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Hi, Which of the following sentence is correct It was concluded that the fuel ratio of the engine is the most siginificant factor which influences the efficiency of the car or It has thus been concluded that the fuel ratio of the engine is the most siginificant factor which influences the...

Hi Huevos If you are a native speaker, then I'm sure you also realize that a native speaker will understand whether that 'sss' sound is there or not. In other words, a native speaker knows whether someone is saying somebody's or somebody . What I'm saying is that in the...

Thanks CJ " Serious grammatical error " is my paraphrase. But when and if ESL students start to expressly state "this IS an exceptional usage", I suppose that means "these is a set rule on this and no one can break that in any shape or form". " the...

Hi, YSchneider . I am not a native speaker and this is indeed a tough grammar point for non-native speakers. Here is an extract from CGEL*: Did you lock the front door?

Hi, As to the question of whether 'might not have had' could have been used, what would you say? Can I say this? Why did he not tell us the truth? He may have had a reason but we didn't hear about it at our last meeting two days ago. -- Should this be "might have had"? When...

Hi there. I need some enlightenments. Are both of the sentenses below grammatically correct? Is there any difference between them? Thanks! 1. His aggressiveness is one of his shortcomings. 2. His aggressivity is one of his shortcomings.

HELLO! CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK MY ESSAY ACCORDING TO SEA PARAGRAPHS (sTATEMENT, eVIDENCE, aNALYSE)? “How does Hitchcock create Suspense and shock?” Alfred Hitchcock is known as the ‘master of suspense’ and a great innovator. He has three films in the Top Ten of the American Film...

Interesting. The tense switch did not occur to me as a possible problem. There is certainly no implied if , as in if you (ever) dared to dream (such a situation) -- not to my ear. I would say it's an abbreviated way of saying situation that you have never dared to dream . never seems to...

To me, (D) can be in the simple past tense or as suggested the past continuous. Do you know the difference between these two tenses? I was working on my homework when she came home. I worked my homework and then washed the dishes. Do you see the difference? The first emphasizes that the activity...

to the museum tomorrow, and the train suddenly stopped, what would you do? (Highly unlikely thing to want to say, I know, but never mind!) 2. If you were to go to the museum tomorrow, I'm sure you'd have a great time. These both seem reasonable to me. The first is analogous to the...