The phrase "assertive comments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statements or remarks that are confident and forceful in nature.
Example: "During the meeting, she made several assertive comments that clearly conveyed her position on the project."
Alternatives: "confident remarks" or "decisive statements."
What the de-part does in 6 is offer an evaluative or assertive comment about the eventuality4 expressed by the verb immediately before de, which, according to Li and Thompson, is presupposed.5 For example, 'very good' in 6b is about how the sleeping was, not about the manner or way in which the sleeping action took place.
Ann E. Johnston commented that, "Assertive and aggressive are very different things.
That seems to drive that type more nuts". Ann E. Johnston commented that, "Assertive and aggressive are very different things.
Furman's comments are more assertive in their framing.
When asked if O'Malley was becoming more assertive, Knight said: Knight also commented that the character does not appreciate himself and his positive traits.
I noticed that the majority of the comments in "Stop Calling Assertive Women B*tches" were from men.
A former BP executive commented, "Len was never that assertive, never that effective" in the political realm.
Extending previous research, this study examined the effects of a multicomponent peer-mediated intervention (PMI) implemented during lunch on improving the assertive conversational skills (initiating, asking follow-up questions, and commenting) of four passive communicators with ASD.
This supports past comments by international authors [ 1, 18] that assertive interventions may be more effective in under-resourced areas where standard care services are less comprehensive.
But his comments underscore Indonesia's desire to present a more assertive and decisive face to foreign governments and markets, which have watched with alarm as the country has slid into near chaos in recent months.
