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Hi Nimet-- welcome to English Forums. The following words and phrases need some work: I want to start to make a short introduction on who I am and on my education. -- delete this sentence. in K.U. Leuven on a kind of -- change to 'an' only the relations or correlations -- choose one ...

Dear Davkett and all the other teachers, Some more questions if you wouldn't mind. One afternoon Chris and I went up the valley to the gold workings to search out wood for the boat he was planning. A century BEFORE (“before” here is an adverb or a preposition ?), the upper valley 1) a)...

Dear teachers, Here is another series of alternative answers. Are they grammatically correct ? III/ One afternoon Chris and I went up the valley to the gold workings to search out wood for the boat he was planning. A century BEFORE (“before” here is an adverb or a preposition ?), the upper...

The word "to" is part of the infinitive, so "approach to manage" is a noun ("approach") followed by an infinitive ("to manage"). There is no preposition here. The "to" is not a preposition. You always use the gerund after a preposition. "Thank you for helping." -- never "Thank you for to...

(I am posting these Intros for Donna Richoux while she is away. Maria.) Last Revised: 2002-09-21 (21 Sep 2002) This document now contains the Table of Contents of (a) the AUE FAQ and (b) the FAQ Supplement. Both can be found by way of links at the AUE Website . We post these Tables of Contents so...