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Singular or Plural? confession or confessions, which is correct?

I must go to the dining room for confessions now.

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Should have thought?

"Professor Ryle in his letter today seeks to defend his refusal to review Mr. Gellner's book in the Journal of Mind on the ground that the book contains imputations of disingenuousness against a number...

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Adjective-noun+ed?

Hi, I was studying those kind of adjectives (Adjective-noun+ed), and I was thinking about those, but not all of them made sense. Would you please help me to find a pattern for those kinds of...

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Dubbed what?

Does "Langmuir dubbed this deviation from the principles of the scientific method “ pathological scie nce,” " mean: this deviation from the principles of the scientific method is named by Langmuir as “...

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Which one is ok?

Hey, is it ok to say - has your schooI got a canteen? or does your schooI have a canteen?

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Is this sentence peoper English?

People can get hurt in their early years. This is how we learn and grow.

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Some of whom or who?

Some of whom are musically gifted. Some of who are musically gifted. He waved to whoever is left in the stadium. He waved to whomever is left in the stadium.

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come to get?

Is this correct to say 'come to get'? Would you as an english speaker say this? How did you come to get a pet? I thought you didn't want one.

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He?

He can either shoot or pass the ball. Or He could either shoot or pass the ball. What's the difference between the two usages? Thanks!

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are no living conditions for?

How would you phrase this in the correct manner? These are not living conditions for fish. They need to be in aquarium not a bowl.

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Which sentence is more appropriate?

Please look into this overtime calculation which shows the payment was made less than actually needed, so please arrange this shortfall in this payment at the earliest. The overtime payment you paid...

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may & might?

whn we use MAY & MIGHT in the sentences ?? or it are the same ?? ex: you might be in the home right now or you may be in the right now please i need help in that ^_ ____ ^

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Gone wrong or went wrong?

I am wondering when you say "the prank went wrong" or "the prank gone wrong". Which one is correct? Does the latter implies "the prank HAS gone wrong"? Thanks.

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Parts of Speech?

Hello, Could somebody give me the parts of speech of the underlined words, and tell me as clearly as possible the reason for their choice ? He will have to get up early to go to school. He will have to...

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hi everyone?

what is the opposit of ''speak up'' ? can I say '' could please reduce the sound of TV''? THANK YOU

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manner or way?

Which is correct? How would you phrase this in the correct manner? How would you phrase this in the correct way?

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Why is a definite article used?

"Bioy Casares had had dinner with me that evening and we became lengthily engaged in a vast polemic concerning the composition of a novel in the first person, whose narrator would omit or disfigure the...

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S-V agreement Rockin in the free world?

Dear experts I have a hard time understanding the beginning of N.Young's Rockin in the free world and the problem relates to s-v agreement (I think)... Why does he sing: "There's colors on the street."...

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Delete?

Hello, Is it correct to say "to delete someone from the list of friends"? The context would be social networking. Thank yoy for help.

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What part of speech is "that"?

I know demonstratives and relative pronouns (not even sure if it is a pronoun), but how do I explain "that"after reporting verbs and after some adjectives? Example: I think that ... Make sure that ......

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