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Choose the correct answer: Sunset occurs in the ( morning – afternoon- evening ) There is a big celebration ( in – on – at) the end of Ramadan . (on – in – at) the end, we agreed to help him with his debts. Add (a ) , (an ) or (the) where necessary: Yesterday , I went to an airport ...

Sadeem wrote: Choose: · Mars is ( a half- a quarter – a third) of the earth · Spring comes (after- before) winter. · Autumn occurs (after- before) summer . · Life( can – can't )exist on any other planet of the solar system (because- because of ) the ( look –...

Choose the right answer : Some medicines have side ( effects-affects)on the body Pollution may (cause- reason) extinction. What is the (reason- cause) of the fire? What's the( reason –cause )for coming late? Your destination is the place you are (going to- coming form ). (in –on-at)the...

Re: the hindsight idioms---I'm fond of the expression "Monday morning quarterback," which of course refers to the obnoxious person who knows just how each play should have been called after the (played during the weekend) football game is over. (I love the image of guys at the workplace on Monday...

http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlayDoSports/zrxpj/Post.htm http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToPlaySportsOrToDoSports/dmhkk/Post.htm Play is the usual verb for games-- tennis, football, golf-- so that is the expected verb in your phrase. However, I have certainly heard do used here as...

Hi, I have a question about clauses. Halema'uma where the legendary Pele, Hawaiian goddess of fire, is said to live. (relative clause, as it defines Halema'uma???)Yes, it's a relative clause that is adjectival. I assume you know that this whole utterance is not a proper sentence, as it lacks a...

Hi, Ken said, "I had the best throwing arm in the state." Then, he and Nathan are playing out some football moves inside the office. Is "out" dispensible in the above? If not, what does it mean? 'Then (they) are playing' sounds wrong to me. Are you talking about the past, or about right...

Anonymous wrote:I know that a comma does not need to be used in a compound sentence when the verbs use the same subject, but what happens when the subject is only implied? Sandy borrowed two boxes of CDs on Tuesday, returning them on Friday.Would this sentence need a comma after Tuesday? I agree...

The structure you're asking about contains a FOR ... TO ... clause, like this basic structure: IT IS/WAS (not) FOR subject TO verb. (Of course these are the subject and verb of the FOR ... TO ... clause -- not the subject and verb of the sentence.) 1. Basic structure: It is easy for me...

So dear why is your answer wrong if you chose leads ? Anyway, this is a different dituation really. Sometimes you can both use colloective nouns as either singular or plural. For example: Her parents are bad: Her mom and dad... Her parents is bad: WE mean both the mother and...