ESL Common English Questions and Answers - Archived Posts

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Noun/Adjective/Adverb Clauses
I don't understand any of the clauses I have a really hard time identifying them. Can anybody... [More]
By LaryMooCow    Latest post by paco2004 1 yr 352 days ago
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How to pronounce a 't' in American English
Allophones of /t/ in Standard American English I find these symbols the easiest to use without... [More]
By CalifJim    Latest post by Harmatan 2 yr 44 days ago
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Dashes and Hyphens
When is a dash used in writing a range? For example, it does not seem appropriate when the... [More]
By Guest    Latest post by Marius Hancu 2 yr 46 days ago
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Vowels in unstressed syllables 12
I understand that vowels in the unstressed syllables are often pronounced /ə/ or /I/ . My... [More]
By EyeSeeYou    Latest post by CalifJim 2 yr 52 days ago
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Collective nouns and Group Nouns 12
Is the word "High school" a collective noun. Also, would the name of a specific school be... [More]
By Anonymous    Latest post by Cool Breeze 2 yr 69 days ago
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So long as vs. as long as
Such ubiquitous phrases puzzle me; I don't know if there is a difference (preferential?),... [More]
By TimKowal    Latest post by TimKowal 2 yr 329 days ago
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Omission of "that" as subordinate conjunction
Dear Helpers, I don’t know when I can omit the word “that.” I looked for the word “that... [More]
By SpoonfedBaby    Latest post by SpoonfedBaby 2 yr 355 days ago
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Facing the prospect of speaking with native speakers
Hi There, I am wondering if anyone could explain me the meanings of the following terms,... [More]
By Sheena84    Latest post by Mister Micawber 2 yr 356 days ago
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Use of the apostrophe 123456
When trying to show possession in regard to a family owned business, would it be proper to... [More]
By Guest    Latest post by Guest 5 yr 13 days ago
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Rules for doubling consonants in inflected forms
... consonants on gerund and past simple of regular verbs. Can anybody refresh me those? Or... [More]
By EyeSeeYou    by EyeSeeYou 3 yr 38 days ago
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Prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs
Sir, Some prepositions also function as an adverb. How to distinguish them properly? please... [More]
By hanuman_2000    by hanuman_2000 3 yr 151 days ago
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Present Tense 12
Are these correct? What do they mean? 1. I just found out about it right now. (If this is... [More]
By jack112    by jack112 3 yr 189 days ago
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Modals
Hi friends, I need your help on the following. I don't think my English is all that bad, but... [More]
By ezfred0131    by ezfred0131 3 yr 189 days ago
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Due to
Dear all, I recently posted a letter of motivation and Mountainhiker, the moderator told... [More]
By Julietta    by Julietta 3 yr 193 days ago
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Words without vowels
Hi, There are some words without vowels. Sky, spy,cry,my,why,shy. All these words have the... [More]
By Madhivanan    by Madhivanan 3 yr 195 days ago
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Conditional with Modal Verbs 12
Why is #1 correct and #2 is incorrect? 1. If she has time, she could go to the party. 2. If... [More]
By jack112    by jack112 3 yr 210 days ago
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Simple past vs Present perfect
Sir, 1. I wrote a letter. 2. I have written a letter. What is difference between these... [More]
By hanuman_2000    by hanuman_2000 3 yr 277 days ago
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Rules for using hyphens
There have been a number of recent questions concerning when to use hypens. The following is... [More]
By taiwandave    by taiwandave 4 yr 16 days ago
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Subjunctive 123456
I know how to use the subjunctive well, I would say, by most peoples' standards. However,... [More]
By Guest    by Guest 4 yr 26 days ago
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Past Participles and Present Participles used as adjectives
I would like to know the difference between the adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. [More]
By Guest    by Guest 4 yr 43 days ago
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