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Some p eople cheat to get ahead some cheat to lie and others just cheat for the fun of it. Cheating happens everywhere you go weather its because a student wants a better grade in a class, or a married man or women cant resist the sex appeal of another person. Cheating comes in many forms, not...

Hi, If so, why is it that traditions were formed especially in late 19 th and early 20 th ? Hobsbawm judges that Europe was rapidly changing with arrival of industrial economy, urbanization and rising of national state. He sees that people thirsted for social stability and that was why...

It's English grammar in context (E303) an Open University course http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/associate-lecturers/courses/E303.shtm They asked us to write about 1500-2000 words but since it was really hard to do that, I wrote about the conjunctions in general, anyways my essay is now...

Hi everyone, Just when I thought I cracked the articles with generic plural nouns, I stumbled on this NYTimes essay and I'm totally confused. Can anyone exlain why they made the choices I'm highlighting below in colour. Cheers ---- Please ;( I'm tearing my hair off!!! U.S. House of...

Writing topic: What are the key problems facing the world’s cities in the 21 st century and what can be done for them? As the population of cities all over the world increases, authorities are trying to improve ( "To", as in "in order to", must be followed by an infinitive: e.g., to eat, to...

Hi, it's my first post here. I am taking English 1A class now and I am having hard time since my English is really bad. I had poor grammar and use very limited vocab. The essay below is my first draft. My teacher read it and then said it is dull and uninteresting. He suggested I add more...

"I received a letter a year ago from a woman who had been saved by the people of Le Chambon when she was a young girl." Why did they use past-perfect here? Couldn't "was saved" work perfectly fine as well? With the use of "had been", it makes it seem like she had been saved BEFORE she became a...

In these different constructions, different types of things are ellipted. 1) My father bought me a cell phone which is as small as a mouse. . Fish is the direct object of caught . Many is an adjective modifying fish , and the first as is an adverb modifying many . Again, the second as is a...

Hi, " in terms of " This is a common phrase used to define the manner in which something should be looked at or discussed. The phrase is usually followed by a noun or a noun clause. eg I want to discuss politics in terms of ethics. eg Let's look at your essay in terms of the tenses you...

Anonymous wrote: Marius, are you sure abouth the «will»? It seems to me, that tense simplification in subordinate clauses works very well here, resulting in: «When we have finished the essay, we will...» I even think that «will have finished» is incorrect. «I'll...