Hi If we use the verb 'to play' in combination with an instrument (singular) of any kind, we often use a definite article. John plays the violin. Mary plays the hobo. Michael plays the guitar. So don't say: I'm playing piano .

Well, I'm pretty late on introducing myself here as well, just as many people of this grand English-speakers community are. But, in the long run, I guess there's no moment like the present, right? So, allow me to tell you guys some things

The 1920’s, also known as the roaring twenties was a time of great growth, and prosperity for the United States. America was blossoming into a country with many great new inventions, and it was also full of new, major fads that made big impacts on

Anonymous is correct too, but that was is not common or academically accepted. Other ways are using italics. And John said to me, please stop making that noise , and I said, Well okay! Please ask your teacher what he/she wants.

Hi, 'One style of painting'. Clive

One style of painting is called Impressionism?

Hello, a friend of mine who is a painter is applying for a scholarship at a Swiss university and asked me to translate her letter of motivation. Could you please have a look at it and point out any mistakes? The letter: Dear xxx, I would like to

Because they can make money with it. I guess that's the theory anyway. I wonder what audience they're aiming at? I imagine it's the audience that thinks there's a statue of John Lennon in Red Square and that Ringo Starr was an

Hello. In this sentence: The film Chicago is a modern musical, because the music, dance, and singing develop the characters, advance the plot, and convey the theme. Should "develop" be "develops"? Same question goes for "advance" instead of

How many times have you put on a kimono this year? Sometimes foriegners come to my house to do a homestay. Most of the women say "I'd like to put on a kimono." The other day, when I was walking in a kimono, suddenly I was