Hi. Could we not use the article in the following instances? 1. 1. The "write the sentences based on the pictures" exercise, warm-up (a warm-up??) for the main lesson, will entail your doing a few things. 2. This writing

No. 1 M: Where's the stack of folders that was/were on my desk? -- by itself, "on my desk" implies that the folders are on the desk now (and not in the cabinet). In conversation, many people would say "were" rather

"I before E except after C and a million other exceptions". But it still helped me spell words correctly. Yep, me too. Pretty long, but kind of amusing apologies to those who have already seen it. English is tough stuff Dearest creature

Do you mean this as a continuous text, or is it a series of individual sentences that you want checked? If the former then it seems jerky and the connection between eating healthily and saving money is not made very clear. Yes, I will most

Sorry, I saw some of your posts were deleted while in moderation. I tried to at least bring one back here, but I don't think I am able to. I'll try to answer anyway. Really? Is that why most language forums are filled with technical

Hi Redalert, and welcome to English Forums. How Money Works -- This is a title. This is how money works. -- This is a sentence. Both are okay in the right conrext. My name is ABC. I live in the US and am studying English. In

CJ used the term "referent" recently. Does that differ in any significant way from an "antecedent?" I don't think so. Relative clauses are simple and straightforward in English grammar compared with the use of

*chuckles* It IS tougher. English can be a difficult language to tangle with sometimes - then adding in the American versions versus the British versions complicates things! You must have your hands full with that. I'm currently editing a

Hi Kyung, and welcome to English Forums. When you have two independent clauses (each part could be a sentence) and you join them with and , but , or or , it's accepted style to put a comma after the first part, before the conjunction.

Hi and welcome to English Forums. Usually I greet people by name, but I'm sure you are FAR from stupid, so I'll just give your friendly "Welcome!" instead. In that use, either one is just fine. The first is a complete