Dictionaries TOEIC TOEFL GMAT SAT GRE MCAT PCAT ASVAB Interviews

Tests Grammar Articles Stories Shop Services English for winners Speaking

Home Top 100 Start your FREE email English course now! Audio Lessons Jobs

Username
Password
Remember me?

Search Album FAQ Memberlist Profile Private messages Register Log in

Expression: "Stayed him from suicide"

2206 English Language Exercises

Printable, photocopiable, clearly structured
Designed for teachers and individual learners
For use in a classroom, at home, on your PC

ESL Forum | English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms

So that: He wanted to be sure that he wouldn't get wet | Adjective order: news of the past three/three past hours

listening exercises • tell a friend

Message

Author

#1 (permalink) Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:42 am Expression: "Stayed him from suicide"

Hi I would like to know if the given expression is OK in everyday English! 1- They had stayed her from suicide! Thanks Tom

Tom
I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 30 May 2006
Posts: 2103

#2 (permalink) Mon Sep 11, 2006 14:18 pm Expression: "Stayed him from suicide"

. Uh, yes. Perhaps a little stilted; I don't use stay from much. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

Mister Micawber
Language Coach

Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 13015

Learn to use the present simple with the help of this short story

English grammar exercises — improve your English knowledge and vocabulary skills

Are you a native speaker of English? Then you should read this!

Here is how you can learn English the fun way! Click to subscribe to free email English course

Display posts from previous:

So that: He wanted to be sure that he wouldn't get wet | Adjective order: news of the past three/three past hours

	ESL Forum \| English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms	All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1

Latest topics on English Forums

Start FREE email English course now!
Join more than 100,000 learners!

Ing vs ed (surprising look VERSUS surprised look) • When do we use the prepositions 'in' and 'at'? • What is the difference between "wish" and "hope"? • Meaning of 'Back is a verb' • The meaning of FAR MORE... THAN • To/with prepositions with the verb speak/talk • Highjack, sounds like high jack. Is there a story? • Kind(s) of friend(s) - plural versus singular • No matter VERSUS Whoever • Lines from Macbeth: "I have given suck.." • Present perfect vs simple past vs past perfect • "Do" versus "Kill" • Conspicuous by one's absence

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Provided by phpBB ©2001-2012 phpBB Group

Subscribe to FREE email English course

First name

E-mail