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Hi, Trig1968, Yes, the sentence is grammatically correct. A comma is not needed after "first," but it would not be incorrect to add one there, either. It is optional. The only thing I dislike about the sentence is your use of "stalked," which tends to carry a predatory connotation, even if it can be otherwise interpreted.Read More...

Hello, Gilberto, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. You appear to be asking about a typo. "Hell" should be "help," just as "inderstand" (in your post) should be "understand." There are two more issues. First, we begin sentences with a capital letter. Second, the "were" in the "if"-clause makes "would" desirable in the main clause: I f you were the ant, would you have lifted a huge crumb to help your colony out?Read More...

I agree with Gustavo that "cruise" is the more appropriate choice. I needed to look up what a felucca was. When I saw that a felucca is a type of boat, I thought that "a felucca Nile cruise" might work nicely, and discovered a fair number of hits for it on Google. I think "a felucca Nile cruise" works better than "a Nile cruise by felucca," even now that I know that a felucca is a type of boat. "A Nile cruise by [F]elucca" would work nicely if there were a town or city along the Nile called...Read More...

Hi, Ansonman, You are right that the second sentence of each example is correct. The first sentence sets up a recent-past context. Therefore it can quite naturally be followed by a sentence in the past tense, which will be understood as referring to the recent-past time period referred to in the first sentence. The present perfect may alternatively be used in the second sentence in addition to the first. It will only be needed, however, if you add "so far" to the end of the second sentence:...Read More...

Hello, Trig1968, No, you do not need a comma after the for so long phrase. You can use one there if you like, but you do not need to. You might consider saying this instead: I had long disliked eating that sort of food.Read More...

Hi, Ahmed Imam Attia, "duties" is too formal. Besides, teachers assign tasks rather than duties, and the verb "give" collocates better with "tasks," so choose "tasks."Read More...

Hi, Ahmed Imam Attia, You need "came" there. "go down" would be used to mean "sink" (for example, a ship). The definition of "come down" and the examples below have been taken from the Cambridge Dictionary: - to fall and land on the ground : A lot of trees came down in the storm . Our plane came down in a field . The snow came down during the night .Read More...

Hi, I'd go with: I had thought I knew... had thought contrasts with realized , and knew doesn't need to be backshifted. With an appropriate adverbial, thought would also be possible, as in: Years ago I had a plan and (back then) I thought I knew what I wanted, but now I realized I didn't know what I wanted after all.Read More...

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Hi, Zuotengdazuo, "arrive" is an intransitive verb, and for a verb to be used as you propose it needs to be transitive, as a passive voice would be implied, for example: 3. The train just brought (which was just brought / which has just been brought) from Boston is new. 4. The train just bought (which was just bought / which has just been bought) by Boston Railway Authority is modern. As "arrive" is intransitive, you need to say: 1'. The train which ( has ) just arrived from Boston is...Read More...

Thank you for the reply, Gustavo, and the clarification. Much appreciated!Read More...

That would make more sense. And I think you could be fine. But I'd still go with "tennis court" just to be simple.Read More...

Thank you very much, David. I had thought this book was authentic. This book, published by oxford university press， is endorsed by some professors, which is really misleading.Read More...

Just like David, I find the colon unjustified. I recommend that you read this guide , in particular where it says: Emphasis . The colon, for example, would be fine in this other sentence, where the first part announces what's coming, or the second part sums up what is contained in the first one: - And there I finally found what I had been looking for so eagerly to remember my childhood in the countryside : running cattle and the buzz of swarming bees. In your sentence, "amid running cattle...Read More...

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Thanks a lot. The next time I will refrain from requesting your feedback specifically.Read More...

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Hello, Trigg1968, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange! The sentence is correct as written. A comma could optionally be used after "the next," but a comma is not required there. I think the sentence is better without a comma there, since the absence of a comma there parallels the absence of a comma after "one day." "The next" is elliptical for "the next day." Regarding the semicolon, if you change it to a comma, you will need to add the coordinating conjunction "and" so that it will not be a...Read More...

Hello, gongpasir, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. For a sentence to be compound, there need to be at least two coordinate clauses, each one with its own subject and predicate: - James cleaned his brother's car and his brother polished it . In: James cleaned and polished his brother's car we have only one clause, formed by a simple subject and a compound predicate. This is considered a simple sentence, which can be turned into a compound one: - James cleaned his brother's car and once it...Read More...

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Hi, Azz, Why do you think they are wrong? I find them to be correct. Perhaps the postmodifier "downtown" causes some interference between the antecedent "an accident" and the relative clause starting with "in which" and "where," but not so much as to make the sentences incorrect. What do you think, David/DocV?Read More...

Hello, seenew park, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. You should never use verbs in the possessive case. You should have said: the object of "consider." There are two patterns with "consider," and both are correct: - I am considering teaching my own children. (I am considering/thinking of the idea/possibility of teaching my own children.) - I consider it a great joy to teach my own children. (This means: I consider that teaching my own children is a great joy. Notice that "it" is used to...Read More...

Thank you, Rachel. Your answer is very clear and easy to understand. It helped me a lot.Read More...