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Her dad saw the young kid kissing her younger daughter. And The young kid went as fast as he could. Her father said, " That would be coward/cowardlyHow many people do we have here, three or four? And what are their relationships? Perhaps I could simplify the sentences a bit first:Her dad saw...

Hi Mr. Hung, I've highlighted your glaring errors. Feel free to correct them and repost. Hope this helps. Many people think that it (who is it) should be given unlimited space for artists to create their ideas. However, others consider authorities may regulate the publications (music and films...

Apart from the misplaced apostrophe, it sounds generally a little odd to me, without an article. MrP

THANK YOU. So the gerneral rule is a noun's article will be dropped if it is placed after a possessive. Right, therefore, It is a waste of the IRS's resources during this time. the resources of the IRS becomes "the IRS's resources" The president's remark was very good. the remark of the...

Hi Believer. It seems that I made some mistakes in the beginning of the post. Let me try to make it right. A noun's article will be dropped if it is placed after a possessive 's. e.g. 'The remark of a student' becomes 'A student's remark' 'The anatomy of an animal'...

The following is from Mary Ansell's English Grammar: Explanations and Exercises. In your sentences, the numbers should precede the superlatives. Otherwise, one might get the feeling that there are several groups of 50 people each and you are selecting the most beautiful group. Usual Order...

I have three uncountables with possessives or "look-to-be" quantifiers. Should they all be referred with the pronoun "it"? 1) their furniture 2) some flexibility (I got this phrase from the sentence, "I think there is some flexibilty here.") 3) their grace Another Q: Which one is...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. Ancient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present tense...

"Treasure Island" is one of the best known and most loved children’s adventure stories.PARTS OF SPEECH:1 "Treasure Island"=proper noun (phrase), 2 is= copular verb, 3 of=preposition, 4 one=pronoun, 5 the=definite article, 6 best=adverb, 7 known=attributive adjective (past participle), 8...

Dear friends, Would you please have a look at the parsing below. I'm just picking up sentences and trying to analyse them for future exams. Treasure Island is one of the best known and most loved children’s adventure stories. PARTS OF SPEECH: treasure = descriptive adj. (attributive...