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The Holy Bible in Puritans’ life Puritan is the name given in the 16th century to the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England who thought the English Reformation had not gone far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church; they wanted to purify their national...

Hi All, I was hoping that I could get a few comments on my last paper for the semester. I am obviously not a gifted writer. Punctuation and stupid spelling mistakes seem to always hurt me. It is very long to me but perhaps not to long for many. Scott To Whom This May Concern, I’m...

Hello: I wrote a short story for my college application. The instructions say that emphasis should be placed on describing the scene and developing the characters. Can anyone please read it and tell me if it is ok or if there is any grammatical/spelling mistake? Here it goes: Never...

Hello, mona The real grammarians out there must be busy trying to think of more rules to make our lives miserable. ~laughs~ I don't think I can help you with all of it, but I'll do what I can. and I hope I've understood your question, to begin with. 1. The four prepositions can take a noun...

1 is ok (I’d use “stamp-collecting” or “collecting stamps”, though). 2 has a “to” too many. you can choose which one you wish to get rid of. “Can I ask who(m) I’m talking to?” or “Can I ask to whom I’m talking?” 3 is ok “My dog whose fur is back is coming” is grammatically correct, although I’m...

As this is called EnglishForums.com, I am shocked at the replies on this thread. John Donne was indeed a poet. He first studied law and led a rather libertine existence. Then he converted from the Catholic church and became the Royal Chaplain to King James (of the King James Bible...the...

The first thing to note is the spelling: the correct spelling is a-c-c-u-s-a-t-i-v-e. Another thing to note is that the term often employed to identify the "case" of words like "him", "her" and "whom" is Objective, rather than Accusative (which is misleading in a simplified grammar like...