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Dear teachers, I believe that the following sentence is what is called a "hanging participle" or a "dangling participle," where the subject in the main clause and the subject in the adverb clause are not the same (one subject is "this power" but the other is...

Dear friends, Please correct my Motivation letter with your kind heart as soon as possible for which I shall be grateful to you. my mail id is --- best wishes MOTIVATION LETTER I am student of fifth year of engineering faculty of xxxUniversity and I will graduate from a five year bachelor’s...

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I'd describe the secretary's use of other than past tenses in these three cases as "discretionary." Would be let ; was being made ; would be completed , are all fine. For practical purposes, the secretary may view his work as a record for posterity, or he may be thinking in...

hello, "The chairman of the building committee reported that bids will be let on the new construction in January." You tell what happened in the meeting. The chairman gave his report. PAST TENSE. What did he report? He reported that progress is being made . PRESENT...

Hello again, So, we don't have to use the past tense throughout when writing minutes, do we? for example, 'All the members agreed to build a new building.' This sentence should be in the present tense, right? ".The construction of a new building will start next...

Dummy IT , not dummy IF! It seems to me that sometimes the IF-clause is what the IT represents. It would surprise me if Mike failed the exam. is essentially "if Mike failed the exam" would surprise me. or Mike's failure would surprise me. I only make the observation that, in...

Hi. Welcome to EnglishForums. I am writing this to you to thank you for being my best friend. I met (have met?? why?? because you are talking about past ) you approximately five years in the *** University's bookstore and since then, you have been standing ( have been is also possible )...

This is a modal construction ( could ), not a subjunctive. Here's a subjunctive (underlined): It is important that you be right. I'm not sure what you're asking, I guess. CJ

Hi all, Can someone check and correct this letter please. In order to get a more usual construction in English. Thanks in advance, poet. I would like to use this letter as an opportunity to share with you my music tastes as well as my readings. Perhaps you are not very familiar with...