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Hi, Ahmed Imam, You would stay in only one hotel, so the right answer is: 'either'.Read More...

Hi, Ruifeng, Both seem to be correct, but (1) might be more usual. Notice that in this site both noun phrases are used even within the same section:Read More...

Hi, Ahmed55, The title is misleading because, although all four words can introduce relative clauses, in the context of an embedded question those wh- words can only be interrogative adverbs/pronouns/determiners: - Why do you choose the car? - What do you choose the car for? - Which car do you choose? - How do you choose the car? As you can see above, combined with the preposition "for" only "what" is possible, and this also applies to the embedded question: - Can you tell me what you choose...Read More...

The same thought here, bro. Thanks 🌹Read More...

Hi, Ruifeng, "second hand" means "used," and I don't think anyone would like to buy or consume coffee that has already been used. Are you sure the context does not include some other noun after "coffee," for example "machine"?Read More...

Hi, Ahmed Imam, Both are grammatically correct. With 'none', there are three cold drinks or more. With 'neither', there are only two cold drinks.Read More...

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Dear Mr. Gustavo, thank you so much for your clear answer! My friends also thank you a lot! Native friends said the sentence was wrong because it's too wordy - the and the. But some people argued 'wordy' doesn't mean it's grammatically wrong. Now, thanks to you, we could defeat their argument! I realized learning a language is endless and learned a lot this time. This type of topic was not explained in grammar books. Thank you again for your in-depth knowledge and kindness!Read More...

Hi, Ahmed Imam, Both are correct. American English follows the singular pattern. British English follows the plural pattern. See: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/staffRead More...

So it is incorrect to use "the least number", isn't it?Read More...

Hello, Mokas, "Lay" and "lied" are the past-tense forms of different verbs that are spelled alike. "Lied" means "told untruths." Does that help you to decide? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieRead More...

Hi, Trig1968, I don't think that comma is necessary, but it isn't wrong, either. Alternatively, you can say: "When I joined the softball league this spring and walked onto the hot pitch from the bustling street, I knew something important: it was the start of the season." (No capital for "It.") However, I still find some inconsistency between the action of joining the league (which actually seems to be a previous, more embracing event) and more specific and simultaneous actions like walking...Read More...

Thank you, Gustavo, for clarifying that. Ahmed_btm sent me an e-mail pointing out the same thing. I apologize for misreading the answer choices. It had seemed to me that the choices followed "to," whereas "to" was only part of the first answer choice, as if the choices had been "(dreaming -- to dream)" or as if Ahmed Imam Attia's question had been more clearly presented, as follows: Ahmed was left ______ about his new life as a teacher. a) to dream b) dreaming Indeed, when the question is...Read More...

Hi, Azz, Yes, one can. Example (a) is ambiguous, though. In addition to (b), it can mean: "He had a mouth and small nose." No, one can't. The determiner phrase cannot be headed by both "a" and the zero/null article. But "a small nose" is a determiner phrase, and " a ears " is ungrammatical. Therefore, "ears" must be a separate determiner phrase headed by the null article. Example (c) is unambiguous and is equivalent in meaning to this: "He had ears and a small nose." Here are some trees...Read More...

You've made a great point, David. I like your analysis very much. I have to say I had inadvertently anticipated that alternative parsing when I said at the end of my latest post: I think my analysis would be more plausible if the verb in -ing denoted a state, or a secondary action, and could perhaps be set off by a comma and be placed in front position. (6a) He is back on the phone , trying to strike a conversation with his mother after so many months in silence. (Here the participial clause...Read More...

Thanks again. I always got excellent explanations from you experts!Read More...

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Hi, Mohamed, Both are grammatically correct. See: https://thegrammarexchange.inf...3#600439683383619593Read More...

Hi, Ahmed55, This is a good question. "somewhere" (just like "everywhere," "nowhere," and "anywhere") is a pronoun, and has the distinctive feature of combining the noun "place" with the relative adverb "where." Your sentence could be expanded to: - Let's go to some place where we can enjoy ourselves and have fun. However, when you use "somewhere" the relative "where" is included and therefore not needed: - Let's go somewhere we can enjoy ourselves and have fun. ( when would be wrong, but...Read More...

Ahmed, I agree with both Hussein and David. I would like to point out that if we omit the word "all", both "what" and "that" make sense, but they would mean different things. 8: Tell me what you know about this boy. This conveys the same meaning as the examples David and Hussein presented, which is a request for detailed information about the boy. 9: Tell me that you know about this boy. This is merely a request that you acknowledge that you are aware that there is such a boy. DocVRead More...

Hi What are the best punctuation books, please?Read More...

Yama, The short answer is yes. It is also acceptable to omit the word "of" in this context. Here are some examples that sound more natural but convey the same idea: 3: The entire audience left before the end of the film. 4: Everyone left before the end of the film. DocVRead More...

Ok. I will try to these rules.thank youRead More...

Hi, Ahmed55, Please ask your question in the text of your opening post. Do not leave us to infer your question from the title of your thread, as you have done here. Here it would be natural to use the future perfect ("will have used") with the particle "up." When we have used something up, none of it is left. (a) By 2050, people will have used up all the oil in the world, and they will need other fuels. Along with the change to the phrasal verb "use up," it would be fitting to change to the...Read More...