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Thanks a lot, Kwasi T, for your complete answers!Read More...

Thanks a lot, RA.Read More...

Actually, while "whomever" might be acceptable, "whoever" is the better one because if that statement were to be answering a question, the question would be "who represents you?" In that case, it would be "whoever you root for represents you. HOWEVER, the agrument that "whomever" would be correct is also valid because "whomever you root for" would go with "you root for him/her."Read More...

Hey there, It appears to me that you're right. "That" adds more emphasis, whereas "it" doesn't.Read More...

Hello, Sebzeero, and welcome to the Grammar Exchange. It seems to me that all three verbs – distress, trouble, demand – are dynamic, not stative. By the ‘very’ standard and the ‘by’ standard, both ‘distress’ and ‘trouble’ would be dynamic: I am very distressed by the news. I am very troubled by the news. Clearly, ‘demand’ does not fit into this group. However, ‘demand’ cannot describe a state, as know, like, contain seem, want etc. do. And, ‘demand’ can very easily have a progressive aspect:...Read More...

(a) Vegetables and fruit contain A LOT OF vitamin C. (b) Vegetables and fruit are good for THE / OUR health. (c) Vegetables and fruit are good FOR us. In the last sentence, sentence C, 'good to us' would be impossible. 'Good to somebody' means to be kind, generous, and gentle with a person.Read More...

Tony's two sentences are perfect, and the only way, really, to present those ideas.Read More...

Good question, Tony C. The sentence looks OK to me. Vincent?Read More...

Interesting info. By the way, clothes line can be written as two words, Okaasan. (maybe it is a British version). http://dictionary.cambridge.or...british/clothes-lineRead More...

Thank you very much, Mehrdad, for the answer. I shall add that to my notes.Read More...

Thank you both,Amy and Mehrdad.Read More...

The sentences mean about the same thing, Jey. I'd probably say he was 'lying in bed,' but I might write, though not necessarily, 'lay in bed.' 'He lay in bed' goes along with the past narrative style of a written story, perhaps describing entire actions. 'He was lying in bed' is more descriptive of an oral narrative, with the speaker describing the scene as it was when s/he saw it.Read More...

Yes, Roro, 'It has rained for three hours now' is correct. However, we would be more likely to say, 'It has been raining for three hours now.' That's because the present perfect progressive emphasizes the continuous action, and in your sentence, the speaker is probably emphasizing the continuous action of the rain.Read More...

Hello, Nihimmatto: Both sentences, as I've written them, are correct. You can use either the gerund (hunting) or the infinitive (to hunt) as the subject of the sentences, as you do here. A more conversational way, though, would be this: It's interesting to hunt tigers. Here's a good description of the use of gerunds and infinitives: http://thegrammarexchange.info...281082272#2281082272Read More...

Hello, Jey: No, that wouldn't be right. If you adjusted your sentence to your new way, it would mean that first, you said (reacted), 'Good,' and second, she said, 'I eat when I'm stressed.' If you want to use 'when,' do this: When she said, 'I eat when I'm stressed,' I reacted/ said, 'Good.' The original sentence is fine: The original is fine: She said, 'I eat when I'm stressed.' To which (statement) I reacted/ responded/ said, 'Good.'Read More...

Thanks .I got all your ideas.Read More...

Yes, you could. You could also say 'those that took place'. 'Those' refers to 'internet transaction s .Read More...

Yes, you could say that.Read More...

During reading,i heard some noise. During playing,i fell down. Hello, Roro: Yes, as Amy has said, ‘during’ is a preposition. As you know, prepositions are followed by nouns or noun phrases. You could say ‘during reading’ if we know that ‘reading’ is a reading class, just as we would say ‘during math (class)’ or ‘during chemistry (class).’ It’s a limited use, though. We could say ‘during the reading’ if the reading is a play or a poem or a speech that someone reads to an audience. We would...Read More...

I don't think that we would use the word 'waters' here. We'd say either 'water' or 'lakes and rivers' or perhaps 'waterfront views.' If we say 'waters,' it is unusual. One meaning of 'waters' is a therapeutic water. The water may have some special mineral(s) that some people think bring health benefits.Read More...

Yes, the sentences are all right. However, the second sentence with 'you people' has a special connotation. When someone says 'you people,' it is often said in a derogatory way. It was, for a long time, true that when saying 'you people' to a representative of a minority group, or to several people of that group, the speaker was really looking down on the group. Even today, when you say 'you people,' it carries that negative connotation. I think that the most usual way that the thought you...Read More...

Hi Navi, Sentences 2 and 4 are the most natural. Both 'so' and 'it' are OK. I'm not as comfortable with sentences 1 and 3 because I'd be much happier using the infinitive form to refer to a more specific or limited time -- i.e. in the future or past. For example: - To overeat would be bad, and those who do so will pay the consequences. - To overeat would have been bad, and those who might have done it surely paid the consequences.Read More...

Thank you very much, Mehrdad.Read More...

We normally need an adverb there, and, in both examples, we have adverbs. "Bad" is primarily an adjective, but it can be informally used as an adverb, so I would say your first sentence is less formal than the second one. The same is true about "awful." I mean it is basically an adjective, but you can use it as an adverb informally.Read More...

(a) She helps her mother wipe the table, sweeps sweep the floor and do other household chores. No "S" on "sweeps". The last item needs a verb -- "do". (b) She and her mother are cleaning the house. This is OK if we know from an earlier sentence who "she" is, and if it is her mother who is cleaning with her. (b) Susan's mother and her she are cleaning the house. This is OK if we know from an earlier sentence who "she" is, and if she is not Susan. My guess is that you want to say Susan and her...Read More...