By Verbs, Universities

My name's David and I'm an American living in Brazil. I'm studying at a university here (UNIP - Paulista University), majoring in Portuguese and also a foreign language (which in my case is English). I'm developing a project on phrasal verbs - specifically focusing on a method to help the...

Thanks Spectacled-Girl for your prompt reply. In A Practical English Grammar by Oxford University Press topic No. 98, it is said "Verb placed immediately after the preposition must be in the gerund form." e.g. He left without paying his bill. I am looking forward to seeing him.

NC7 wrote:Reasons for people to attend college or university are various and depend on one’s attitudes. But the three most important ones that make people choose college or university as the gate to their future are job opportunities, increased knowledge and essential skills preparation for...

Hi, is wrong? The "charge" is used as the verb in "universities charge tuition and fees of". I think it is redundant to repeat "charge" after "as". Why I cannot remove it? The really long form of the sentence would be More than twice as many universities charge tuition and fees of under $8000...

Hi again, Anybody can tell me which is better?, I don't like it because the antecedent of "those" is confusing: "those" can point to either "universities" or "tution and fees". Am I right? I don't really find that confusing, because only universities can charge. 'Tuition and fees' can't charge....

Hi Clive,Thank you for your reply. But why you think , I don't like it because the antecedent of "those" is confusing: "those" can point to either "universities" or "tution and fees". Am I right?Thank you in advance.

Hi, Kooyeen, Kooyeen wrote:I know you won't like my answer, but... what's wrong? That part of speech was ok. My goal is to talk like that. Ok, not really like that, but that was not "non-English", so it was ok in the end (I guess). I never said it's "non-English", I said it was ""non-BBC...

Describing a Person or Place Descriptive writing has always been a headache for me. Most L2 learners, and even some native speakers, just don’t have a firm enough grasp of English to handle the sensory descriptions, so they avoid descriptive writing exercises, and if they have to do it, resort...

Hello! My name is Lyudmila Prima, and I am a BA student working on my research at the Narva College of Tartu University. The research concerns proverbs connected with various traits of human character in different cultures. I would really appreciate if you could take your time filling out the...

AmE Several verbs (suggest, recommend, ask, etc) require the subjunctive after them: I suggested she go to the library. BrE The subjunctive is avoided in such constructions, and the should + infinitive is used: I suggested she should go to the library. or ordinary present and past...