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. <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>en-gbxC 7.4500.21922http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichIsCorrect/bbgbbd/post.htmSun, 20 May 2012 19:03:50 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichIsCorrect/bbgbbd/post.htmVuxicon MediaEmphttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichIsCorrect/bbgbbd/post.htm"English language is AN official language in 54 countries" or "English language is THE official language of 54 countries" Thank you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Other/bbgcdd/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:49:01 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Other/bbgcdd/post.htmcho7712http://www.englishforums.com/English/Other/bbgcdd/post.htmI've found this example sentence in the on-line dictionary. ex) This option is preferable to any other . And the word other is used as the pronoun or the adjective by the dictionary. Here, I'm confused that which part of speech the above 'other' belongs to. Adjective : This option is preferable to any other (options). or Pronoun : This option is preferable to any other (other=option). Which one is the proper meaning by saying the example sentence?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczn/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 13:19:41 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczn/post.htmyiduohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczn/post.htmHello, Sometimes, I feel puzzled about whether we should use plural forms or not. For example, This kind of noodles contains potatoes(or potato). On weekends or on weekend? I feel that when we use the singual form,we intend to refer their abstract meaning. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczm/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 13:19:37 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczm/post.htmyiduohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CountableVsUncountable/bbgczm/post.htmHello, Sometimes, I feel puzzled about whether we should use plural forms or not. For example, This kind of noodles contains potatoes(or potato). On weekends or on weekend? I feel that when we use the singual form,we intend to refer their abstract meaning. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesTheSentenceMean/bbgczc/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:47:18 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesTheSentenceMean/bbgczc/post.htmyingyugehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesTheSentenceMean/bbgczc/post.htma medium apple counts as 1 cup of fruit, so after eating one you’re well on your way to meeting your daily fruit quota i don't understand the meaning of the phrase "be well on one's way" i need your help.thanks a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KnewWaWould/bbgczz/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:56:31 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/KnewWaWould/bbgczz/post.htmenglishnewbiehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/KnewWaWould/bbgczz/post.htmHello, If I knew that road was one way, I would have gone the other way. If I knew that road is one way, I would have gone the other way. I just said this IMMEDIATELY after getting caught by police. Is it WAS or IS? I ask because the road is STILL a one-way road when I go caught... Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MySentences/bbgbqq/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 10:32:16 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MySentences/bbgbqq/post.htmNina_Niahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MySentences/bbgbqq/post.htmHello, Could you correct these sentences, please? Mr. Smith's wife is an engineer, and his sister is a doctor. Mr. Smith's wife is an engineer, but his sister is a doctor. Mr. Smith wife is an engineer, while his sister is a doctor. Mr. Smith wife is an engineer, (but, and, while) his sister - a doctor. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedUsedUsedWould/bbgrjp/post.htmSun, 20 May 2012 13:40:48 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedUsedUsedWould/bbgrjp/post.htmeverlastinghopehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsedUsedUsedWould/bbgrjp/post.htmHi, A question asked before about the use of "used to",attracted my attention to learn more about it but to be honest I was open-mouthed because I thought I knew the real meaning but in fact I don't. Could you please explain more ? First,what is the exact difference between "be used to and get used to"in these sentences ?. 1- I got used to living in a noisy street. 2- I was used to living in a noisy street. Second,Is there any difference between these two sentences ? 1- I used to live in a noisy street. 2- I was used to living ina noisy street. My explanations is: 1-I used to live in a noisy street= I lived in a noisy street but not anymore. 2-I was used to live in a noisy street= I was accustomed to living in .....and I didn't find...http://www.englishforums.com/English/OrdinalNumbers/bbgbmk/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 07:26:30 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OrdinalNumbers/bbgbmk/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OrdinalNumbers/bbgbmk/post.htmAre all of these correct: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 9th 11th 12th 13th 21st 22nd 23rd 91st 92nd 212th 213th 221st 222nd 231th 223rd 291st 292nd 100th 101st 102nd 111th 123rd 9,873rdhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OverpoweringSubtleScent/bbgcvp/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:35:49 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OverpoweringSubtleScent/bbgcvp/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/OverpoweringSubtleScent/bbgcvp/post.htmHello, How do you say this naturally? Can I keep overpowering? You don't want an overpowering scent but a subtle on so don't put on too much perfume. regardshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcvm/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:22:24 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcvm/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcvm/post.htmHi Forum members, If an English speaker comes on this, can he or she correct the questions? 1&gt;These headphones aren't as loud as those. 2&gt;The fabric is such that if you leave a knot in the tie, when you undo it, it'll stay creased. 3&gt;This is factiony as I can go in terms of movies I can watch. 4&gt;The way I look at it, if you love someone, why get a prenup. 5&gt;You'll see how bad a team they are. 6&gt;How much taller is he than you? 7&gt;The person who guesses closest to the number wins. 8&gt;This party will give you an excuse to dress fancy. many many thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheBus210/bbgcdg/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:49:47 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheBus210/bbgcdg/post.htmHotmalehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheBus210/bbgcdg/post.htmCould you, please, tell me whether articles are necessary in front of the bus numbers? "Take (the) bus 210 to get to my place." Thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BestWay/bbgcvd/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:59:28 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BestWay/bbgcvd/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/BestWay/bbgcvd/post.htmHello Can somebody please advice me about the following sentences Chicago children are performing better in school Children in Chicago are performing better in school Chicago's children are performing better in school I not sure which is best to use particularly in formal writing. And I'm not sure about using "Chicago like an adjective in the first oneeven though I know it is OK to write Chicago buses. Thanks Stellahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ATranslation/bbgcvc/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:58:31 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ATranslation/bbgcvc/post.htmNina_Niahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ATranslation/bbgcvc/post.htmHello, Could you correct these sentences, please? 1.I love children very much. 2.I am very seldom home on weekdays in the evenings. 3.My son loves/enjoys very much to play football. 4.My sister's son is going to enroll at an institute this year, and my son is already a student/is already studying( at an institute). 5.When have you replied to your friend's letter?-The day before yesterday. 6.The weather was wonderful yesterday.(Do you say 'beautiful' about weather?) 7.We decided to read this article and discuss it. 8.Five years ago I lived/was livingin Paris. Then, I was working at a factory. 9.The last time I played volleyball five years ago. 10.When did he decide to go to to the hospital? Lat week. 11.Where was he last...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceFromThatMomentOn/bbgccd/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:20:56 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceFromThatMomentOn/bbgccd/post.htmHotmalehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceFromThatMomentOn/bbgccd/post.htmHello, Is it possible to replace "since" in this sentence by "from that moment on"? "He had a car incident last year and he hadn’t driven a car since." Thank youhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgccj/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:37:07 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgccj/post.htmrandom95http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgccj/post.htmHello! Could you tell me please if there any sense in these two sentences ? First of all, we should get questionnaires completed by most of the students. |any linking word here?| Those who wouldn’t like to help, we can set up sporting activities such as football, volleyball and so on.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeAsAnAdverb/bbgcrw/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 10:42:50 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeAsAnAdverb/bbgcrw/post.htmspringmeanshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/MaybeAsAnAdverb/bbgcrw/post.htmAre those sentences all good to use? Maybe he is ill. He may be ill. He is maybe ill.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcck/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:37:21 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcck/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Default/bbgcck/post.htmThank you so much. for all the people who great my birthday to-day !!! Miss you all guys . God Bless you all ...!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanCorrectTheseSentencesThank/bbgcbp/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:12:58 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CanCorrectTheseSentencesThank/bbgcbp/post.htmjiangyueminghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CanCorrectTheseSentencesThank/bbgcbp/post.htmOnce, my friend Michael told me that he quit the job. I was surprised, because he got a high salary in his former company. The reason he wanted to resign was because he couldn’t learn anything new in the company and the job was quite boring. And there was no training at all. In the end, most of employees in his company resigned for the same reason.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReferTo/bbgbnm/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 08:10:20 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ReferTo/bbgbnm/post.htmsilak12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReferTo/bbgbnm/post.htmHi! everyone.Could you tell me,what does "refer to" mean in the following scenario? I see people on web(particularly on English forum)after giving some kind of context asks these kind of questions-:What does "it"refers to? Or what does"they" refer to? Now I want to know what "refer to"mean in the above questions(asked by peoples)? Could "be assigned to" or be designated to"be the substitute words for "refer to" in the above questions? And Please tell me,in which context "refer to" can mean "be assigned to" or be designated to? The reason I am emphasizing on 'assign to' and "designate to' to be the synonyms of "refer to" is I saw these two words in the synonyms of "Refer to". I will be very thankful,if you explain this to me and allay my...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnVsThe/bbgbjd/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 05:12:24 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AnVsThe/bbgbjd/post.htmwangqh2696122http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnVsThe/bbgbjd/post.htmHe witnessed Yushu, a county in Qinghai Province, hit by ____ unexpected earthquake, but the Yushu people haven’t lost heart, vowing to turn their homeland into a more beautiful Yushu. I think both "an" and "the" possible. What do you think?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Jonsan/bbgbpk/post.htmMon, 21 May 2012 09:45:12 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Jonsan/bbgbpk/post.htmAnonymoushttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Jonsan/bbgbpk/post.htmhow we spend our money on right path?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhereErrorsCannotIdentify/pknnk/post.htmSun, 21 Aug 2011 13:29:36 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhereErrorsCannotIdentify/pknnk/post.htmJoao Paulohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhereErrorsCannotIdentify/pknnk/post.htmHi, guys! First of all, I already appreciate your entering in my thread. Justifying this creation, I am having some problems with some phrases that were asked to had their errors identified and fixed. As I am a Brazilian and all the English I know, I learnt day-at-day, I cannot identify them. I will make an exam which can change my life forever in the next month, so I'm trying to improve my English since my subscription and it is getting strengthened now. The sentences are: 1 - Less than ever doubt that global warming is real, and man made; 2 - In fact, only recently has the wall separated traditional occupation for men and women started to crumble; Here I believe that the error is here "has the wall separated". I think the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PastTenseOrPresentTense/bbznln/post.htmFri, 18 May 2012 02:36:16 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PastTenseOrPresentTense/bbznln/post.htmclee62http://www.englishforums.com/English/PastTenseOrPresentTense/bbznln/post.htmHi, I have a question whether i should write everything in past tense or only this exception. In the paper, since the event has been done, I normally wrote everything in past tense. However, if it is a fact, and still is, should i leave it in present tense? For example, should i say," USA has many landmarks such as yellowstone park, grand canyon,etc. " should i say "has" or "had" also, can i say ," New York is/was a city of night life." in the paper? which tense should i say in the case? thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichExpressionsRockFunction/bbzphq/post.htmSat, 19 May 2012 03:54:48 GMThttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichExpressionsRockFunction/bbzphq/post.htmbepleasedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichExpressionsRockFunction/bbzphq/post.htmHello, I find that so many English words / expressions are in the status of a rock and situated in the position of a rock. (2 Samuel 22:3) The God of my rock; in him will I trust. (in him: shows that He is situated in the rock support us) (John 20:31) ...and that believing ye might have life through his name. (his name under our feet) When B is based on A / depends on A, we can say A is the rock to support B. for which day / for how long / prior to or for before / A that used to do B / the way to follow in order to reach a place ; through A / by means of A / using A or with A------A is the rock; A in favor of / A in support of / A in agreement with / A in defence of----A is the rock; The price vary all the way from $5 to $50....