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Hi pjyrdoHere are my comments:1. The word order is not the most natural. The time aspect is more typical at the end: "I don't know what I should do for three hours."2. 'In three hours' is frequently used to refer to a point in time that is three hours from now. (e.g....

Thanks, Clive.I have another sentence written as indirect speech that I wish to verify: 'I said that so do I'. Do you think I can write so or should I write 'I said that I do so'? In case of affirmative sentences like 'So do I', written as indirect speech do I have to...

I learned that "far" is not used alone in affirmative sentences. You can use "so far" though (I'm not sure about "very far").The hotel is a long way.The hotel is so far.The hotel is not far.Is the hotel far?But I usually have trouble with "far" and...

If we follow Swann, we can use need as a modal verb in an affirmative sentence when a 'non-affirmative' word (such as only, hardly, seldom etc.) gives the sentence a negative kind of meaning. Look at Swann's last example: the sentence becomes incorrect when only is removed.That said,...

Affirmative: They will/would have arrived home by now. Negative: They won't/wouldn't have arrived home by now. Affirmative: He will/would have reached New York. Negative: He won't/wouldn't have reached New York. I was trying to change the affirmative sentences into negative...

Hi, everyone. I'm studying modals recently. I have a doubt about "ought to be doing". My grammar book says "ought to be doing" means "someone is not doing what he/she is supposed to do" in an affirmative sentence or "someone is doing what he/she isn't...

CJ said: >Well, we go fishing.The "might" is supported by: ------Might is often used in affirmative sentences to make requests or suggestions. You might see if John's free this evening. You might try asking your uncle for a job.The structure can be used to criticize:You might...

Hi I've just talked by the internet to someone about indirect and direct questions. I wrote that: "Where is Tom?" is a direct question and "Could you tell me where Tom is?" is an indirect question, and he didn't agree. He wrote that this is not an indirect...

Hi,I think you could say that "far" is not used on its own in affirmative sentences. It's far. <-- NopeIt's very far.Is it far?It's not far.I think it's like "for long". I don't think you can use it in affirmative sentences without adding something else,...

Thank you very much for your aswer, Tanit, expecially for the first list you provide. I had not included these cases:In formal/emphatic conditional sentences: "Should you need further information, please call ..."When expressing wishes starting with may: "May you find what...