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Are you supposed to say "I'm in Tenerife" or "I'm on Tenerife"? Someone told me that it should be "I'm on Tenerife" because Tenerife is an island. Does that make sense?

- I’m a little angry and disappointed at some Vietnamese people. Thank you in advance for your teaching.

Hi There are ways which allow you to do some exercises on a regular basis, while remaining in the comfort of your own living room. Is the expression "there are ways which allow you to do" something, correct? ...

1) He regards himself as a patriot 2) He regards that I'm a patriot. When I saw for the verb "regard", I found that they don't use "that clause". Then, Is 2) sentence wrong? If I want to use "that clause", do I have to use the verb "consider"? Like, He considers that I'm a patriot. Thank you in advance for your teaching.

how to write this sentence in formal? But from what I have found, the lower statistic for the homeless people indicates those who are ddiagnosed with a mental illness.

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- It means that they considered it in the customer’s shoes. Could you teach me some synonyms for "in the customer's shoes"? When I talk with Asian people, Some people couldn't understand the meaning of "in one's shoes". Is it okay to replace to the following words? 1)in the customer's position 2)In the point of the customer's view 3)In customer's view 4)In customer's point 5)in customer's way Please pick up the wrong expressions. Thank you in advance for your teaching.

I have to spell out the year in quoted dialogue for work. Are these correct? He said, “I like the nineteen-eighty-two song ‘I Love Rock and Roll.’ ” “I loved the nineteen-seventies' fashions!” Apostrophe after “seventies”? Joe said, “Nineteen fifty-nine was a great year for rock and roll.” She said, “My sister was born in nineteen seventy-eight, and my brother was born in nineteen-seventy.” Are the hyphens correctly employed in the aforementioned examples? Thank you.

Dear Jan I hope you're well. The answer to your question is that it's worth to have a go. But obviously there are some disadvantages like boredom when I had to work in the office. When i was in the office i used to answer the phone and make a lots of coffees, I felt I had no chance to learn anything. I think that it is the kind of induction for every inexperienced worker, although I can imagine some dull people spending whole life doing that. I was happy when fair enough money had been paid. It made me more enthusiastic, so I requested to use my language skills and they did let me do the translation work. I was astonished by the amount of papers they need to translate into Polish. Also I provided some English visitors with necessary information and solutions. These opportunities doubled my satisfaction and motivation. In addition I got awarded a free entry to festival which is great because I love life music. I'm sure you'd be as content as me doing this job. All the best Miroslaw

Hi, I found the following sentence as an example that illustrates the use of past perfect continuous tense: The dinosaur had been dominating the earth's biome for almost three million years when it became extinct some 67 million years ago . I also read that past perfect continuous tense refers to an action that started at a given past time and continued till another past time and was in progress at the second past time. So in the above sentence when we say that dinosaurs became extinct some 67 millions years ago, it does not convey the meaning that dinosaurs were dominating the earth's biome at that time. Can you correct me if I am wrong? Is the above example correct illustration of past perfect tense? Thanks, Richards.

I have written a summary of the poem "Meadow surprises" written by Lois Brandt Philips. please somebody check it. Thanks The poet says that meadows have surprises. One will easily find these surprises if one goes to a meadow and listen silently. One may see a butterfly sitting upon a flower and sipping up nectar. One may see a hidden rabbit when the rabbit suddenly hops. One may enjoy blowing the fuzzy head of a dandelion. one may see holes of animals that are their houses like ant's or snake's etc. At the end of the poem the writer tells the readers that they can explore meadow surprises if they look and listen well

Hi teachers, Would 'occupation' be an appropriate synonym for 'job' in the following sentence? What time does your job start? Thanks in advance.

"If I visit Paris again, I will go to Louvre." "If I will visit Paris again, I will go to Louvre" Thanks

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Am writing a letter to the police informing them that our Company is under their jurisdiction and seek for proper security in the area.

How would you interpret the following statement? " If you're unable to post without showing disrespect to others, take it elsewhere." When I initially came across this statement it seemed that the writer might better have used the word 'respect' -- rather than 'disrespect'. After studying the statement carefully however, I'm now feeling that either way actually works to convey the idea intended without any apparent grammatical issues. Curious what other folks' perspective might be on this. Thnx - drfisch

"I am not the one they think I am.' The they think was inserted between the one and I am ? And there is no meaning difference although it is omitted? Like the examples below, 1) I remember the boy that I think was tall and handsome. 2) He is the boy I think they take care of. Or the they think in the example is kind of different from the I think s in the numbers? What do you think? Thank you....

You promised that the concerned person would contact us about the repairing of our defective photo copier soon but no one has yet contacted us from your side.

Hi Could someone please tell me what would be the right word to go into the blank in the sentence below? This product has been tested ___ 220V. 1) on 2) at 3) with 4) using 5) none of the above (please suggest other options) Thanks a lot!

Please correct the sentence below. Is it okay? All those actions which he saw but did not object to are now a convention.

We contacted your service representatiive for servicing the MAN truck rented from your company last week but he has not yet responded. It is very difficult to get service our vehicle on time. Last time, he has taken 15days to just pick up the vehicle for servicing. We have been experiencing this problem since we renting the vehicle from you.

is the sentence below grammatically correct? Discuss in the light of the holy book what our behaviour towards our parents, relatives, teachers and friends should be.

When I was reading an academic article, I found a sentence which seemed a bit strange to me. It reads as follows. "Words, for example, are specifically a part of language, but the use of the lungs and the vocal cords, although necessary for spoken language, are not limited to language." The subject of the latter half of this passage appears to be "the use of ... cords"; therefore, I think the verb should be not are but is. Could someone give me any suggestion?

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Hi, Please tell me if we need to put commas around what I think are adverbial phrases in sentences. Some example sentences are: Can he, through counseling , find peace of mind? Can he, in her love , find peace of mind? Can he, at his home , find peace of mind? I think we normally place commas around for the following declarative sentences (I think they are), although I am not sure we need to put comma for example sentence 2. Thank you for your help in advance. He, through counseling , found peace of mind that was eluding him for a long time. He, at his home , finally found the peace of mind he was looking for.