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Hi, Let us say that I am trying to write a simple and short script and you have some instructional comments/remarks in parentheses to instruct an actor or actress to consider when they are acting out the script. These are commonly called 'stage directions'. What is the guideline for that? I...

Yes I faced with such usage too.But you can see this in newspaper articles and while you are listening to a soccer game from the radio.Also when one of my native friends tells me a story she uses present tense.I think it is either used like that in the specific usages or there is a much better...

Massacre proceeds rapidly and is indiscriminate. Perfectly acceptable - it means Massacre proceeds rapidly and massacre is indiscriminate. Massacre is indiscriminate with its rate of progress being rapid Probably needs a comma, to separate the main statement from the additional information....

Hi, there is / will be (both possible?) two weeks’ delay before we get X / the new stock. Would you please tell my why you prefer the future to the present tense? Because the delay will occur in the future (ie during the next two weeks). Best wishes, Clive

Dear teachers, Would you please tell my why you prefer the future to the present tense? Best regards

The scene is a canal in Venice. A barge nudges the pavement; an artichoke salesman deftly trims his wares. Houses and tourists shimmer upside-down in the water. Or they would if I were being a travel writer. As a travel presenter, all I can see is the muzzle of a camera, the crate of tomatoes...

I got confused sometimes about this sentence. How should I describe the situation in my composition? Which one is right? (1) I told him that if he could come to our country, I would be happy. (2) I told him if he come to our country, I will be happy. The fact is that I am not sure whether...

Hi, Can we say " Sugar was the color of earth" if that is a generic (general) statement? No. If you want to make general statements about sugar, use present tense, eg Sugar is sweet. The person possibly put the article 'the' because of the reason of specificity which might be come...

The article you quote is about the relationship between car and its . Every car must have its brakes tested. The article is not about subject-verb agreement. But since you ask, there are two grammatical facts to consider: 1. The modals ( can, will, must, ... ) do not change...

Himadri, I am going to rewrite your entire post so that you can see the corrections. Then I'll try to answer your question. Say the At this point, if someone asks me to do something, can I reply ".." to mean that if I now go back to bed, I will sleep again? Here are some of the things you...