By Tenses, Spelling

Ooh, yes, very nice addition, and it fits well with the ambiguity notion. If a speaker wants to express two thoughts: tense + tense, wherein 'tense' refers to a subject+verb structure, and the subject in the lesser clause is the same as the subject in the main clause, then as a means of...

I'm a little confused as to whether this is a serious employees handbook of conditions, or a somewhat less serious academic exercise? anyway - quick points You can't describe people as property. Very offensive. Check through for missing plurals - eg. working hours,, managers Check verb...

Hello, This is not a bad attempt and your English spelling is good. You just need to organise your thoughts a little better and tidy up the grammar. A few hints for you Paragraph one: ..whether their family or friends are the greatest influence on young adults. No need to repeat the 'greatest...

It is perhaps better to dispense with the idea that there is only one English that is correct. In a nutshell American and British English are but two dialects of ENGLISH. "They have enough respect for the language to use correct spelling, clear enunciation and to observe the correct use of...

I got two in my mind. Same spelling, but different pronunciation, different part of speech. dove (bird, brand of chocolate, brand of shampoo)dove( past tense of dive) wind (moving air)wind (to wrap something)

"Practice" is right spelling of the noun. "Practise" is right spelling of the verb. Miriam

Andrei, Nice theory, but I'm afraid it won't work! Let me explain. First of all, "I can't stand your being here." (or even "you are being here", if it were correct), is different from "you are a being a teacher" (which isn't 100% correct either). In English, the use of the verb "to be" in...

Hello all . I am a newcomer to this site and it is my first time on this forum. 1. I think some of the tenses are unnecessary. For example, why does English have so many different tenses. In the Chinese language, it uses time reference to reflect when things are said or done instead of...

lol maj ! good one ! I like knowing as much as i can about both. Hate being caught out !!!! Even though i don't think that i will EVER accept the american past tense of 'drag' as 'drug' !!!!!! I confess that I do occassionally find myself using 'gotten' though !!! As in 'it's gotten...