She meant the statement in an innocuous way, but he took it as an insult. The men looked mean and dangerous, but were really quite innocuous.
That is an innocuous question!
'Would you like this candy or these desserts to follow the meal?'This is being used as an indicator for a singular item, and these is being used as an indicator for multiple items.See the related...
I have decided to clean out my garage next week. - as a verb we are having a clean out at home on the weekend. - as a noun
When I prepare to write a speech, the idea summary will be found in the topic sentence.