Question

Very quick question, please help!
grammar, word of a pre-SAT level.

Answer 1

What is the past tense of atrophy?

Answer 2

I am thinking it's just "wasted away" right?

Answer 3

The past tense of atrophy is - Atrophied.
Atrophy - Gradual loss of muscle or flesh usually because of disease or lack of use/A wasting away or progressive decline/A WASTING AWAY of the body or of an organ or part - As from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
Atrophied - Exhibiting or affected with atrophy - Wasted - Withered - Shriveled an atrophied arm/an atrophied talent.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atrophied ---> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atrophy ----> http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the-past-tense-of/atrophy.html ^_^

Answer 4

It could be something that was: Wasted away/Shriveled away/Withered away - Etc...
Either one would fit really! Especially wasted away!

Answer 5

I copy pasted the question and posted dk how....
I aslo thought atrophied, but isn't that like super-weird?

Answer 6

I know - It sounds super weird indeed LOL
But it is the past tense of the word - Unless you want to take the synonyms of the word atrophied and use one of them instead - That works too!

Answer 7

I haven't heard anyone use "atrophied".

Answer 8

So wasted away would be the past tense of atrophy - As the past tense of waste/wasting away is wasted away!

Answer 9

LOL! SAME HERE!

Answer 10

English grammar is not written to sound correct, its written in a more logical view than phonic view. Thus, resulting in odd sounding words such as, "lamprophony" or in your case, "atrophied".

Answer 11

Yes! ^

Answer 12

"lamprophony"? You found the words that's just as weird!
Actually which one is WEIRDER?

Answer 13

LOLLLLLLLLLLL

Answer 14

You gotta love English -

Answer 15

I despise English, I say when destroy it and create a new language that makes sense.
Oh wait, that has already been done, it is called Maths.
<silent screams echo from afar>

Answer 16

LOL
I gotta medal you for this -

Answer 17

Welcome to OpenStudy LOL

Answer 18

I have medaled Solomon for asking an interesting question, or thus I would have not signed up. From time to time it is nice to see people be interested in languages other than maths or science.

Answer 19

You haven't signed up?

Answer 20

Oh wow - That way everyone has a medal! He did deserve it though!
You're really smart for a new person on here - It's nice to see someone like you signing up here! We need more people like you!

Answer 21

I misread your reply....

Answer 22

LOL
It happens!

Answer 23

You all did wonderful! Have a awesome day everyone - And keep your English up xD

Answer 24

And basketball too....

Answer 25

LOL
Of course of course!

Answer 26

English is a memorization of things, mathematics is logical, and harder since it requires actual intelligence, I would not account my intellect for English any good for my smartness since being smart is defined as intelligence and that is a thing I lack of. (Due to me being better in English than mathematics.)

Answer 27

Smart - Smart you are indeed *-*

Answer 28

Yeah, my math is better than English.
I have another interesting question though,

The number of people (is/are) waiting outside.

Answer 29

The number of people ARE waiting outside.
Try putting IS in the sentence - You get: The number of people IS waiting outside <--- You cannot use IS for a group of people/or group in general.
You could say - Jasmine IS waiting outside - But the people ARE waiting outside ^_^

Answer 30

Well now this is plain destroying the English language, in actually sight none of the options you gave a suitable.

The number of people (is/are) waiting outside.
Waiting is the verb in this sentence.
People is the noun or subject.
Number is the adjective.

If we used is/are we would have a fragmented sentence.

We need to add another word before are, such as:
The number of people that are waiting outside.

We added that to indicate that the number of people are doing the verb which in this case is waiting.

Answer 31

Ik, but it's not as simple as you are saying it is. The number is "is" people is "are"
"number of people" is.
That's what I though....

Answer 32

A rather confusing question indeed -

Answer 33

If there would have been an extra word - It would have been easier to tell
Like: The number of people that are waiting outside [As Language Enthusiast Stated ] OR The number of people who are waiting outside.
Either way - I believe the answer is are - Makes most sense to me!

Answer 34

yes, with "that" it would be obvious.

Answer 35

Yes!

Answer 36

The question is Solomon a language professor?
I mean the question he gives are not high school level since he is actually asking about structure of words and not the structure of sentences. :-P.

Answer 37

LOL
A question that I believe only Solomon can answer xD

Answer 38

I actually came up with it on my own.

I had a couple confusions about it,

1) I asked "The number of people (is/are) waiting outside."
well know that if it was "A number....", then verb would be plural, but if I say "the: is it also plural the same way?

2) "The number of people" can I say the following
substitute "family" for a number of people and say
The family (is/are)...outside. then it would be for sure Are, so here it's also Are.

Answer 39

Oh wow
For the one with the people - It would be ARE
For the one with the family - It would be IS

Answer 40

Confusing questions - Really are *-*

Answer 41

Hmm, interesting. Let me blow your minds away.
Take this question:
What is that book you are reading?

Look the possible answer choices:
Just a book from (a/the) course.

The correct answer is:
Just a book from a course.
Most people would have chosen 'the' instead of 'a'.
This is due to the phonic sound's of the sentence, go figure.

The reason why to 'a' is correct is because of 'the' being a definite article, which refers to something that is known by both the speaker and the listener. It implies that Person A knows which course you are talking about.
In the question it is clear that this is not the case.

If, however, Person A does indeed know which course you are talking about, then it would be proper to answer:
Just a book from the course.
It would be quite common to add I'm taking to the end of "Just a book from a course."

Have I blown your minds away?

Answer 42

My mind.................... http://i.imgur.com/BRBuv.gif

Answer 43

But "the" and "a" shouldn't be any different in terms of the form of a verb - plural od singular.

Right?

Answer 44

not od, or.

Answer 45

I believe not, then again there are sentence out there that just have exceptions. (I haven't come across any though.) So I believe its safe to assume, just don't quote me on it.

Answer 46

Yeah, and there is the difference between English ad math, you can't substitute "family" as I showed here, but in Math substitution is 100% proof.