ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:12:52 GMT

Thanks Clive

I was to mean 'Can you tell me'

cheers

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:18:34 GMT

Hi,

Can you ~~tell~~ say "in there" is actually correct too?

Yes.

eg Listen to the noise in that room. What is happening in there?

Best wishes, Clive

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:59:31 GMT

Thanks Clive

Can you tell in there is actually correct too?

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:55:40 GMT

Hi,

With the preposition ,I have come across on here,in here

'On here' sounds a bit odd to me,although by using a phrasal verb that includes 'on', you can say things like 'What is going on here?'

You can certainly say things like 'Please come in here'.

Are these correct? If so,why not at here? I usually answer such questions, particularly about prepositions, by saying 'Because that's how English works'.

I suppose, with a phrasal verb, you could say things like 'What do want me to look at here?'

Best wishes, Clive

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:40:32 GMT

and also in there ,cheers!!

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:30:20 GMT

Clive,

thanks a lot,you are the best!

With the preposition ,I have come across on here,in here

Are these correct? If so,why not at here?

Thanks again,Clive happy day =)

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:08:10 GMT

Hi,

"I want to drive a car at that place"

is a correct sentence here but I would

like to have your comment on at that place is actually replaceable to at there?

"I want to drive a car at there" No, you can't say 'at there'. Just say 'there'. The word 'there' means 'at that place'.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:01:39 GMT

hi,Clive

"I want to drive a car at that place"

is a correct sentence here but I would

like to have your comment on at that place is actually replaceable to at there?

Thanks

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:00:05 GMT

Hi,

"I want to drive a car at that place"

Yes, this is correct English, but please note what it means.

Let's say that you are in place A, and you want to travel by car to Place B. You can say 'I want to drive a car there'.

Now let's say you are in Place C, and you are thinking about Place D. You are going to fly to Place D, and while you are staying at Place D you want to drive a car in and around Place B. You can say, as above, "I want to drive a car at that place". (You can also say, as in the previous example, "I want to drive a car there".)

Best wishes, Clive

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:35:09 GMT

Lochel

Thank you so much !!!

Re: rushing on my time?

lochel — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:33:13 GMT

Slow Learner
"I want to drive a car at there"

This is incorrect, bad usage.

Slow Learner
"I want to drive a car at that place" ?

This is good usage and it is different from the first statement.

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:29:52 GMT

Hi,everyone

"I want to drive a car at there"

Does it have the same meaning with this sentence "I want to drive a car at that place" ?

Re: rushing on my time?

lochel — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:28:46 GMT

Slow Learner
Will you say I'm rushing with my time is correct?

No. Whether you rush, work quickly, or hurry, an element of time is necessarily implied. Without the element of time, motion is not possible. Without the element of time any state of change is impossible. What Iâm saying is you can change the rate of speed at which you as an individual operate, but you cannot change the speed of time. It is not possible to rush with time. You may rush while time is doing its thing, but you can not rush with it, walk with it, sing to it, or feel it. Simply say "Iâm in quite a rush", or "Iâm rushing."

Re: rushing on my time?

Slow Learner — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:14:59 GMT

Thanks,Clive

As writing and speaking english as my third language,I need to translate lots,this does not mean anything in my first language too,

I tended to assume it is correct and to develope the way of expression of these actions.

I thank you very much.

Re: rushing on my time?

Clive — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:03:14 GMT

Hi,

I looked at

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/frontend.php/question?qid=20080211055017AAWKdJA

There are lots of examples of bad English on the internet, and this is one of them.

Best wishes, Clive