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  1. word usage - "It is raining" or "it is rainy"? - English Language ...

    In your first sentence, either rainy or raining could fit, depending on what you actually want to say; "... because it is raining" indicates that water is physically falling from the sky right now, while …

  2. is it correct to say "today is rainy" or it is "today, it's rainy"?

    The reason is that in the first sentence, "today is rainy", today is the object being described directly, so you don't need the pronoun 'it'. In the second however, there is a comma so after …

  3. Are the words "snowy", "icy", and "rainy" used differently than the ...

    Mar 29, 2022 · It is perfectly idiomatic to say “it is rainy” to mean “it is raining” and vice versa, m.m., the same for snowy, icy, etc. It is not necessary for snow or ice to accumulate to use …

  4. "It was raining" vs. "It rained" -- When to use which one?

    Do the sentence "It was raining" and the sentence "It rained" mean the same thing? Another example: "I walked to the park" vs. "I was walking to the park" mean the same thing? When to …

  5. "I don't like it when it is rainy." VS "I don't like it raining."

    Jun 3, 2023 · Rainy as an adjective, indicates such as the 'rainy season' - which isn't continuous rain. Raining is what is happening - 'it's raining', or 'it was raining an hour ago', for example.

  6. word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    To talk about the weather, we idiomatically use "it". It's raining (now) Yesterday it was raining all day. Yesterday it rained (at least once) To talk about the type of weather you might use …

  7. grammar - ON a rainy day or FOR a rainy day? - English Language ...

    Jun 17, 2020 · What are the best foods to have on a rainy day? What are the best foods to have for a rainy day? Which preposition would be appropriate here?

  8. word order - "Today is rainy" Vs. "It's rainy today." - English ...

    Is it correct to say " Today is rainy" (or " Tomorrow will be frost.")? Normally I mention the time-expression in the end of the sentences as I was taught in past. For example: It is rainy today. It …

  9. Is "If it is rain tomorrow" incorrect? - English Language Learners ...

    Jun 16, 2015 · I would have corrected the first example simply by adding an -y. "If it is rainy (sunny, windy, cloudy etc.) tomorrow" sounds grammatical to me.

  10. More than one adjective for a noun separated by comma

    Jul 14, 2024 · I am of the notion that when you mention more than one adjective for a noun, you separate them with commas and finally an and before the last one. #1 eg: the evening, …