word  +  41633 Wed, 11 Aug 04 06:29 AM The question are more concerned recently. It is widely used in civilian disaster recovery, herds of animials. my teacher say it is not formal. word Joined on Wed, Aug 11 2004 New Member 10

	anon1  +  41634 Wed, 11 Aug 04 06:37 AM Word, I like your name, clever. The question are more concerned recently. It is widely used in civilian disaster recovery, herds of animials. I am struggling to understand your sentences. 1) "The question are more concerned recently." I am not sure of your intent. Perhaps 1a) The questions have become more serious recently. Am I getting close to what you are looking for? 2) It is widely used in civilian disaster recovery, herds of animials I am not sure what you are trying to say here. I am not sure how herds of animals relate to civilian disaster recovery. And I am not sure what "it" is. Can you provide more context for this sentence? Thank you. By the way, welcome to the forum. I hope you find our help very beneficial. MountainHiker anon1 Joined on Fri, Jul 2 2004 Senior Member 2,049

	word  +  41637 Wed, 11 Aug 04 06:59 AM Thank you for your so quickly answer. 1) The new technique have attracted more people's interesting. Is it better? 2) It refers to the new technique. It is widely used in civilian disaster recovery and monitoring of herds of animals. How to change the sentence? help me. word

	anon1  +  41642 Wed, 11 Aug 04 07:15 AM 1) The new technique have attracted more people's interesting. 1a) The new technique has attracted attention. 1b) The new technique has attracted greater attention. The new technique is singular, and thus "has" not "have" is the proper word. The "people" is understood. It is widely used in civilian disaster recovery and monitoring of herds of animals. I would write that as.... 2a) It is widely used for civilian disaster recovery and for monitoring herds of animals. You could also write it this way (more complex)... 2b) It is widely used for two purposes: first, civilian disaster recover; and second, monitoring herds of animals. Hope this helps. MountainHiker anon1

	word  +  41646 Wed, 11 Aug 04 07:26 AM Thanks a lot. I wondered if sentence 2 can not use "it is ",my teacher said it sounded like a child word. Thanks in advance. I think I found a good place to improve my English. word

	anon1  +  41653 Wed, 11 Aug 04 07:41 AM With regard to "It is," it is fine. There is nothing wrong with it is. We native speakers use those two words very frequently. It is not "child like." It is raining outside. It is hot in here. It is cold. It is good to study at night when it is quiet. (double it is) We use those words so often that we don't even think about it. MountainHiker anon1 Regards