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15.1. In one of periodicals of the country which language is studied, you have read through clause about liquidation of zoos in greater cities. You talk to the friends: 1) Tell it about read through; tell, what was heading of clause; 2) Express the opinion on this theme, specifying pros and...

Do you mean "Why are there NOT any articles...?" Because I was writing in a telegraphed form. This question has been asked and answered so many times that I took a short cut. If the role that "he" plays is as a subject in the next clause, use "he." It was he who stole my heart away. If the...

Hi, 1. Not every person who is indicted ____________. (A) of guilt (B) is guilty (C) to be guilty (D) guilty ricky: i put (D) but the answer is (B). why? "Who is indicted' is just a subordinate clause. Let's remove it. Not every person . . . . You need a verb form here, so that's why B is...

Hi, India has far fewer tigers living in the wild than had been thought, initial results from a major new study suggest. The Wildlife Institute of India census showed tiger numbers falling in some states by two-thirds in five years. A final report is due out in December. India's last major...

Taka wrote:Remember, just because the modal verb 'would' appears in the main clause, this doesn't mean that the verb in the if clause must be in the subjunctive if the content of that clause is not presupposed to be false.The above is related to the following example sentence: He would always...

- put an article before "blue bags" because they're qualified by the relative article; Sorry, I meant "relative clause"

Hi GuysIn AmE, there is a strong tendency to use 'that' in restrictive clauses. However, it is not particularly uncommon to find 'which' also used with restrictive clauses (without a comma, of course). And there are even some sentences in which we have little or no choice but to use 'which' with...

RealKorean Seonung wrote:Hello guys~~~It's beautiful sunshine Korea.Today I read some article on the website. And I got some difficulty to understand one clause.Passage -- by 51 votes to 46 -- sets the stage for a showdown. A very close vote = gets ready for showdown = final competition,...

Hello guys~~~It's beautiful sunshine Korea.Today I read some article on the website. And I got some difficulty to understand one clause.Passage -- by 51 votes to 46 -- sets the stage for a showdown.Political meaning makes me blind to understand.Could you give the meaning? If it needs give me...

Hi BelieverYou are still obsessed with articles, aren't you? In brief, there is hardly a word in English that cannot in some extremely exceptional circumstances take an article, but I advise you not to use one with words like someone. Having said that*, there is a Dean Martin song Somewhere...