關於Kate的意思和用法的提問

A: "Withdraw (물러나다, 숨기다) from Kate,
and from the publishers,
and from any interaction with anyone."

They are all separate things the person is withdrawing from

A: Kate seems always calm and always kind.

A: Here, it means she was raised in New York. Her guardians took care of her in New York in her childhood.

A: “Stunned in a stylish outfit” is positive. It means that her outfit looked so nice, and she wore it so well, that she shocked others (as in, they were stunned/surprised at how good she looked)

A: @billieliu: This is Kate Moss. She is a famous model.
Kanye is saying the black girl could be his Kate Moss for the night.

A: "Kate found a carpet in a color she liked very much".
or "Kate found a carpet in a color she very much liked".

Usually "liked very much" and "very much liked" can be used interchangeably and still make sense. :)

A: 'Have' is the plural form. 'Has' is the singular form. So, 'Kate has a blue pen' is correct

A: In meaning, they are exactly the same.

Kate slipped getting off a bus. -- this is just shorter. This is useful for situations when you do not need the exact details. It is also useful when you need to give a lot of details about something else, so being more brief about this part allows you to move on to the more important things quicker. To focus the detailed information elsewhere, which makes it easier to communicate to other people the parts that are the most important. The more details that you give about something, then the more important you make that thing seem. And the more attention people will pay to that part because the details will make them think about it more.

This means that if you give lots of details about everything that happens, it can feel overwhelming to the listener/reader because they don't know which out of all this information is the most important. So saying some things in less detail, this allows you to be a better host to the listener's attention, to then guide them to the parts that matter more.

Kate slipped as she was getting off a bus. -- this is the same in meaning, but it gives more explicit details about exactly how it happened. It's more precise. This might be useful if knowing exactly how and exactly when she slipped is important. Or if you want to emphasize that this IS the important part of what happened. But it might be too much detail if the important part of the story happened after this, so you only need to know that she slipped getting off the bus (shorter version) as background context as you tell all the details about what happened after that.

So that's why both versions exist and are used. There is no difference in meaning. Just a difference in usefulness, depending on the context of where and why you want to use it. So it gives a nuance of emphasis [detailed/longer version] or de-emphasis [simpler/shorter version]. That's all.

A: Hi! They are pretty much the same, but “kate told me everything about her new job” sounds like she was telling you a lot of things where as “kate told me all about her new job” sounds more casual

Hope that helps!

A:

Great question!

⭕️ Kate can’t lose her way, because she has been [to] my home several times

There is not much of a difference between both, they are identical in meaning.
The grammar pattern : A ,”for…” B ≒ A, “because(of)” B.

“She won’t lose this fight, [for] she has trained tirelessly for this moment.” ≒ “She won’t lose this fight [because] she has trained tirelessly for this moment.”

“Despite the harsh winter conditions they’ll survive, [for] they have prepared meticulously in advance.” ≒ “Despite the harsh winter conditions they’ll survive [because] they have prepared meticulously in advance.”

“They won’t be closed during the storm, [for] they’ve always been open in the past!” ≒ “They won’t be closed during the storm [because] they’ve always been open in the past!”

I hope this helps! 👍

A: you can use either

A: Neither is correct. I want to do that IN SPITE OF Kate's opinion. That is, Katie is against me doing that.

A: Kate would prefer studying abroad or Kate would like to study abroad are both correct but different meanings though.
prefer: one option than another
would like: a wish/ desire

A: 1. Kate wasn't at home when I phoned*. She was at her mother's house.
i. e. I rang Kate's house phone, but she was not there. She was somewhere else (at her mother's house). Therefore, I did not speak to her.

2. Kate had just got home when I phoned. She had been at her mother's house.
i. e. I rang Kate's house phone. She was at her own house, therefore I got to speak to her. Previous to the phone call, she was at her mother's house. After, she returned home. After that, I rang. "Just" means that she returned home very recently. For example, as she walked through the front door, the phone rang.

A: ^that answer is wrong. The correct way is: "this colour of dress doesnt suit kate" or "kate doesnt suit this colour of dress"

A: Kate found a carpet with the color she likes very much.

A: Kate doesn't like her university. She doesn't want to study there. She is acting immature and believes life doesn't continue.

A: "Kate didn't do it before, she's gotten out of hand this month" is a better way to say it.

A: Kate brought a puppy at home twice.

or if you were talking about two puppies then it should be:

Kate brought two puppies at home.

A: It sounds pretty ok, and natives would definently understand the meaning. "Kate was exhausted and tired. She had already been sleeping poorly for several nights." sounds better though 😊

A: Sounds natural.