http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum43.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#748155Tue, 26 May 2009 03:05:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748155Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#748155http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-748155.xml. Or: I&#39;m the only daughter in my family, you know. I know. I&#39;m the only daughter in my family. You know I know. I&#39;m the only daughter. In my family, you know. I know. or....?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#748141Tue, 26 May 2009 02:59:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:748141Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#748141http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-748141.xmlHi, i&#39;m the ony daughter in my family. you know i know. I&#39;m the only daughter in my family. You know. I know. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#747843Mon, 25 May 2009 23:50:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:747843Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#747843http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-747843.xmli&#39;m the ony daughter in my family. you know i know.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#699884Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:38:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:699884Grammar Geek3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#699884http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-699884.xmlbehind of phi pc has ic gone i have complained that it will repaire after two days Sorry, Anon, I&#39;m a bit confused about what &quot;phi pc&quot; means, or what &quot;ic gone&quot; means. It sounds like you have complained that it will take two days to repair the PC, but I can&#39;t figure out the problem.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#699664Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:01:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:699664Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/5/vdhww/Post.htm#699664http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-699664.xmlbehind of phi pc has ic gone i have complained that it will repaire after two dayshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#675302Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:10:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675302Mister Micawber5http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#675302http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-675302.xml. I want to meet my friend , who arrived earlier. .http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#675107Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:17:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:675107Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#675107http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-675107.xmlI want ot meet with my friend who already came here.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#645323Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:645323Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#645323http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-645323.xmlIt should be &quot;Between you and me,&quot; not &quot;Between you and I.&quot;http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#614429Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:614429Clive8http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#614429http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-614429.xmlHi, Now she will bring the breakfast in your bed? or is it at your bed? Idiomatically, we say Now she will bring you breakfast in bed. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#614283Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:614283Anonymous9http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#614283http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-614283.xmlNow she will bring the breakfast in your bed? or is it at your bed?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542125Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:542125Yankee10http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542125http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-542125.xmlY our cat likes me. I s this write right/correct grammar or not? A nd why? &quot; Y our cat likes me.&quot; Yes, your sentence is fine, but don&#39;t forget to capitalize the first word in every sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542124Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:542124Yankee11http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542124http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-542124.xmlHi Anon You should write it this way: - Between you and me , he is not the best man for the job.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542123Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:542123Grammar Geek12http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542123http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-542123.xmlbetween you and I he is not the best man for the job. Between you and me, he is not the best man for the job.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542119Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:542119Anonymous13http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/4/vdhww/Post.htm#542119http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-542119.xmlbetween you and I he is not the best man for the job.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#521325Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:521325Anonymous14http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#521325http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-521325.xmlyour cat likes me. is this write grammar or not? and whyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#510888Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:510888Clive15http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#510888http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-510888.xmlHi, Can you correct my sentence when I write? My father had an actual talent, and he built it by himself &#39;Actual&#39; is not a natural word choice. We don&#39;t speak of &#39;building talent&#39;. My father had a real talent, and he developed it by himself. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#510654Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:510654Anonymous16http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#510654http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-510654.xmlHi, &quot;Maintain EOD (End of Day) process. Make sure it runs successfully before the next morning.&quot; Best wishes, Clive Can you correct my sentence when I write? My father had an actual talent, and he built it by himselfhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#501901Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:501901Clive17http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#501901http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-501901.xmlHi, i have a 3 days old Backup of 3.0.0 &lt;&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I have 3 days old backup of a 3.0.0. In both sentence Which one is RIGHT sentence please tell me.? I have a 3-day-old backup of 3.0.0. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#501871Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:501871Anonymous18http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#501871http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-501871.xmli have a 3 days old Backup of 3.0.0 &lt;&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;&gt; I have 3 days old backup of a 3.0.0. In both sentence Which one is RIGHT sentence please tell me.?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#485167Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485167Mister Micawber19http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#485167http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485167.xml. Shopping through Internet bookstores is convenient , but some people miss the atmosphere of a traditional bookstore. .http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#485161Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:485161Anonymous20http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#485161http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-485161.xmlShopping through Internet bookstores is convenient; some people miss the atmosphere of a traditional bookstore.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#482670Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482670Clive21http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#482670http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482670.xmlHi, I have sent a letter to my uncle. I have sent a letter to my dad. Both of these sentences are fine Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#482655Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482655Anonymous22http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/3/vdhww/Post.htm#482655http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482655.xmli have sent a letter to my dadhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#482652Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482652Anonymous23http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#482652http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482652.xmlI have sent a letter to my uncle. is this sentence is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#479921Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:479921Grammar Geek24http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#479921http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-479921.xmlShelters is the plural of shelter but in this case it is one group so it is singular, therefor you use offer. Example I received several offers on repairing my roof. Several plural offers plural Anon, I don&#39;t think you quite understand the third person singular and third person plural. The shelter offers . . . is singular. The shelters offer . . . is plural (In your example, offers is a plural noun. The only verb in the sentence is &quot;received&quot; with the subject &quot;I.&quot;)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#479881Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:479881Anonymous25http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#479881http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-479881.xmlShelters is the plural of shelter but in this case it is one group so it is singular, therefor you use offer. Example I received several offers on repairing my roof. Several plural offers pluralhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#478584Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:478584Clive26http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#478584http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-478584.xmlHi, Do you have a question about this phrase? Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#478563Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:478563Anonymous27http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#478563http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-478563.xmlmore embarrassed.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475442Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475442Clive28http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475442http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-475442.xmlHi, No, it&#39;s not a run-on sentence.. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475376Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475376Grammar Geek29http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475376http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-475376.xmlShelters for teenage runaways offer/offers a wide variety of services. Shelters - plural. Offer is the plural form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475372Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475372Anonymous30http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#475372http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-475372.xmlShelters for teenage runaways offer/offers a wide variety of services.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#453541Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:453541Clive31http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/2/vdhww/Post.htm#453541http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-453541.xmlHi, Is this a run-on sentence? The potential for small numbers of counterfeit bills to be passed in widely dispersed areas presents a new law-enforcement challenge that needs to be met. No, it's not. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#453539Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:453539Anonymous32http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#453539http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-453539.xmlIs this a run-on sentence? The potential for small numbers of counterfeit bills to be passed in widely dispersed areas presents a new law-enforcement challenge that needs to be met.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#359117Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:359117Anonymous33http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#359117http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-359117.xmlKaizar wrote: Below is a part of my nephew's job description. "Maintain EOD (End of Day) process &amp; make sure its process runs well and it will be finished before next morning" If someone has to go, let it be I.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#355729Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:355729Grammar Geek34http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#355729http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-355729.xmlStart with a capital letter. Use real words, not text abbreviations. If the person calls you "Aunty" then capitalize that too. Perhaps you mean "Come see Aunty." "Come to Aunty" sounds a little like the person is just walking across the room.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#355659Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:355659Anonymous35http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#355659http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-355659.xmlcome to aunty and she will take u out for a dinner.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351358Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351358Clive36http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351358http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-351358.xmlHi, Welcome to the Forum. hi i'm bass i speak lirebite english now i want speak a good english Hi, my name is Bass. I speak a little bit of English now, but I want to speak good English. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351345Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351345Anonymous37http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351345http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-351345.xmlhi i'm bass i speak lirebite english now i want speak a good englishhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351041Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351041Kaizar38http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351041http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-351041.xmlThank you, Clive!http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351006Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:351006Clive39http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htm#351006http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-351006.xmlHi, &quot;Maintain EOD (End of Day) process. Make sure it runs successfully before the next morning.&quot; Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 22:54:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350990Kaizar40http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCorrectSentence/vdhww/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-350990.xmlBelow is a part of my nephew's job description. "Maintain EOD (End of Day) process &amp; make sure its process runs well and it will be finished before next morning"