Tag: softskills

When used after the preposition 'to', the noun form 'practice' is correct (put to practice). 'Practise' is the verb form in British English. The sentence structure requires a noun here.

In this sentence, 'practice' refers to a business or profession (the dentist's business), which is a noun. Practice as a noun means a habitual action or a professional business. Verbs would be 'practises' or 'practicing'.

In this sentence, 'practise' is what you must DO - an action, which makes it a verb. The sentence instructs you to perform the action of practising. Nouns are things; verbs are actions.

Compliment means to praise or express admiration (what people do for handwriting). Complement means to complete or make perfect. The sentence describes people praising the handwriting.

'Complement' means to complete or make perfect, while 'compliment' means to praise. The tie perfects or completes the suit, so 'complements' is correct. 'Is complimenting' is wrong tense, 'compliments' is wrong meaning, and 'does complementing' is an awkward construction.

'Biannual' means twice a year (bi- + annual), while 'biennial' means every two years (bi- +ennial, related to 'biennium'). The sentence structure requires the twice-a-year term first, then the every-two-years term.

'Bought' is the past tense of 'buy' (to purchase). The context mentions 'for a huge sum,' which clearly indicates a purchase transaction. 'Brought' is past tense of 'bring' (to transport), and 'had brought' uses the wrong verb entirely.

'Brought' is the past tense of 'bring,' which is used for transporting someone or something to a location. 'Bought' is the past tense of 'buy' (to purchase), which doesn't fit the context of taking people home. The context is about transporting people, not purchasing them.