June 2021

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punctuation

Ahmed.A.A 6/5/218:08 AM

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Hi, "My neighbours are ideal to live next door........because they can be very helpful if I need them." a) too, b) ,too, I think (a) is correct as it relates to the preceding sentence.Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/5/213:33 PM

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Punctuation

Ahmed.A.A 6/5/218:15 AM

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Hi, I think we should use a colon instead of the semi colon in the following sentence. "It's true that men have invented many things; the alphabet, machines, rockets and other things. But, women invented agriculture."Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/5/2111:54 AM

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present perfect

Ahmed Imam Attia 6/4/2111:32 AM

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Could you help me?Read More...

David, Moderator 6/4/211:11 PM

Please type your question into the body of your post. Do not simply attach an image and type "Could you help me?" Also, please review Guideline 3 .Read More...

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Shore or Coast?

Omar Ahmed 6/3/211:51 PM

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I used to live in a small fishing village on the....... of the Red Sea. a) shore b) coast c) beach I think that 'a' is the correct answer. Am I right?Read More...

David, Moderator 6/4/211:05 PM

Hi, Omar and Ahmed—We can use "shore" or "coast" in reference to the stretch of land where the sea and the land meet. However, "of"-phrases are used differently with the two nouns. I grew up in Santa Barbara, which is on the coast in California. (It is part of coastal California.) If I added an "of"-phrase, I would say "on the coast of California ," NOT " on the coast of the Pacific Ocean ." It is with "shore" that the "of"-phrase refers to the body of water. It would be possible to say, "I...Read More...

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Punctuation

Ahmed.A.A 6/3/213:21 PM

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Hi, "He is a ......doctor." a- clever English b- clever, English I think (b) is correct because commas are used between adjectives when they come after a linking verb.Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/4/219:43 AM

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as little

azz 6/3/219:30 PM

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a. I gave them as little useful information as possible. Can that sentence be read in two ways? 1. The information I gave them was as little useful as possible. 2, I gave them the least possible amount of useful information. I'd tend to interpret it as meaning (2), but is meaning (1) impossible? Many thanks.Read More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/4/218:42 AM

Hi, Azz, I don't think the adverb "little" works well with most adjectives: ? This information is little useful. We do say, instead: - This information is hardly useful. - This information is scarcely useful. - This information is barely useful. What we can say, but with a positive meaning, is: - This information is a little useful (= a bit useful, useful to a certain extent).Read More...

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If it wasn't going to rain, I would come

Language learner 6/3/2111:57 AM

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At 1 PM: Friend: John, will you come to the party with us? (the party is at night) John: If it wasn't going to rain, I would come. (looking at the weather forecast for the day, which predicts rain at night, and John has utmost faith in the weather forecast) At 3 PM: Friend B: Did anyone ask John about it? 1) Friend: Yes, John said if it wasn't going to rain tonight, he would come with us. 2) Friend: Yes, John said if it hadn't been going to rain tonight, he would have come with us. Q1) Which...Read More...

ahmed_btm 6/4/213:50 AM

Hi, Language Learner, Since John is a strong believer in what the weather forecast says, his natural response will be: "I'm afraid I won't because it is going to rain." If he has any doubts about what the weather forecast says, he can use the conditional 'if'. Here, I think the first conditional works better: "If it rains, I won't / am not going to come." In answer to your questions above, using 'were' instead of 'was' would sound better, and you can also use the past simple 'didn't rain'.Read More...

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to confess to crimes he hadn't committed

azz 6/1/219:54 PM

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a. He was tortured to confess to crimes he hadn't committed. b. He was tortured to make him confess to crimes he hadn't committed. c. He was tortured in order to confess to crimes he hadn't committed. d. He was tortured in order to make him confess to crimes he hadn't committed. Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct and meaningful? Many thanksRead More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/2/212:23 PM

Hi, Ahmed, I like your version with "into." I also agree with you that (b) and (d) do not sound right, not only because "them" might be somebody else (as Mehrdad had said in the thread you quoted) but mainly because there is no identity between the subject of the main verb and the subject of the infinitive (the subject needs to be the same to yield the intended meaning). In my opinion, (b) and (d) should be revised as follows (though (b1) and (d1) below would be somewhat cumbersome, even...Read More...

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The projects.......... is, are

Ahmed Imam Attia 6/2/211:02 PM

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Hello. Is the following sentence correct? - The projects carried out all over the country is the result of hard work. Thank you.Read More...

ahmed_btm 6/2/212:06 PM

Hi, Ahmed, I wouldn't use 'is' here. I'd use ' are '. - The projects which are being carried out all over the country are the result of hard work.Read More...

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Wrinkle ON my shirt.

Ashraful Haque 6/2/2110:32 AM

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I want to know how to use 'wrinkle' correctly. 1) My shirt is wrinkled. 2) There are wrinkles on/in my shirt/skin. (should it be 'on' or 'in?') 3) How do I get these wrinkles off/out of my shirt/skin?Read More...

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Between, Among or For ?

marcofabri 6/1/216:03 AM

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Hi, I am comparing 2 groups (HIIT groups) with 1 another group (UN) Should I use "between", "among" or "for" ? I read an article encouraging to use "for" instead of "between" or "among" Sentence: Despite the increased ±dT/dt in the HIIT groups, no differences in intrinsic heart rate were observed between/among/for HIIT and UN groups.Read More...

marcofabri 6/2/215:15 AM

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Articles

Ahmed.A.A 6/1/214:33 AM

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Hi, "I had........ ." a- a cheese and egg sandwich b- cheese and an egg sandwich c- egg and cheese sandwich d- egg and a cheese sandwich I think all answers are OK except (C)Read More...

Ahmed.A.A 6/2/2112:52 AM

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handle

ilko mitrikov 6/1/212:52 PM

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I can't handle people screaming at me . Is this sentence correct ?Read More...

David, Moderator 6/1/219:23 PM

Yes, Ilko, the sentence is correct. The most natural interpretation is that it means the same thing as " I can't handle it when people scream at me."Read More...

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such a man

Ahmed Imam Attia 6/1/212:25 PM

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Hello. Which one is correct? Why not the other? Mr Ashraf is (such a- such the) that you can trust him. Thank you.Read More...

David, Moderator 6/1/219:19 PM

Hello, Ahmed Imam Attia—Both sentences are ungrammatical. You cannot say " Mr Ashraf is such a that you can trust him " or " Mr Ashraf is such the that you can trust him ." If you meant to type "man" after the closing parenthesis and before "that," the sentence with "a" would be better than the sentence with "the," but I'd stronly prefer one of these instead: Mr. Ashraf is the kind of man that you can trust. Mr. Ashraf is someone you can trust. Mr. Ashraf is a man to trust.Read More...

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it VS that

GBLSU 6/1/219:25 AM

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The machine is a used one, but it works just fine. Is it OK to use 'that' instead of 'it,' like The machine is a used one, bu t that works just fine.Read More...

GBLSU 6/1/211:52 PM

I got it, thanks.Read More...

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except for

ilko mitrikov 6/1/213:51 AM

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Except for the bus coming late , we managed to get there on time . Is this sentence correct ?Read More...

Gustavo, Co-Moderator 6/1/215:04 AM

Hi, Ilko, No. For the sentence to make sense, you could say: - In spite of the bus coming late, we managed to get there on time. "Except for" could work in some other context, for example: - Except for the bus coming late, the tour we had planned turned out as expected. (This means that the late arrival of the bus was the only detail that did not meet the speaker's expectations.)Read More...

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