We agreed that the proposal was a good one.?
Hi, We agreed that the proposal was a good one. Please what is the function of the abive noun clause? Is it a direct object? But, isn't the verb 'agree' intransitive? Is it an appositive? Thanks a lot.
View ArticleTo put it mildly -?
To put it mildly - to say the least of it Which one is used more commonly?
View ArticleThe story that/which she killed her brother is not true.?
Hi, In order to distinguish between apposite noun clauses and relative clause, I use the following rule. 'That' of the appositive clause cannot be substituted by 'which' unlike 'that' of the relative...
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Hello teachers, Could I write the following sentences in another way but with the same meaning? for example- This is my loveliest boy. [ This boy is the loveliest of mine OR This boy is the loveliest...
View ArticleAlien to our life?
Would it be correct to say the following: We are interested in the memoirs of oligarchs, but the are far from us, and their lives are so alien to ours. The point is that the lives of oligarchs totally...
View Articlefor the amount I use?
Please native speaker, how should I write this sentence? For the amount I use my computer, I don't need a very good one. For what I need the computer for, I don't need a very good one.
View ArticleWas/were?
Can someone let me know which of the following is correct? Also, why is it correct? He reached a conclusion that 8.8 percent of the population was having actual precognitive dreams. He reached a...
View Article'transition": a verb?
Hello, Is 'transition' a verb in this quoatation? Is 'transition' used as a verb at all? I thought it is only a noun. It seems to me here acting as a verb though. Could anyone explain it to me, please?...
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How can we distinguish between the characters voice (e & i) in writing?
View Articleneed someone to improve this letter?
ope you all doing well and Merry Christmas. Since my departure on 2009 , having been in middle east for last 3 years, I set up my own architecture practice(AAC).I have been able to network extensively...
View Articlewhat is another way of?
what is another way of saying: Sage may not be smart but he can be witty when it comes to suriving
View ArticleIs this correct?
Would an English speaker say the sentence this way? I can't give you another bottle of water. There is the exact number of bottles for every patient here.
View ArticleHello! Would you tell if?
Hello! Would you tell if there anything wrong with that paragraph ? To sum up, if it wan't for technology's great impact, this film would't be worth seeing it again. Owing to the technological...
View Articlediscussion of such nature?
Is this correct? This is not a place for discussion of such nature!
View ArticleWhy is "get" pairs with a past particple?
Why do we say "I get excited" and not "I get excite"? Is "get" a form of auxiliary verb that is paired with a past participle and present participle verb only? Can someone clarify this for me? Also,...
View Articlea nurse is delicate?
I have 4 questions. 1 Is the sentence correct? 2 How would a native speaker say it? 3 Is delicate the correct word? 4 What is the opposite of delicate in this sentence? As a nurse you have to be...
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Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be at home. Is it correct grammar in this sentence? Or should we use "present perfect" in second clause of sentence?
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