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...
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Forum: Grammar
December 05, 2015, 08:15 AM
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Forum: Grammar
December 03, 2015, 10:33 PM
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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
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Forum: Grammar
December 01, 2015, 07:16 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 30, 2015, 10:00 PM
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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.
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Forum: Grammar
November 29, 2015, 03:33 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 29, 2015, 03:31 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 26, 2015, 09:46 AM
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Thanks.
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You say
-p.66 [...]...
Thanks.
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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';...
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Forum: Grammar
November 26, 2015, 09:43 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 26, 2015, 09:43 AM
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2015, 07:08 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2015, 07:06 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2015, 06:03 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 25, 2015, 06:03 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 24, 2015, 10:02 PM
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
November 24, 2015, 03:00 AM
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 10:37 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 10:36 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 10:35 PM
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Jump
Is the optional?
-He broke the school record of ___ (with or without the here?) long jump. That’s great!
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 10:33 PM
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Association
My sentence:
-Cynthia had close association ___ those companies.
1. Could I use the singular for association?
2. Could I use to before those?
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 01:19 PM
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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.
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 10:10 AM
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 07:44 AM
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 07:08 AM
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Forum: Grammar
November 23, 2015, 07:07 AM
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