Directions for a listening exercise?
Hi teachers, If a student is listening to a CD and I want him/her to listen from a certain point of the listening till another one, which are the instructions for that? Could they be these ones? What...
View ArticleThe story goes on, but nobody's home?
Yes, "the story goes on," it is understandable; "but nobody's home"? Does it mean the story has no closing? Context: A ghost is a role without an actor. Ghosts are like movies— the story goes on, but...
View Articlesaucepan and hotplate stove?
Is a stove a hotplate? Can you correct the grammar? I rinse the saucepan even if it is clean to get the dust that's settled. Don't ever leave the saucepan on the hotplate without nothing in it.
View ArticleDoes it mean...?
Does "must be deprecated by every patriot and every tendency to a state of things likely to produce it immediately checked"mean "must be deprecated by every patriot and every tendency to a state of...
View Articleis who?
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around 'Your wife is who' Is the sequence of words correct? Your wife is who deserves to be happy. Do what she wants.
View Articlelexical cohesion?
hello can anyone give me a clearer meaning on lexical cohesion and how its use some example would be fine thank you
View ArticleTeam head or head team?
Someone who is in charge of a group of programmers is: A programmers head team or team head? Thanks
View ArticleRandom comma question?
As I read fiction I like to try to understand the use of commas I come across that I don't understand. I know a lot of comma use can be arbitrary based on the writer's style. Below is a passage from...
View ArticleIs the grammar ok? (green trail)?
Sometimes we walk in green trails around an Art Museum.
View Articlewhat did you bet or what's the bet?
It's a rhetoric question. Which is the correct wording? Where does the question mark go? How would I have to phrase? What is the bet? What did you guys bet? That you could drive me crazy within a week?
View Articlerelative clause?
The man standing over there is my classmate.Do you know him? ( using relative clause to rewrite) The answer is 1. Do you know the man standing over there who is my classmate? 2. Do you know the man...
View ArticleWhich is correct? walk with?
Which is correct? walk with love, walk in love or walk by love? thanks
View ArticleIf we would/could have done this?
Hi. Are these correct? Thank you in advance. 1. If he would have done this, I would have done that. 2. If he could have done this, I would have done that. I think this is correct as the second...
View Articlewill/would?
Hi Please tell me if would is OK here. "This method when followed with due adherence to the guidelines would enhance the overall efficiency of the product."
View Articlecomma?
Hi Please tell me whether comma is required here. Classification is the problem of identifying, to which set of categories a new observation belongs, on the basis of a training set whose category...
View ArticleMust/ shall?
Hi, teachers. Could you please tell me which works here, B or D —Will you read me a story ,Mummy? —OK. You________have one if you go to bed as soon as possible. A. might B. must C. could D. Shall...
View Article3 months out?
I heard this on television. Is there a different word I can use than out? We are booked 3 months out.
View Articlebe on yourself hard?
Would someone say that he is on himself harder? If I don't do my job properly, I'm on myself harder than anyone else. People don't need to remind me that I've done it poorly.
View ArticleAre these sentences natural? Dec 27?
Hi, Are these sentences natural to a native ear? 1. Wish you a happy new year if we don’t talk again. 2. I think there are some missing pieces to solve this puzzle. 3. Just wanted to give you a...
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