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Forum: Grammar December 05, 2015, 09:43 PM
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Under/in

15/12/5S

-They voiced their anger over setbacks in labour conditions and personal and political freedoms under Park's government.

Could government be replaced by governance without change...
Forum: Grammar December 05, 2015, 08:15 AM
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Views: 1,521
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar December 03, 2015, 10:33 PM
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Views: 1,521
Posted By Xinfu
Meeting

15/12/3 T
-The Federal Open Market will make a decision __ its next meeting on December 15th and 16th.

Do you agree with me?

on=about, related to, etc.
in=during
Forum: Grammar December 01, 2015, 07:16 AM
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Views: 1,417
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 30, 2015, 10:00 PM
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Views: 1,417
Posted By Xinfu
Agreement to

What's the difference between to and on?

15/11/30 T
-The goal is to find a commmon agreement __ the issue with negotiators hoping to reach a deal within two weeks on global carbon emissions.
Forum: Grammar November 29, 2015, 03:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,419
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 29, 2015, 03:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,935
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 26, 2015, 09:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,935
Posted By Xinfu
Thanks. ==== You say -p.66 [...]...

Thanks.
====
You say
-p.66 [...] prepares to deliver her summation as she has seen it done many years previously by [...]

would have a different meaning if 'has seen' is replaced by 'saw';...
Forum: Grammar November 26, 2015, 09:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,482
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 26, 2015, 09:43 AM
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Views: 1,419
Posted By Xinfu
Coffee

Could I use a? (rather than leaving it blank)

-She was drinking __ coffee.

Some people think coffee is a substance, then no a/an should be used. But my opinion is different: in modern...
Forum: Grammar November 25, 2015, 07:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,482
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you. Could we also...

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Could we also use on in that sentence based on

-a big house on/at the edge of town
Forum: Grammar November 25, 2015, 07:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,935
Posted By Xinfu
Is it owing to the existence of last week?

Is it owing to the existence of last week?
Forum: Grammar November 25, 2015, 06:03 AM
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Views: 1,191
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 25, 2015, 06:03 AM
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Views: 1,648
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 24, 2015, 10:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,482
Posted By Xinfu
Edge

15/11/24 A
-[...] found a vest without a detonator in a pile of rubble in the southern edge of Paris.

What does edge mean? I am not sure, because my teacher many decades ago told me, with...
Forum: Grammar November 24, 2015, 03:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,935
Posted By Xinfu
Previously

Based on

p.66 [...] prepares to deliver her summation as she has seen it done many years previously by [...]

, could I use have been? (not were)

-The exams that __ distributed to...
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 10:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,219
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answers. Thank you.

Excellent answers. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 10:36 PM
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Views: 1,023
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answers. Thank you.

Excellent answers. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 10:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,191
Posted By Xinfu
Jump

Is the optional?

-He broke the school record of ___ (with or without the here?) long jump. That’s great!
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 10:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,648
Posted By Xinfu
Association

My sentence:

-Cynthia had close association ___ those companies.

1. Could I use the singular for association?

2. Could I use to before those?
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 01:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,023
Posted By Xinfu
Cobblers

p.53 It was an old-fashioned cobblers.

What does cobblers mean? If cobblers means nonsense, then, just like claptrap, nonsense, etc. only the singular form without a/an should be used.
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 10:10 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,224
Posted By Xinfu
Fair/distinguishable

An exam should treat all students equally. One answer would get the same mark even from different teachers. So an exam should be fair.


An exam should be able to let students get marks...
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 07:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,219
Posted By Xinfu
Stall

p.41 she could point out a good mango on a Brixto stall without [...]

Is on interchangeable with in when it comes to stall? Do they mean the same? Normally I would say on sounds wrong, because...
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 07:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,189
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
Forum: Grammar November 23, 2015, 07:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,289
Posted By Xinfu
Excellent answer. Thank you.

Excellent answer. Thank you.
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