http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Close/lpwvk/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:19:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994816Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Close/lpwvk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994816.xmlIs &quot;close&quot; used mainly as an adverb or an adjective? Does it depend on the context? &quot;Bill was closer to the door than John.&quot; &quot;Bill and John should stay close together.&quot;http://www.englishforums.com/English/Restaurant/lphmh/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:19:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994660pleasehelp2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Restaurant/lphmh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994660.xmlI´d usually say- Canyou recommend an entree or something good. But could you use- Can you recomment something for me? Or Can you recommend something to me? This is at a restaurant setting. Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllINeedIs/lpzkl/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994052Musicgold9http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllINeedIs/lpzkl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994052.xmlHi, This sentence is from a book. I am not sure if the underlined ‘for’ is required here. Would the meaning of the sentence change, if I removed it? ‘All I need is for some jerk to catch me carrying this thing around and get the wrong idea’ Thanks, MG.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsTheMeaningOfWhat/lpwbn/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 09:55:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994768Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsTheMeaningOfWhat/lpwbn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994768.xmlwhat is the meaning of whathttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionOnIndirectSpeech/lphmj/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:21:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994662Icadia3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AQuestionOnIndirectSpeech/lphmj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994662.xmlA weeks ago. John made a comment below. John&#39;s comment: &quot;it&#39;s against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months.&quot; Now. I am reporting what he said, Let&#39;s consider his comment isn&#39;t relevant anymore, so I will use the past tense of &quot;Say&quot;. John said that It was against the law in our state for her to drive until she __ seizure-free for six months. I am really wondering which tense is good for the blank Could anyone answer for me?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceMeaning/lphxj/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 08:12:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994696Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDifferenceMeaning/lphxj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994696.xmlPlease help What is the difference in meaning: I `m going to see him this evening. I will see him this evening. I`m seeing him this evening.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Conditionals/lphnc/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:39:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994672Debpriya De2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Conditionals/lphnc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994672.xml&quot; If I had been present that day , I would have protested. &quot; &quot; If I were present that day , I would have protested. &quot; Which is these sentences is correct ? &quot; If you hadn&#39;t misbehaved that day you would be in the team today.&quot; Is this an example of mixed conditional ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCheck/lphnv/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:42:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994674misty773http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCheck/lphnv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994674.xmlI wrote this sentence in my exam, is it OK? The less production of oil will not affect the price of oil. Now i am wondering it should have been effect not affect. Can someone help me pls.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldAnybodyCorrectSentence/lphjv/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:35:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994606Lucus Ong1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldAnybodyCorrectSentence/lphjv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994606.xmlCould anybody correct the sentence for me? Many thanks in advance. Congratulating/congratulations on this happy day. The best of all good things for this birthday and all the many more to come.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWeekAWeekWeek/lpgnr/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:59:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994381kis73854http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWeekAWeekWeek/lpgnr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994381.xmlcan I say? Monday is the day of a week between Sunday and Tuesday. Monday is the day of week between Sunday and Tuesday. &quot;Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday.&quot; is the sentence I found on wikipedia. and I thougt &#39;the&#39; is used before &#39;week&#39; to generalize the word &#39;week&#39;, that is, to refer generally to weeks, not a week. But someone told me &#39;the&#39; is used before &#39;week&#39; because of &#39;between Sunday and Tuesday&#39;. Dosn&#39;t &#39;between Sunday and Tuesday&#39; make &#39;day&#39; to &#39;the day&#39;, not &#39;week&#39; to &#39;the week&#39; ? who is right? thanks in advace.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Morphemes/lpdph/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:24:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993555mansikka19893http://www.englishforums.com/English/Morphemes/lpdph/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-993555.xmlHi! I have some questions about morphemes. I have for example a word &#39;writer&#39; where the end -er is a bound derivational suffix. How about a word &#39;tiger&#39;, do I separate the -er again? Same question with e.g. &#39;incomplete&#39; where in- is a bound derivational prefix, is it so in &#39;intuitive&#39; too? What I&#39;m trying to figure out is that am I supposed to separate the affixes wherever I can see them or only when they carry a certain meaning. Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfWouldRather/lphgn/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 04:41:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994564Debpriya De2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfWouldRather/lphgn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994564.xml&quot; I would rather you paid in cash. &quot; Does this sentence mean that I want you to pay in cash ? Are such sentences gramatically correct ? Can we write &quot; I would rather you pay in cash.&quot;?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsPlumPost/lphwk/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 05:23:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994595lamjin1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsPlumPost/lphwk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994595.xmlHi, teachers: &quot;PM is using taxpayers&#39; money to reward his cronies with plum posts.&quot; what does the expression &#39;plum posts&#39; refer to in this sentence? thanks in advancehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceHelp/lpgmd/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994367june19893http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceHelp/lpgmd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994367.xmlMy car broke down and so I took it to the garage. is there any fancier way of saying this?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoundaryBetweenWestEast/lphvw/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 03:23:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994525northwind1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoundaryBetweenWestEast/lphvw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994525.xmlYou sometimes say &#39;out west&#39; or &#39;back east.&#39; When you use these expressions, where&#39;s the boundary between &#39;west&#39; and &#39;east&#39;? Is it on the Mississippi or the Rocky Mountains or somewhere else?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfRatherAndInsteadOf/lpzwr/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:54:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994007Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfRatherAndInsteadOf/lpzwr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994007.xmlThis is a bit confusing. Let me give an example to make it clear. # He saw it as a blessing rather than as a curse. # It appeared to her as an image instead of as a thought. # It was about X rather than / instead of about Y. # It was in your mind rather than/instead of in your body. From the bolded text, you can see there&#39;s repetition of as, about, in. Is that necessary? Are there other ways to write it with rather/instead of?http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarProblems/lphzk/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 03:55:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994544Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarProblems/lphzk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994544.xml&quot; My car hasn&#39;t had enough petrol. I have to go to petrol station to fill up my car.&quot; Is it correct? &quot; I want to repay my credit card account.&quot; Is it correct? &quot;I am waiting for your at 22 Queen St.&quot; &quot;at&quot; is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfMay/lphzl/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994545fahathpk1http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfMay/lphzl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994545.xmlcan we use &#39;may&#39; in simple present tense EX &quot;he may walk every day&quot;http://www.englishforums.com/English/6QuestionsStrugglingWith/lxmlx/post.htmWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991182alc243http://www.englishforums.com/English/6QuestionsStrugglingWith/lxmlx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-991182.xmlCould you please help me with this? 1 Do you think this makes sense (after) having read the above example. 2 Listen to the album a first time and than go back and listen to it in detail. (is in detail the right thing to say?) 3 How would you express what I&#39;m trying to say in as few words as possible? 4 I&#39;m going to shoot with both hands and you have to tell me which hand you think my playing hand is? 5 I&#39;m going to stop on that. After such a nice match I think I&#39;m going to retire so people could remember me as one of the better players of the league. I&#39;m not going to wait to be old and bad before I retire. (how would you say this? and the first part &quot;stop ON that&quot; 6 I&#39;ve put on 5 more...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lxxmm/post.htmWed, 18 Nov 2009 15:24:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991775mariott13http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lxxmm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-991775.xmlI hope this will make you happy and this will not be forgotten. If I shorten this, which one is right? 1. I hope this will make you happy and will not be forgotten. 2. I hope this will make you happy, and will not be forgotten. 3. I hope this will make you happy and not be forgotten. 4. I hope this will make you happy, and not be forgotten. Thanks for your help!http://www.englishforums.com/English/TenSentencesMovieSureCorrect/lxqhb/post.htmThu, 19 Nov 2009 01:30:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992257alc244http://www.englishforums.com/English/TenSentencesMovieSureCorrect/lxqhb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-992257.xmlCould you please take a look at this for me please 1 The tenderest of steak. 2 She made dinner in the time that I was gone. 3 You&#39;ve put me in a delicate situation. 4 My hair is itching because of the helmet. 5 We have qsualified/We are qualified. 6 The handlebar seems fine/feels fine. 7 The more you cook the meat, the less you feel if its bad and expired. 8 He might not want to sell it when he&#39;s no longer in deb 9 Who but/other than/apart from your dad goes to the states often? 10 You/It must feel so light and wierd without that cast on. I&#39;m going just fast enough to not have to stop at the red lights. thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanFewSentences/lkqxz/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:36:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972728alc242http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanFewSentences/lkqxz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-972728.xmlCould you tell me which to say please? 1 In closing she knows how to talk better than she knows how to walk./than she walks. 2 She more than pretty enough to be a model. (can you use MORE THAN with ENOUGH?) 3 You look better with your shirt on than (you do) off. You need to work on those abs. and one other thing which words would you use in the following: Not only will you get money from/out of the deal but also praise that you help this company not go bankrupt./praise for helping the company not go bankrupt.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Sentence/lpgnx/post.htmSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:12:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994395Valent1ne3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Sentence/lpgnx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-994395.xmlHello. I was told that sentence below is wrong. Can you explain me why? Thank you. I&#39;ll phone you when I arrive.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeRelationAffection-Terrified/llrgg/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:30:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972882alc243http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeRelationAffection-Terrified/llrgg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-972882.xmlCould you please take a look at this for me? 1 The bet was very big in relation to /relative to the size of the pot. 2 He&#39;s still a child in his affection towards his praents. 3 I&#39;m terrified to think how many people are going to sign up for my summer camp. 4 You know the player is on a roll when he&#39;s not done raking in the chips he&#39;s won and already playing for more chips that are about to come his way. Thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhileBeforeJustAs/lpddj/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993353alc242http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhileBeforeJustAs/lpddj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-993353.xmlCould you please help me with this? Could you tell me if you could use JUST AS like this? and if possible give me a couple for examples ? 1 Just as there could be no fat in your filet, there also could be a lot. It depends on the cow The wait to see a doctor could be 2 hours just as it can be 5 hours. I don&#39;t know what the wait will be. 2 How long can you continue this before you get caught. The average expectancy of a drug lord is a year before he gets caught. (how would you say this please?) 3 I wish someone could sing to me while I was drving./You could make me food while you are making yours./while you make yours. thank you