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spelling and grammar = plural subject = plural verb = were. Let me know if you have any more questions.

I get confuese with the pasive verbs and also I know that I have got a lot of spelling misteke.

GrammarGeek Thanks for the answer (and the welcome). So, is "passed" completely incorrect in your opinion? I was always under the impression that "past" was referring to time (i.e. in the past we used to have ration books). And "passed" was from the verb to pass. Still.. more and more...

Yankee wrote:"...shee hath more haire then wit, and more faults then haires, and more wealth then faults..."I think it must have been Shakespeare who started all the confusion between 'then' and 'than'... For your information, here is the etymology:then adverb of time, from O.E. þanne, þænne,...

Tanit wrote: Goodman wrote: The correct forms are: welcome, welcome, and welcome. (not welcomed). This is of the few verbs that retain their bare verb form regardless of tense (present, past and past participle). I've never seen 'welcome' among irregular verbs. May I ask you where did you...

When you have questions like this, you can also use writing software to check your sentences. I found this great one that checks spelling, verb tenses, and everything else in your English writing. You should really try it.-David

When I was a child, we were taught "He tries to advise - a piece of advice" to remember which spelling is the verb and which the noun.

Francesca wrote:For example: the word 'plus' is Latin, so it must be pronounced as 'pl-oo-s', at least in Italy! Most people pronounce it in the English way, because they really think it's an English word or simply that the English pronounciation is better Hi FrancescaMost interesting! As I am...

Hello H., First of all, my advice is always to take GG's advice – except when she says to take my advice. On to your answers: 4. Sorry, my comment was unclear. I meant it might be better to "rephrase your answer, so as to avoid the "It's X that Y" construction. 6. Sorry, I was unclear again....

homonym - one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as the noun quail and the verb quail). homophone - one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (as the words to, too, and two) This information came from...