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Compare:Who saw you? >>> "Who" is the subject. You were seen by somebody.Who did you see? >>> "Who" is the object. You saw somebody. (Strictly speaking, this one should be "Whom did you see?" ... but in everyday conversations "Who did you...

The conversations have been quite varied and in a wide variety of contexts, about both spoken and written English. As I'm sure you know, there are other things that might be different too. However, in my experience, simple past vs present perfect usage is one of the variations that tends...

"Me neither" jars my ear, so I prefer "neither do Just a humorous observation here about me too.Comments at the end of a phone conversation:A. I love you.B. Me too.Of course, B means "I love you, too"; but technically B is saying, "I love me, too".

It's listed in "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" (which, I just noticed, does not have an apostrophe at the end of "Players." Grr.) Of course, that source lists lots of words that some people (including my husband) might not consider "real" words. But...

If there's no power, none of these gadgets matters.The rule is that none always takes the singular verb.However, the rule is more often broken than observed, so this rule is usually used only in formal contexts (such as English grammar exams), and the proximity rule mentioned earlier in this...

Yes, it occasionally happens to me, but not often. Usually it's an unusual new word invented by teenagers. Since I seldom converse with teenagers, it hardly ever happens.As for newspapers, I sometimes come acoss technical terms that are unfamiliar to me.CJ

Have you ever come across words or vocabulary or slang or phrasal verbs in your everyday conversation or in the newspapers or movies or songs that you don't know or understand their meanings that you have to guess? Are there a lot of them you don't know?

.Oh, I can always find something else (but I may have messed up your formatted columns):Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base form of verb ( Did...

Hello again,Here is a cleaned-up version of my lesson plan. I'm an insecure wreck, therefore I dare ask for another look at my work...Thanks again for the earlier help.MZL Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple...

. Overall, it should work fine, MZL. A few corrections and fewer comments:Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base (or 'dictionary') form of verb ( Did your mother call you? ) -- It is best to save the term...