June 2021

1 reply

ready for

navi 6/14/212:41 PM

0 likes · 52 views

Are these sentences both correct: 1) They are ready to fight each other. 2) They are ready for fighting each other. Is there a difference in the meanings? Gratefully, NaviRead More...

Eidgreer 6/14/213:43 PM

If you are ready to do something, you are willing to do it. They are ready to fight each other. She was always ready to give interviews. If you are ready for something, you need it or want it. My regardsRead More...

Updated 6/14/213:43 PM

Last Reply By Eidgreer · First Unread Post

2 replies

Every of !!!!

Abdullah Mahrouse 6/14/2112:23 PM

0 likes · 73 views

My greetings to you all What do you think of this point mentioned in "Common English Mistakes Explained with Examples" - By Rachel MitchellRead More...

Abdullah Mahrouse 6/14/212:12 PM

I completely agree with you. Thank you very muchRead More...

Updated 6/14/212:12 PM

Last Reply By Abdullah Mahrouse · First Unread Post

1 reply

I'm sure If she studied hard for it, she would pass it.

Language learner 6/14/2112:29 PM

0 likes · 44 views

My daughter appeared for an exam almost a month ago. The results came out yesterday. I don't know her results yet, neither do I know whether she studied hard for the exam. But, (1) I'm sure If she studied hard for it, she would pass it. Q) Is sentence (1) correct?Read More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/14/212:07 PM

No, Language Learner. In the situation you described, the parent could say: 2) If she studied hard, she must have passed it. (If it is true that she studied hard, then she must have passed it.) If the parent knows both the result and that his/her daughter studied hard, he/she could say: 3) I knew she would pass it if she studied hard.Read More...

Updated 6/14/212:07 PM

Last Reply By Gustavo, Co-Moderator · First Unread Post

2 replies

I got confused

Eidgreer 6/12/213:37 PM

0 likes · 55 views

We use the present simple in the future. And this is common when we talk about schedual or timetables Ex. My plane leaves at seven Q'clock My question is ;why we use (my plane) here as a subject not an object (because there is someone ( the pilot) who help the plane to take off) according to this the sentence must be Ex. My plane is left at seven Q'clockRead More...

Eidgreer 6/14/217:59 AM

Thanks alotRead More...

Updated 6/14/217:59 AM

Last Reply By Eidgreer · First Unread Post

3 replies

‘sensory verb + object + ing’

deepcosmos 6/13/212:33 AM

0 likes · 170 views

Hello, everyone, 1) I saw children playing on the ground. 2) “I saw children living in a town.” in; This was written on the back of a concert ticket I was given. They played instruments made entirely out of garbage. I could not imagine what kind of sound these instruments would make, so I was eager to find out. I was so into the music that I forgot that they were playing with instruments made from recycled materials. When I went to a small town called Cateura in Paraguay to work on a...Read More...

deepcosmos 6/14/217:07 AM

Hi, there, Sincerely appreciate your wonderful explanations, which have now made me understand the verb ‘ live ’ is not a stative verb in my original post. For your reference, my original question has originated from the problem - how we can tell following two constructions, since we often meet them everyday life; 1. “perceptual verb + DO + V-ing“ (-ing as a present participle describing the DO) 2. “perceptual verb + DO + V-ing“ (-ing as a reduced relative clause) For an instance, when we...Read More...

Updated 6/14/217:07 AM

Last Reply By deepcosmos · First Unread Post

0 replies

it was my mind

azz 6/13/215:55 PM

0 likes · 27 views

a. That scene in my dream felt like my mind was trying to convince me everything was fine. b. That scene in my dream felt like it was my mind trying to convince me everything was fine. Are the above sentences grammatically correct and meaningful? The idea is that when I remembered that scene in my dream the feeling I had was that by conjuring that scene my mind was trying to convince me everything was fine. If the sentences are correct, what does 'it' in (b) stand for? I think it stands for...Read More...

Posted 6/13/215:55 PM

1 reply

the only one of

Freeguy 6/13/2110:12 AM

0 likes · 124 views

Hello, I have a question about the combination "the only one of the". Which of the following sentences is correct, grammatically speaking? 1. Hannah is the only one of those people who likes to read comic books. 2. Hannah is the only one of those people who like to read comic books. There are two justifications, I believe: For #1, we can say that in this construction, the antecedent of the relative pronoun "who" isn't "people"; it's "one." She is the only one who likes to read comic books.Read More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/13/2110:41 AM

Hi, Freeguy, Only (1) is correct: of all those people, Hannah is the only one who likes to read comic books. "One of" is partitive: one member of the group. If the others are also fond of comic books, then you should differentiate Hannah from the rest, and "among" would sound better: 3. Hannah is the only grown-up among those people who like to read comic books. (All the other comic book readers in the group are children or teenagers.) In this case, you can also use the singular, but the...Read More...

Updated 6/13/2110:41 AM

Last Reply By Gustavo, Co-Moderator · First Unread Post

1 reply

Awaiting and waiting

Cristi 6/13/215:40 AM

0 likes · 40 views

Can the above verbs used interchangeably? For example: Sorry for the delayed response as I was waiting/awaiting my business partner to get back to me.Read More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/13/2110:06 AM

Hi, Cristi, In this case you should say: - I was waiting for my business partner to get back to me. or - I was awaiting a response from my business partner.Read More...

Updated 6/13/2110:06 AM

Last Reply By Gustavo, Co-Moderator · First Unread Post

1 reply

sentence structure

Former Member 6/12/214:52 AM

0 likes · 53 views

I received a call on my mobile of a marketing executive from the BMW showroom in Jeddah. I got a call from a marketing executive from a BMW showroom in Jeddah on my mobile. Which sentence is correct?Read More...

David, Moderator 6/12/213:31 PM

Hi, GrammarMan—In the first example, "of" should be replaced with "from." We don't receive/get calls of people. We get/receive calls from people.Read More...

Updated 6/12/213:31 PM

Last Reply By David, Moderator · First Unread Post

1 reply

we who are...

azz 6/12/211:27 PM

0 likes · 45 views

Could one use a. We of a certain age remember those days well. and b. We who are of a certain age remember those days well. instead of c. Those of us who are of a certain age remember those days well. ? Many thanks.Read More...

David, Moderator 6/12/213:24 PM

Hi, Azz—Yes, those three sentences can be used interchangeably. But please do not infer from this that you can do this with any prepositional phrase after a pronoun. "We of a certain age" works well idiomatically and has that meaning.Read More...

Updated 6/12/213:24 PM

Last Reply By David, Moderator · First Unread Post

3 replies

Both

Ahmed.A.A 6/10/215:12 PM

0 likes · 88 views

Hi, I know that "both" isn't used in negative. So is the following correct? "Neither of us spoke. We both didn't speak."Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/12/212:28 PM

Thanks AhmedRead More...

Updated 6/12/212:28 PM

Last Reply By Ahmed.A.A · First Unread Post

0 replies

You can/could roast a chicken whole or in pieces, you know

Language learner 6/12/211:18 AM

0 likes · 45 views

Alex: I don't want to give the kids boiled chicken for lunch again, but I have to use up this whole hen and these few legs before they go bad. (1) Doug: You can/could roast a chicken whole or in pieces, you know. (I think "a chicken" means chicken in general here) (2) Doug: You can/could roast the c hicken whole or in pieces, you know. (Here the chicken refers to the chicken Alex is talking about) Q: Are they both equally correct as suggestions ? Or only the second sentence sound like a...Read More...

Posted 6/12/211:18 AM

2 replies

If

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/212:46 PM

0 likes · 61 views

Hi "It ......sorrowful if you wish you didn't have to attend your friend's wedding." a- will be b- would be I think (b) is correctRead More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/215:17 PM

Thanks AhmedRead More...

Updated 6/11/215:17 PM

Last Reply By Ahmed.A.A · First Unread Post

2 replies

would rather

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/212:32 PM

0 likes · 61 views

Hi, "I.......Sara unless you would rather I asked the teacher." a-will ask b-would ask I think (b) is correctRead More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/215:15 PM

Thanks AhmedRead More...

Updated 6/11/215:15 PM

Last Reply By Ahmed.A.A · First Unread Post

3 replies

would rather

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/212:36 PM

0 likes · 61 views

Hi, "I.......Sara unless you would rather I had asked the teacher." a-would ask b-would have asked think (b) is correctRead More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/11/215:13 PM

Thanks Ahmed and DavidRead More...

Updated 6/11/215:13 PM

Last Reply By Ahmed.A.A · First Unread Post

2 replies

Use of the prepositions "of" and "from"

marcofabri 6/11/2111:16 AM

0 likes · 47 views

Is the use of the prepositions below correct? I thought it would be correct because I used "of" to express possession and "from" to express source. Figure 3 shows representative photomicrographs of the myocardium from AL18 and CR18 rats.Read More...

marcofabri 6/11/213:42 PM

Thanks! Prepositions are too hard!Read More...

Updated 6/11/213:42 PM

Last Reply By marcofabri · First Unread Post

2 replies

"either/or" vesus "both"

marcofabri 6/11/215:37 AM

0 likes · 66 views

Hi, In both sentences below the use of "either/or" and "both" are correct ? 1-Action potential duration was not altered by palmitate in either untrained or trained cardiomyocytes. 2-Action potential duration was not altered by palmitate in both untrained and trained cardiomyocytes.Read More...

marcofabri 6/11/213:36 PM

Perfect. Thanks!Read More...

Updated 6/11/213:36 PM

Last Reply By marcofabri · First Unread Post

1 reply

unless

Ahmed Imam Attia 6/10/212:13 AM

0 likes · 47 views

Hello. Is the following sentence correct using "unless"? If not, why. I think "unless" means that "something can only happen or be true in a particular situation" or means "except under the following circumstances" Fast food is great unless you eat too much of it. Thank you.Read More...

David, Moderator 6/10/218:45 AM

Hello, Ahmed Imam Attia—Yes, "Fast food is great unless you eat too much of it" is correct. It means: "Fast food is great if you do not eat too much of it."Read More...

Updated 6/10/218:45 AM

Last Reply By David, Moderator · First Unread Post

1 reply

prepositional phrase as a modifier

Language learner 6/9/2110:58 PM

0 likes · 68 views

1) " As it happened " reports an event whose occurrence was previously in doubt or not expected, often in contrast to what was expected . Q) What does the underlined part describe/modify in the previous sentence? Does it modify the verb "report"? Or does it modify the noun "an event"? Or the clause "whose occurrence was previously in doubt or not expected"?Read More...

David, Moderator 6/10/218:41 AM

Hi, Language learner—"Often in contrast to what was expected" modifies the verb phrase headed by "reports" ("reports an event whose occurrence was previously in doubt or not expected"). Compare: This phrase reports, often in contrast to what was expected, an event whose occurrence was previously in doubt or not expected.Read More...

Updated 6/10/218:41 AM

Last Reply By David, Moderator · First Unread Post

2 replies

To quote~

KDog 6/1/217:13 PM

0 likes · 133 views

Hello, Grammar Exchange members! 1. To quote the first Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon’s mission statement: “We dance for those who can’t.” (source: https://www.uadm.org/our-mission) I've run into the sentence above while surfing the Internet and been wondering why the part before colon ("To quote ~ statement") is not a sentence. I think it should be a sentence. I don't know what the function of to-infinitive ("To quote") is in the sentence above. Please solve this problem that I...Read More...

KDog 6/9/2111:19 PM

Always crystal clear explanation! Thanks a lot, David!Read More...

Updated 6/9/2111:19 PM

Last Reply By KDog · First Unread Post

3 replies

Punctuation

Emad Ragheb 6/6/212:46 PM

0 likes · 330 views

Do these sentences have the correct punctuation? What is the cause of using the punctuation mark in each sentence? 1- He was a man without a plan ; a rebel without a cause. 2- Humanity has only one thing left : hope.Read More...

ahmed_btm 6/9/2110:49 PM

Hi, David, I completely agree with you. I was going to say that the semicolon is misused here, but that site was like a barrier and forced me to try to find any justification for its model answer.Read More...

Updated 6/9/2110:49 PM

Last Reply By ahmed_btm · First Unread Post

2 replies

Does this make sense?

tats 6/9/213:53 PM

0 likes · 52 views

I was praised for being honest.Read More...

tats 6/9/216:53 PM

Thanks a lot, David:-)Read More...

Updated 6/9/216:53 PM

Last Reply By tats · First Unread Post

2 replies

If

Ahmed.A.A 6/8/2110:25 AM

0 likes · 72 views

Hi, "But for your experience, you.......get the advertised job." a- wouldn't b- won't I think (a) and (b) are correct because we don't know if the addressed person has the experience or not.Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/9/2112:01 PM

Thanks AhmedRead More...

Updated 6/9/2112:01 PM

Last Reply By Ahmed.A.A · First Unread Post

2 replies

lone vs alone

Mrchuffie 6/8/213:24 PM

0 likes · 85 views

Hello, I would be most grateful if you could provide me with two or more sentences that would help a learner to see the subtle difference between alone and lone. After serching through dictionaries it seems to me that alone means without others and lone means solitary, but isn't that the same thing? Thank you as always.Read More...

Mrchuffie 6/9/219:56 AM

Thanks for your reply and answerRead More...

Updated 6/9/219:56 AM

Last Reply By Mrchuffie · First Unread Post

2 replies

"increase of 10%" or "a 10% increase"

marcofabri 6/9/216:50 AM

0 likes · 87 views

Hi, Both sentences are grammatically correct? 1-Compared to AL18 group, the CR18 group showed an increase of 10% in cardiac contractility 2-Compared to AL18 group, the CR18 group showed a 10% increase in cardiac contractilityRead More...

marcofabri 6/9/217:49 AM

Thank you!Read More...

Updated 6/9/217:49 AM

Last Reply By marcofabri · First Unread Post

Membership Required

Remove From Your Block List

Manage Follow Preferences

Block

Please wait...