By Numbers, Present perfect

I am a native speaker of (United States) English. I would add that both sentences are grammatically correct, but semantically different. The wording and structure make me think the intended meaning is: 1. Films engage in an activity: focusing on journalism. 2. Since films focus on...

Yes, it's the "three" that doesn't fit with "until", right? You could say "she had surgery for as long as it took her to have a pretty face" (no number), but "she had 3 surgeries before etc..." (it makes me think of the present perfect; you'll say "I've written 3 letters this morning", but not...

1. Is it OK to say: "I already have my ID number!" ?I think OK.2. Can we use already with the simple present tense? Could you give any other examples?Yes, 'already' can go with the present tense when the verb is stative. (EX) I already know it. (EX) Here it's already winter.3. Which are all...

Hello, I want to make sure I understand the meaning of these sentences well: I think both of them are grammaticly correct, aren´t they? 1) I´m reading an interesting book this month. 2) I´ve read an interesting book this month. ----------- If I say "I´m reading an interesting book this...

Hi Mara, I don't disagree with what the others have written already. 1. Since I've written several emails to you and haven't got any response, I'd like to know whether there is something going wrong. (Present Perfect Simple) 2. Since I've been writing to you all day and haven't got any...

Well, 2 and 3 sound legit. However, native speakers use bad grammar without knowing it if it is used a lot. Maybe we need to move "just" in 2 before "before", LOL "Nice timing! I had put my helmet on just before you called." Number 3 I think is more often used by Americans. If you keep...

Hi people! Today, one of my students asked me if there was any difference in the degree of politeness attached to these two sentences: (Context: It is a working environment, and he's writing an e-mail to some colleagues who work for the same company, but in a subsidiary in another country. He...

With 'present perfect' do I use 'would' or 'will' afater 'that'? 1. So, far we have not met any feature that would allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (This is the one used in the book.) 2. So, far we have not met any feature that will allow us to group together arbitrary...

Thank you Forum Guru! Here is what I think about the answers: Set 1: If I move the phrase "after shipping out the package" to the front of the sentence number two, it would then take care of the problem of dangling modifier. Am I right? As to sentence number three, I know it sounds right, but...

Sir, I would like to reproduce the rules given for "PRESENT PERFECT" in the grammer book for the benefit of English Leaners like me. PP Usage: This tense may be said to be a sort of mixture of present and past. It always implies a strong connexion with the present. I - The PP used is used for...