Confusing pronoun when describing the action about same gender.?
When describing the action of two characters of same gender, questions of proper usage of pronoun arises. For ex: This little boy want to play with a toy so he asked his dad to buy a toy for him. Since...
View Articleto be on holiday/s?
Hi there, I was wondering if someone is on holiday or holidays? For example: "They are on holiday/s next week"
View Articlecan we use *since* before *died*?
In his statement, Surender Singh, an eyewitness who has since died, had claimed that three men were at the spot and were witness to the riot. Is this senetnce correct?
View ArticleWhat do you mean by a sentence?
She who is a Vietnamese told me "viet sai tum lum". So I couldn't catch what she mean with it. So I asked her, what do you mean by viet sai tum lum? But, Is that expression " What do you mean by viet...
View ArticleThe last year vs last year?
When both of speaker an listener know a situation which happened in the past , we should say the last year/month /day or last year/.....?? Thanks in advance
View Article"To pity" -am I right?
Today in class, my teacher wrote the following sentence on the blackboard for analysis: "being the victim means no matter what you do you are to pity." And my immediate response was "you are to pity...
View ArticlePutting them in right places, is it organize or arrange?
My daughter is playing with a lot of toys. A little while later, she would mess up everything. I want to say to her, " Organize toys!" , I mean that she should put toys on their original places. [Q1]Is...
View Articlewhere are you going/ where?
where are you going/ where you are going. please differentiate!
View Articlegood luck + for?
Hi everyone, I've been having a discussion recently with a friend about the phrase "good luck for your test tomorrow." I maintain that this sounds fine, but my friend insists that it should be "good...
View Articledo for/to/about?
Hi everybody ! Can you please tell me differences among do for, do to and do about ? Tks !
View ArticleWhat "I approached the title" mean? "I was trying to explain the title"?
Context: “What makes Human Beings into Moral Beings?” The Significance of Ethics in the Process of Evolution The title of this essay was originally set for presentation at a 2007 conference on “Ethics...
View ArticleWhich sentence sounds more natural?
Which sentence would a native speaker choose among these two (in terms of verb placement and preposition "of/for" usage)? 1) New methods of producing track membranes ensuring efficiency and high...
View Articlemust we not abandon sentimental eulogies and begin to give practical advice...
A sentence: Must we not abandon sentimental eulogies and begin to give practical advice on the high, hard, lovely, and adventurous art of really creating the Christian family? Could you tell me what...
View ArticleWhy are pants, trousers, jeans, shorts...etc. treated as plural?
In Japanese language those clothing items are treated as singular nouns. Glasses, socks, shoes, gloves are easier to understand as plurals, but I would like to find some plausible explanation for the...
View ArticleSubsequent or resulting, which is better?
Two resultings have been used in a row. Can we use "subsequent" to replace the first resulting? Context: Original theoryAdorno, et al. (1950) viewed the authoritarian personality as having a strict...
View Article'Lately'?
Hello, Is'lately' used correctly in this sentence? Woud it be better to use 'recently?" Have you bought/ did you buy any new outfits lately? Thanks
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