I have a question.When we?
I have a question.When we say 1.I had my car cleaned by him.It means we got it done by someone. 2.But when we say he had his helmet ripped off by him we certainly do not mean that the person whose...
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Hi Teachers, There are 2 sentences given below. which sentence is correct? (1) Lens has to be change. (2) Lens has to be changed plz help me. i am still confused.
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the best two students will receive one $100 coupon. How to parse the above sentence? i dont know how to find out the determinative phrase and how to draw a tree diagram . can anyone help?? plz the best...
View Articlegetting and having?
I would like to know the mean, using,and difference of both. thank you so much^^
View ArticleWhen to use the word "that"?
I am having a difficult time finding what the rule is for the use of the word that. When does one use it and when does one eliminate it? For example, which one of these sentences are correct? With: My...
View Articleadjective - passive ???
Used adjectivally the past participle is Passive in meaning, while the Present Participle is Active in meaning; as, a spent swimmer = a swimmer who is tired out; a burnt child = a child who is burnt; a...
View Articlewhere did you go or where you went?
Hai guys, Now i am working in one software concern.After I had my lunch i met my project manger. He told me "Where you went". Actually "Where did you go" .... I think this one is correct. but he told...
View ArticleI'm one of the singers (with) the band.?
My English textbook, which is written by a native English speaker says "I'm one of the singers (with) the band", NOT (of/ for/ in), but on google search there are only 5 results with the word "with."...
View ArticleWhat does "your average clod" mean?
Context: I doubt if your average clod makes much of a disitinction . So it's not necessary or important that TG be included with gays , or excluded . Either way , their fortunes are tied
View Article"Knowledge of the unknowable"?
"Knowledge of the unknowable" What does it mean? Could you explain it?
View ArticleEarn or gain the basics for living?
Is it correct to say "I work hard in order to earn/ gain the basics for living"?
View ArticleYourselves?
In the 0:56 of the following cartoon, the man says "Actually, girls, to him, well, you 're pretty gross yourselves ..." I assume that this yourselves has the work of emphasizing you . Is this correct?...
View ArticlePracticing Grammar?
Hello, I am currently learning English grammar, but have no true way of practicing it. I had the idea of taking a few sentences from a chapter of a book that I was reading, and try analyzing the...
View ArticleTo be put under?
I've heard "The doctors are going to put her under." Is this short for ... put her under anesthesia" or is it an idiom? Can you correct? You never really know what the surgeon does to you while you are...
View ArticleMeasure words in English?
Hello, sorry if this topic has been covered already, but I have been unable to locate a discussion about this anywhere. I'm familiar with 'collective nouns' such as 'a HERD of elephants' or 'a DECK of...
View ArticleFrom "a" or from "the"?
Having a difficulty to determine the difference betwwen "From a..." and "From the..."...
View ArticleV-ed/ to be V-ed?
“ It’s such a nice place.,” Mother said as she sat at the table ____ for customers. A， to be reserved B， having reserved C， reserving D， reserved Hi, teachers. The above comes from a test paper. The...
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