Hi all!!! I am going to apply to a university and they want me to write an essay. It should be between 2000 and 3000 words and caver the following aspects: My motivation for the MSc-programme that I chose. Why I wish to conduct this programme

Hi, I'd change these: 5. The sun was eclipsed by the moon. ACTIVE PASSIVE 9. This bone has been buried by the dog . PASSIVE 10. It takes a long time to think of these examples . PASSIVE ACTIVE 13. There was a cup of coffee on the table but now

" as many glasses and much water as possible," would this be ok? It seems very awkward to me. Why would you want to combine two phrases that mean the same thing? Native speakers would say one of the two sentences below. They would not

The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. Hi, Rick, didn't mean to sound huffy. We've had a few members who enjoy studying literature from past centuries, and

"Have you any idea?" The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. For example, it might used for comedic effect to illustrate a very unsophisticated speaker

Hi, Im Mherapril. I am a Filipina English teacher of grammar and conversation here in South Korea. You may not believe me if I say that 2 subjects existing in the subordinate clause and main clause of a sentence respectively can be possible. That

But I suppose that this kind of constructions are not always interchangeable, not in all cases? Speaking of your two examples, I think CB's post covers it. Edit. Just to be picky, I think we'd say "this kind of construction" or

The for-to-Infinitive Construction "is a construction in which the infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun or a pronoun preceded by the preposition for," L. A. Kaushanskaya (1970:200) In the sentence the for-to-Infinitive Construction can

What's right? The power of a nation. or A nation's power. And why? Please. Both are acceptable in the case of "nation" or a specifically named nation. The choice depends on the sound context. Native speakers choose the one that

We visited two museums in the town. The museum I am talking about is the one Mr. John had taken us to and where artworks of a leading artist were on display. Is the construction of the second sentence OK? Thanks.