(noun - a peer is an equal, or someone your age who shares common interests)
Having won the Cheerleading award, she considered herself a peer of the older girls.
When it comes to dangerous activities, you should not give in to peer pressure.
Leonardo da vinci is considered by some an artist and scholar without peer.
(verb - to look carefully or intently)
The pedestrians turned to peer at the large purple bus driving by.
Peer into the crystal ball and you may see your future.
--- other examples ---
Jessica was playing hide-n-seek, and would peer around each corner to make sure the coast was clear. (peer as a verb)
Jessica did so many good deeds for the queen that she is now a peer of the realm. (peer as noun)
Jessica is so much smarter than the other kids in her group that she has no peer. (peer as noun)
After the fire damage was repaired, neighbors pitched in to help furnish the house.
(verb) To look closely (none) an equal ; person of same rank
It is not a question, it is a statement. This sentence lacks some needed words for correct grammar. For example, if I change "requires" to "require" it indicates that academic papers require critical-thinking skills. "Peer editing academic papers require critical-thinking skills and diplomacy." The academic papers have become self-aware! Your sentence should read: "The peer editing of academic papers requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy." now "of academic papers" becomes a descriptive phrase, describing "peer editing" "Peer editing requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy." stands alone as a sentence. Descriptive phrases can be added to it. To make it a question, write this: "Does the peer editing of academic papers require critical-thinking skills and diplomacy?"
noun the oppsite gender of peer
Peer editing is allowed, most teachers encourage that. Definitely get your paper peer edited.
If I study long and hard, you will someday be my peer. The boy seemed to peer through the window for a very long time.
She started smoking due to peer pressure. OR (depending on the context) Let's peer round the door to see if they are there yet.
To use "peer," it is often used as a verb meaning to look closely or carefully at something. For example, you can peer through a window to see what's inside. In a sentence, you could say, "She peered into the dark room to see if anyone was inside."
"Editing" is the noun/subject in the sentence--a gerund, in fact. "Peer" modifies the noun, making "peer" an adjective in this case.
The subject of this sentence is not "academic papers" - it is "Peer editing". "Peer editing" is a noun clause; it is singular and therefore takes the third person singular form of the verb which is "requires".
After the fire damage was repaired, neighbors pitched in to help furnish the house.
Peer editing (subject)...requires (verb)...
(verb) To look closely (none) an equal ; person of same rank
A Baron is a British peer in the House of Lords of the lowest rank.
We saw a pair of classmates peer over the fence to pick a fresh pear from the tree.
The correct sentence with subject-verb agreement is: "Peer editing academic papers requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy." In this sentence, the singular subject "peer editing" agrees with the singular verb "requires."
Peer editing academic papers requires critical-thinking skills and diplomacy.