Clark: Could you check my story? I couldn't finish it. I guess I'm not ready to fly solo. Lois: The sky is a big place . ( You'll learn some day? ) Looks like you've got one too many names on there . Repetition of names? Clark: I

Sorry, Rajiv, but I don't quite understand. You had a 2nd class ticket, but they put you in a 1st class seat at the airport?

"Hi!" is a sentence by itself. Dear Jane, Hi! I bet you thought you'd never hear from me again. I've been very busy since the move but I hate to lose touch with my friends, so I thought I'd write you. The correct way to

Sorry, Pernickety. I didn't tie that up very well! The metaphor obviously alludes to the artist's brush. I should think it would be used figuratively to favorably describe the work of other creators, such as God's work in laying out a

Sorry, Need2Win2, but this is not the sort of help you can expect here. This is your assignment, and you need to put your thoughts down, not ask for ours. Welcome to the forums, but please don't ask us to do your work for you.

I'd love to rent a helicopter, but there is/are none available. Isn't either formally correct? Formally? No. Sorry. No prize for you on that one today! is is the "correct" (formal) form given in the more conservative grammar

...or at least a suggestion. I'm in LA and I ... this particular gift and b) this close to Christmas. Anybody? http://tinyurl.com/yjwj5qe New external MAC DVD burner on Ebay $42 including postage. (Note: I know nothing about MACs.) Sorry,

Wow - an old question that's suddenly come to life again! Still; it's an interesting issue that highlights the contrast between participles used as part of a verb phrase, participles used as an adjective, and the passive voice. The

I am sorry. I thought you were having difficulty understanding what the items mean. What you are looking for is how to say them to someone so they can be understood easily. Is that correct?

Hi chattt, Welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us. Sorry your post slipped thru the cracks. Everything you say is correct. When you ask if the sentence is "true," do you mean "is it correct?" Yes, it's correct.