Is as well as considered a parenthical phrase? Should it be set off with commas? Thanks! My non-linguistic view thinks not. I may be wrong but one of the "as well as" usages has a prepositional property which is typically

Yes, it's an idiom, and where I live it's pretty common. It's a noun and it means "major thing I learned." It's more common in the business world. I went to his lecture. My two major take-aways were... After three solid

Yes, you can use "see" in a continuous sense. "We are seeing a shift in the weather." However, "see" is not used in the literal sense of using our eyeballs. Rather, it is "see" in the sense

Should the following sentences take the possessive gerund? If so, why? Thank you " In spite of vehicle sales rising 17 per cent " "These proposed changes are central to Cattles achieving a more cost-efficient

Thank you very much, Doctor D. And what is your opinion on "are seeing" itself? Is it correct to say like that at all? I have always thought that "to see" is one of the least likely verbs to be used in continuous

His sentence is awkward and not quite correct. I would have said: "The past ten years have seen a big rise in small businesses." And yes, my current dictionary has the pronunciation of "near" as "nir."

Hello! Can I ask for help please? I have certain doubts about the sentence my teacher said to be correct. He said the following: "The recent ten years are seeing a big rise in small businesses" Is it really correct? I mean

Hello! I'm writing a letter of motivation to our local office for international relations. So I have to convince them to accept me and to arrange an exchange with an American university. This is a very raw version but I would appreciate it if

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I have always aspired to choose a career in a field that really stimulates me and holds a natural appeal to me. Today as I stand at the pathway of learning, I have with out hesitation chosen the field that excites me the

Welcome to EnglishForums. Here are my suggestions about how to improve the letter of recommendation. Underlined words are where I made spelling or grammatical changes to your language. Strikethroughs are where I deleted your original language.