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I want to know if the following sentences are correct, taking into account the use of frequency adverbs (usually, sometimes,....) and the relative pronouns (when,....) Here I go with the sentences: When I SEE him, we always GO to a pub We usually MEET when we Go to work What happen with...

It seems that there's no or little difference in meaning between (1) and (2). (3) and (4) seem to indicate a present impossible situation, and (5) expresses past regrets as you said. I'd also like to hear experts' opinions on this.wishing for the impossible: wish that + past tenses To express...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. Ancient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present tense...

Hello Keron For plain future tense (that is, mere statement of intention), the first person (1 or we) takes shall. For example, 'I shall go home' if 'I' was imply affirming my intention of going home in the future. For plain future tense, the second person (you) and the third person (he,...

So... If I have understood your reply correctly... The best way to determine if a clause is relative or appositive is to try to change "that" with "which". If the sentence still makes sense, the clause is relative (e.i. "that" is a relative pronoun), but if it doesn't, the clause is...

Check your punctuation and your verb tenses... Also remember not to forget "s" after the pronouns he/she/it when using present simple... Post here again your revision...

Makes a change from the Jungle Book and Canterville Ghost! Are you all in the same class in Malaysia? How come you are all posting your essays here all of a sudden? Has your tutor told you to? I'm just curious - can you explain the situation please? Anyway, your essay: 1) Check verb tenses - to...

Thanks Tammy. I thought exactly the same you said. I wanted to make certain of it. :-) But I still wonder if "shall" is being used now in Future Indefinite Tense with pronouns "I" and "we". For example: 1. We shall do it. 2. I shall tell you. Everybody says now: "We will do it" and "I will...

MrPedantic wrote: What are we to make of the fact that adult native speakers often "self-prescriptivise"? Example: "Oh, hello, MrP. MissQ was just telling Randy and me – Randy and I – about L1 acquisition." MrP I read your question wrong... oops. Um, I think that does not resemble...

Your post implies that Americans have not learned to distinguish between the future tense and the emphatic future tense. It's not bogus that the English language has a simple future tense and an emphatic future tense, is it? Ikia I wrote the above post in response to CJ's post, not any other...