger suffered from serious leg injuries.
The other passenger suffered serious leg injuries. Most of the carriers suffer hemophilia.
Most of the carriers suffer from hemophilia. suffer an injury, pain, loss, defeat etc (WITHOUT from ): ‘She can walk again, but she still suffers a lot of pain.’ ‘The party suffered yet another humiliating defeat in the recent by-election. suffer from a disease, poverty, starvation etc: ‘A lot of the children we saw were suffering from malnutrition.’ ‘Aunt Linda suffers from arthritis.’
