My 12 year old son, a native English speaker, goes to school in Spain where we have lived since he was four. He has just come back from school with a 9 out of 10 in an English exam. He was marked down on the oral exam for pronouncing ¨girls´¨

That's how it works for my ear. Others may find one of the other variations acceptable as well. But you can see how that applies to your degree situation. A BSc and an MSc degree. Or other variations entirely: I have both

StartFragment > A thief wished to divert the attention of the watchdog so that he could rob a house. He threw a piece of meat to the dog, hoping that the dog would eat the meat instead of barking to warn the household. But the dog refused

Could you please help me with these corrections? 1 Nick Cage still makes his money (by) making movies. BY is optional? 2 It's rare when you he has an off night. I don't know 3 With 9 minutes to play to/until/before the half,

Hi ESL I was looking up the word 'affirm' in a dictionary, and couldn't help but to know how to use the related forms for any type of word e.g. noun, adjective, adverb, etc. Example: -- af⋅firm⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Dear sir, This is NABIL DALVI, i have recently taken admission in NICMAR (DISTANCE EDUCATION ) in POST GRADUATION PROGRAMME IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUT I WANT IT TO BE CHANGED TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT..The reason for the same is that while

Could you elaborate on your answer, Mister Micawber? I'd like to know the appropriate situations. The rule often taught at school is "play + the + musical instrument". Although as a rule of thumb it serves its purpose, it is not

Both are okay, but different. "I had to drop off a cake for a friend" could mean, for example, that I had to drop off a cake at the school for a friend who had promised to make a cake but was unable to deliver it herself.

I don't recall ever hearing "to," I didn't either until we hired a woman who had gone to school in England. Then she scraped, rasped, and grated on my ears nearly daily with that "different to" thing! CJ

It depends on the situation. For example: "I didn't see her at the party ." Or: "I didn't see her yesterday ." This usage is for a specific time or place in the past. Or: "I haven't seen her in a week