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Well, i have tried to write down my own application but i think its more terrible than/as? the machine`s version. Could you help me to correct it? english is not my favourit subject although I would like to be able to do it gladly..:-)Since I had completed my education as an industry mechanic I...

Hello,i study technician engineering in germany and my last english lesson is about 7 years ago. I've wrote an application in german, but i need an english translation too. Therefore i have used a translator. But I think there are a lot of mistakes and grammer errors....

I hope you don’t mind my writing in English. As you know, I am in an exchange program in Plymouth, Indiana. Even though I'm having a lot of fun, I'm starting to make plans for my future. I am absolutely sure about going in the academic direction. Since Plymouth High School is a fairly...

Hi, All these inversions of pronoun and verb are correct grammar. However, I would say they're not common at all. And they sound literary and rather arch, even more so when the pronoun is 'I'. I wouldn't recommend that you go around using this construction in everyday conversation.

K.O., Hello. Yes, I am a native speaker, but don't assume I always know the correct grammar or use it "But it is those very all the possible constructions that are being tried to be thoroughly mastered ." If I understand you correctly, you want to study all possibilities? In that...

"Did the novelist, Ernest Hemingway, once live here?" is as correct, grammatically, as "Did the novelist Ernest Hemingway once live here?" In the second question you make it clear that the novelist you are referring to is H. because the listener may not be aware of it, so you use no commas. It...

CalifJim wrote: You are compounding the problem here, however, by using "number of" together with "there is/are", which, at least in relaxed style, can almost always be "there is" no matter what the grammatical number of the following expression. So, "there is" can be used, but not in very formal...

The only context I can think of for this construction is something like this: "The museum is closed. The ceiling is being painted." "The ceiling has been 'being painted' for six weeks now. How long is it going to take??!!" It's a very awkward construction, and would only be used in a very...

Hello Roro Excellent writing! I believe you are an advanced English learner, at least a learner much more advanced than me. Anyway, what I feel about the problem you have now is that it rather come from your misunderstanding the tense relation in a sentence using the time connective word ....

Hi Guys, I'm a new member to this forum, but I'm already excited to be a part of it. Anyhow, I'll tell you alittle about myself. I'm a second year journalism major at Michigan State University with aspirations of becoming a NewYork Times writer. One day I hope to publish my own magazines, but...