Raja, let me make a number of essential clarifications: 1. ' Hence , that the 'do'-construction in "Who went to the park?" is not possible or at least less preferable (which of the two is it in your opinion?) in "Who

Thank you Clive for the critique. For the New York sentence, is there anything wrong or misleading in the construction that needs to be reworded. After the rewording, the original past perfect context has been erased. Maybe I tried too hard to

" In determining the person it has a well-founded fear of being persecuted..." Umm.. This is not quite what I see. The bold section is a prep. phrase which seemed to be incorrectly used and has no functioning value to the rest

The construction of a bridge is difficult. Some people say "the construction" sounds like the whole process of constructing a bridge Yes, in this context it definitely refers to the process of (the activity involved in) constructing a

Hi, You gave us only one choice as to what 'A is not as strong as B'. This is typically short hand for 'A is not as strong as B is strong'. Out of context though, this is only a guess. It might be short for 'A is not as

You gave us only one choice as to what 'A is not as strong as B'. This is typically short hand for 'A is not as strong as B is strong'. Out of context though, this is only a guess. It might be short for 'A is not as strong as B

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

Hi, Can someone tell me are these constructions OK He told me that he lived in France. ( Though the tense is present, he lives in france) 'He lived' is past tense, not present tense. The words in your sentence do not tell us

"Ask difficult questions to answer ." -- Doesn't sound good to me, though admittedly I can imagine saying this if I hadn't thought through the sentence first. "Ask questions difficult to answer ." -- I don't

while having lunch while in school before eating lunch I would call while and before conjunctions. The following clause is highly reduced, but in each case a clause is implied. Its exact contents depend on the context. Those with -ing are