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Please help me with these questions: Choose the best answer: 1.Once we build a house here,the ocean will be hidden from__ a.view b.sight 2.___People from other cities are coming here to find work. a.large numbers of b.A large number of 3..I wish___ the competition this time. a.I would...

Hi, Please tell me if the uses of semicolons are correct. We should try to treat other people around us like our grandmother treated us; i.e., with mercy and humility. -- I know that 'i.e.' stands for 'that is'. Is it appropriate to use the abbreviated form here? I don't see any need fpor a...

Hi, Please tell me if the uses of semicolons are correct. We should try to treat other people around us like our grandmother treated us; i.e., with mercy and humility. -- I know that 'i.e.' stands for 'that is'. Is it appropriate to use the abbreviated form here? He took his sister along to...

Hi BhcDates are written in various ways in English. A comma is most often used between numbers only:13th June 200713 June 2007June 13th, 2007June 13, 2007The last one is very common in America. There has been a growing tendency in BrE to drop unnecessary punctuation, which has led to some British...

I'll take number one. I think the logical antecedent of the last her is the first her and second her, even though the daughter is the first noun. eg. I love her daughter and her cooking. The best interpretation is that I love the daughter's mother's cooking. But I could be wrong. Unless the...

Teleostomi wrote:(2) SVM, (participle) (1) (participle), SVM.Which type is higher in acceptability than the other? (1) ...(I couldn't think of an example!)(2) She met a girl, carrying a basked full of fruits.(Is 2 really an example of a dangling participle?)Hi Teleostomi I changed the numbers...

Exciter wrote: Dear all, I am wondering if the followin sentence of mine is correct: Higher likelihoods for, conceivably due to constraint free, self-employees are 3 and 5 percent. Is what is inside the commas fit in this sentence? Aside from Clive's comment. your sentence is very...

Hi SOP SeekerOfPeace wrote:Would I be correct to say that relative clauses: ü modify a noun or a pronoun Correct, but they can also modify a clause: He didn't say anything, which was a surprise. ü Are either defining or non-defining Correct. In the following...

Hello,I am Richard, a Dutch undergraduate student applying for a Masters programme in London, England. As a part of the application form, I have to give 'further information' , which I interpreted as roughly analogous to a letter of motivation:"9. Further InformationPlease state your...

Hi, Please read very carefully as I've made a small number of small alterations. You're welcome. Clive v COMMENTARY ( of 'Children' by 'Henry Wadsworth Longfellow') This poem starts with a call of welcome to children, for the poet sees them as our future and hope. They are the...