http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectOnesGrammatically/gwmzb/post.htm#543984Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:48:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543984Peaceblinkfriend0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectOnesGrammatically/gwmzb/post.htm#543984http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543984.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Pb03</strong></div><div><br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">They considered Shangri-la in the Kunlun Mountains a perfect hidden&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">community. This place was described in the novel, <em>Lost Horizon</em>,&nbsp;<strong><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">(which was / which had been)</span></strong>&nbsp;written by James Hilton in 1933.<br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">Perhaps one reason <strong><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">(why / that)</span></strong>&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">people search for this lost place</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> </span><span>is that</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> they believe&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> </span><span style="COLOR:black;">it is a paradise</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> where they can have everything&nbsp; they want</span><span style="COLOR:black;">.</span></span> <div></div></div></BLOCKQUOTE><br /><br />Hi Pb03<br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">They considered Shangri-la in the Kunlun Mountains a perfect hidden&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">community. This place was described in the novel, <em>Lost Horizon</em>,&nbsp;<strong><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">which was</span></strong>&nbsp;written by James Hilton in 1933.<br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">Perhaps one reason <strong><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;">why </span></strong></span><span style="COLOR:black;">people search for this lost place</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> </span><span>is that</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> they believe&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">it is a paradise</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> where they can have everything they want</span><span style="COLOR:black;">.</span> <br /><br />For the second one, I think &#39;that&#39; would be alright too. However, &#39;why&#39; sounds much better to my ears.<br /><br />PBF</span><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectOnesGrammatically/gwmvj/post.htmSun, 20 Jul 2008 11:36:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543975Pb031http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectOnesGrammatically/gwmvj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543975.xmlHi teachers,<br /><br />I am wondering which one of the two things in&nbsp;brackets&nbsp;below is correct.<br />I know without them, the sentences are better and have no problem but just for grammar practices for beginners, I need to know them.<br />So... would you check them once and let me know your ideas?<br />Thank you.<br /><br />pb<br /><br />--<br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">They considered Shangri-la in the Kunlun Mountains a perfect hidden&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">community. This place was described in the novel, <em>Lost Horizon</em>,&nbsp;<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">(which was / which had been)</span></strong>&nbsp;written by James Hilton in 1933.<br /><br /><br /><span style="COLOR:black;">Perhaps one reason <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">(why / that)</span></strong>&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;">people search for this lost place</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> </span><span>is that</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> they believe&nbsp;</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> </span><span style="COLOR:black;">it is a paradise</span><span style="COLOR:black;"> where they can have everything&nbsp; they want</span><span style="COLOR:black;">.</span></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>