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Hi, all! I have some questions. Here they are. Do the following two sentenses express the same thought?And in which situations do I need to use the "to get smth. done" construction? 1) I have(need) to wash my car.2) I have to get my car washed. And the second question is:Is there any...

I am sorry as well: Program certificates for individual students are mailed to the corporate contact upon the completion of the program. A child with a secure attachment will show signs of distress when a parent leaves the room, and will seek comfort and contact upon the return of a...

Marius Hancu wrote:In terms of popularity, there is no contest:At Yahoo: 382 for "When only a child"1,520 for "already as a child"298,000 for "even as a child" To all who use statistics: When you use and display statistics please use it correctly. Data you have provided say nothing about...

Hello, 1. His favourite animal to hunt was deer. What kind of construction is it? What would be the equivalent expression for the same? 2. He loved to hunt deer. Does (2) convey the same as (1)?

Nona The Brit wrote: 'Won't you have some tea' makes me think of bored Victorian ladies sitting in the drawing room listening to someone tinkling away on the piano. It is correct but very formal and rather old fashioned. These days you'll usually be asked Would you like some tea,(pause)...

I think the majority of disagreement to my post so far has been on the actual points. The points are well known and well established. What's more, and I am hesitant to say this as doing so appeals to authority, mathematical geniuses who currently are contructing a mathematical paragon for the...

Alienvoord, I appreciate you're constructive criticism. Allow me to rebute:1) Comprehensible, yes. But many expressions are comprehensible even without being gramatically sound. The nuances I try to reveal in this post are to help you write better gramatically, not to sound or to write...

The preference in all such expressions is to match the number. If the classifying word (kind, sort, type, species) is singular, the noun in the following of phrase is also singular. If the classifying word is plural, so is the noun in the of phrase. many kinds of bottles a type of...

Samples: "He is eager to please." "He is easy to please." "He is easy to understand." "The chicken is ready to eat." Unfortunately, it is not as simple as one may think. "Eager" is an adjective, "eagerly" is an adverb. "Easy" is an adjective, "easy" may be an adverb, "easily" is an...

Dear allHope here's the right place to ask your help about this. I'm now trying to translate (just for fun) a definition of love of some dictionary. The followings are my first try: ________________________________________(Love is such a state) When a pair of man and woman get attracted by...