These are correct: 1. It is to be used as a replacement for the old equipment currently in use. 2. With your generous support, (the) construction has begun on our long-awaited project. It is expected to be completed soon. 3. Hearing the jingling

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

In other words, I thought that, as an object (noun), I should use the verb in the -ing form, and not in the infinitive. Actually, the infinitive can also serve the function of a noun and be an object. It depends on the verb. Note, below, how the

Dear sir, This is NABIL DALVI, i have recently taken admission in NICMAR (DISTANCE EDUCATION ) in POST GRADUATION PROGRAMME IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUT I WANT IT TO BE CHANGED TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT..The reason for the same is that while

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

Hi MrPernickety Yes you can, and both sentences are fine. Here's why: As well as the regular uses of the verb ' do ', it also has a specialist use as what is called a pro-form . As a pro-form (in this case a pro-verb) '

Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

This sentence looks wrong to me...Please help and tell me why! I can't even begin to guess why the sentence looks wrong to you. Perhaps it's because it is ambiguous whether spread is a present tense or a past participle in an implied

4. Finally, is there any possibility of using neither... nor in the original sentence? The answer is 'yes' for some reasons. The first one is language change, whereby structures shift in meaning over a certain time period, allowing for

Dear friend, I suppose that I have only recently embarked on the march towards reaching the level of an expert whose opinion could be taken for 'expertise'. However, being guided by the knowledge gained from a number of authoritative