In American English, both are considered correct. In fact, "beat" seems to be more popular than "beaten" in common conversational English. , ,'res','1','','0CAcQFjAA')"

From a conversational perspective I think it goes like this; For the past 10 years... referring to the entire duration. In the past 10 years... referring to particular points within the span. Over the past 10 years...

1 Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is? 2 Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is? Isn't it exactly like sentence 4) ? No. Not exactly. The structures are different. who is in an indirect question in 1. who is in

Every Girl Scout met their/her own fundraising goal. Or All the Girls Scouts met her own funraising goal. One tragic effect of Hurricane Katrina was/were massive flooding Politics are/were/is my least favorite conversation Correct Subject

Could you tell me if the following sentence sounds idiomatic from a native speaker's viewpoint? "I need to slam-dunk her a quick one" It may well get a laugh from Al Bundy in the context of a TV sitcom, but I think it would be

I wish I were or I wish I was? Either one in ordinary conversation, but "I wish I were" is a little more "high class", so definitely use that one on an English test! CJ

What about sentence like: On the hill is a beautiful house OR In the garage is a car. When can we use such structure and when we are supposed to use the one I've underlined above? The underlined structure is the most usual and ordinary. If

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I've always understood agnostic to mean you're not convinced one way or the other. An agnostic sits on the fence; the atheist has chosen a side. That is the popular view that 95% of people generally accept. The view from philosophy (the

"How are you doing?" is a common informal greeting, it is like an extended version of saying "Hi." It is not so much a literal question, it is more like a warm greeting said in the spirit of "conversation starter" or