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  1. Basing or Based? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Here is a slightly artificial sentence that illustrates the use of a participle phrase with a present participle, with an active meaning: Many companies evaluate students, basing their judgment on their teachers' …

  2. "Basing" versus "based" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Basing here is the present or active participle; it modifies the Agent of the verb base, the one who performs the action, namely us. Now recast the original proposition into the passive voice, as it is …

  3. Correct Sentence construction using Based on or Base on

    Aug 14, 2019 · The correct sentence is This is your report based on which you can proceed further. Here, "based on which" is a relative pronoun preceded by a preposition. With the remainder of the …

  4. Is there any difference between 'based on' and 'on the basis of'?

    Feb 21, 2016 · A basis is reasons or justifications for making a logical argument. On the basis of is used to reference those reasons. On the basis of the General Theory of Relativity, gravity ripples were …

  5. What does "using a term loosely" mean? - English Language Learners ...

    Jun 19, 2022 · I just recently came across the phrase "using sth/sth loosely" while watching one of my favorite TV shows. After doing some research, I came across what looks to be a plausible …

  6. tense - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    You are correct. Use "I base my decisions" for describing repeated situations past, present, and (presumably) future. Use "I based my decisions" for decisions made only in the past.

  7. meaning of the phrase "be right for the wrong reason"?

    I have come across it in a Crash Course Astronomy. The context is at around 3:34. Here is the sentence: Zwicky was right for the wrong reason. Could you please rephrase the sentence basing on …

  8. Word for "lunch" + "dinner" eaten late? - English Language Learners ...

    May 4, 2013 · A late breakfast/early lunch combination meal is called "brunch". Is there a parallel term for the afternoon? What do I call "lunch" joined with "dinner"? Note that I don't mean a meal eaten …

  9. Meaning of "on a rolling basis" - English Language Learners Stack …

    May 25, 2021 · The words "on a rolling basis", as it seems to me, might have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used (but I am not sure, as the meaning of …

  10. When to use 'at' or 'from' after an adjective

    Consider the following sentences (I don't know if these are correct or not -- I'm only basing them off what sounds the best to my ears): I became hungry at the smell of the cookies. I was exhausted from …