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Hi, 1. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications? Yes, all possible. Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) was/2) had used/3) had been using to wash dishes. 2. Sorry, when we use the phrase 'a piece of', can we use that with a...

Hi, I have two questons. 1. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications? Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) was/2) had used/3) had been using to wash dishes. To me, no. 2 and 3 set the events one before the other and no. 3 adding the...

Churchill: A Study in Oratory Seven Lessons in Speechmaking From One of the Greatest Orators of All Time By Thomas Montalbo, DTM Published in Finest Hour 69 He wasn't a natural orator (=someone who is good at making speeches and persuading people), not at all. His voice was raspy (=If someone...

Hi, For these sentences from the article, "Putting Pressure in Its Place", by Ruth Bell Graham, in ChristianitToday magazine, would please confirm my analysis? I had no sooner gotten started when I got word that a Chinese pastor and his wife I had been permitted to call on in China...

In any written communication, clarity is very important. Items a and c are not suitable. Item a (have yet to understand) means or implies that you will understand in due course even without aid, while item c (could not understand) is a past situation without indicating the present state and may...

Hello Grammar Teacher, I would like to thank you for your advice. I have accepted item b.,that is, am not able to understand.However, I am doubtful about the rest. Could you tell me whether those underlined words,including item a.(have yet to understand ) can be accepted as alternatives in...

You are telling your teacher your present position. Your sentence is correct. It is not necessary to use a perfect tense in the situation. I have come across an article on TENSES which hopefully can be of some help to you.

There's some truth in that article. My parents, for instance, used to speak in Sardinian (not a dialect, but recognised as an endangered language by the UNESCO) when talking to each other or to their relatives, but they would only speak Italian with my brother and me. I grew up monolingual,...

It is best to replace all those words underlined with those in item b. About tenses, I have read an article TENSES which may be of help to you.

My take is that "would" is used here to emphasize the fact that he sought (not "seeked") a career in a field entirely unrelated to his original field of study.