Please give me your comments. Last Sunday was a fine day. I was waiting for a bus at the bus stop. Suddenly I heard the screeching of brakes. I looked up just in time to see a car on the opposite side of the road ran into a cyclist. The cyclist

Hello, I have a colleague who sends mail as Hi, Diane, I am questioning the use of the secondary comma. I have seen Hi, Diane. and Hi Diane, but not Hi, Diane, What is the correct way to punctuate a name in a Salutation? Thank you.

Hi I wasn't questioning you, but simply wondering about the subject. Regards Jordy

Although an abundance of Adlerian child guidance materials have helped educators, therapists, and parents, many still hunger for greater depth, and more creative, effective ways to guide children toward cooperation and contribution "Educating

My friend ( a non native English speaker, Spanish in fact )and a translator by profession , recently had to write a report about an assault that he experienced. When writing about the actual words that were said to him prior to the assault , he

Thank you CB and Jim. I now know what I have mixed up. Some of the questions were about the subject while some others were about the object. That's it! What is the matter with is particularly problematic because we don't usually use the

That's why I am confused. Yes. It can get confusing. But there's a simple rule. Do not invert subject and verb in an indirect question. (These are also called embedded questions.) Leave these in the same order as in the statement form.

1 and 3 are correct. There's probably a term for what is going on here in the indirect question, but I don't remember what it is (not what is it ).

I would use these: Could you explain what you mean by "facilities"? Do you know if all rooms have showers? I have everything that I need, don't I? CJ

Hi Anon I'm not a fella, but I'll tell you which I'd be most likely to use anyway. (1) Could you explain what you mean by "facilities"? (2) Do you know if all rooms have showers? (3) I have everything that I need,