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Hello everyone! My name is Jessica and I'm an English tutor at my college. Part of my job involves proofreading students' papers for spelling and grammar. A paper I read earlier today included a sentence construction that baffled me. I hope to have it resolved here. The sentence read: "If the...

you could also say: 1. he used to play tennis when he was young etc... in 2 you either need to punctuate as at least 2 (maybe 3?) seperate sentences, or consider adding a conjunction between the first and second clause. your 3rd point is lovely - and of course you are right, but it is true...

Better I have been waiting for you since last night! Would u like this one better?

What about "I have waited for you"? What would the difference be between this and "I have been waiting for you."

I would definitely agree with number two.

Tee hee. Re Darth Vader. Yup, his waiting has ended, but he's still using the right tense. Of the alternatives, "I had been waiting for you" would have implied that the waiting had ended in the past, and "I am waiting for you" would have implied that Luke hadn't arrived yet. Okay, here goes on...

Could you please check the following sentences and correct them for me? Proofreading 1. He would tennis when he was a teenager and still plays now. 2. It's up to me I won't be denied, it's better to lose than never have tried to fight for love. (Does the preposition for mean here because of...

I am new and I came across this website as a result of a Google search for punctuation marks. I am actually doing a lot of editing and proofreading these days. The writer I am currently working on seems to detest introducing quoted material with anything so mundane as "He said, she...

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