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Vincent Teo  #448863  Sun, 02 Dec 07 02:16 PM

 Can I say,

  1. All the contestants were calm and confident in the hall.

  2. Before the contest started at 8.30 p.m., he was calm and confident.

  3. They were confident to win the champion.

  4. Before the contest began, the contestants practiced singing / they were practicing in the hall.

  5. Jack was most calm and confident.

  6. The contestant, named Jack, was calm.

  
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Philip  #448890  Sun, 02 Dec 07 03:59 PM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

 Can I say,

  1. All the contestants were calm and confident in the hall.

  2. Before the contest started at 8.30 p.m., he was calm and confident.

  3. They were confident to win  about winning the champion.

  4. Before the contest began, the contestants practiced singing / they were practicing in the hall. If I get your meaning, either would be good.

  5. Jack was most calm and confident.  We often use "most" to mean "very".

  6. The contestant, named Jack, was calm. No commas necessary.

I hope this helps.
  
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Anonymous  #448941  Sun, 02 Dec 07 07:28 PM

Can I say,

3. They are confident [in/of] winning the election.

Is there any difference? Thanks in advance

  
Philip  #448971  Sun, 02 Dec 07 11:08 PM
 Anonymous wrote:

Can I say,

3. They are confident [in/of] winning the election.

Is there any difference? Thanks in advance

I wouldn't use 'in'.  It would carry the meaning of 'while', which could be what you want to express.
  
Vincent Teo  #449012  Mon, 03 Dec 07 01:22 AM

no 5, how do I correct it?

  
Philip  #449037  Mon, 03 Dec 07 02:34 AM
 Vincent Teo wrote:

no 5, how do I correct it?

It's correct.  I just mentioned that the two words can mean the same thing.
  
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