Thank you, Mike!
But what about the following (my list of questions was way too long and you seem to have skipped some points)
Are the following idioms:
1. He
took a long
walk later that night. (
to take a walk?)
2. Is ”
to come to a conclusion” an idiom? My sentence reads: “They
came to the conclusion that they already had a telephone network.”
What infinitive forms should I bracket in the following examples, given that my student are not familiar with the passive voice and the sentences below appear in some jokes (I insist on practising tenses – here, the past tense- in “friendlier” contexts, and jokes have proved to be an appealing alternative – my kids simply love them!)
3. The sidewalk
was sheeted with ice. (
to be sheeted or
to be?)
4. The doctor
was completely
overwhelmed with embarrassment. (
to be overwhelmed or
to be?)
5. Willie
was astounded (
to be astounded or
to be ?)
What does “as it is” mean in:
6.
As it is, he naturally takes us for old friends. (“the way things stand’?)
7. I
was down to my last nickel. (what exactly does it mean – I haven’t found it in any dictionary…)
Thank you for your invaluable assistance,
Angela