"Compared to . . . " indicates that the comparison has already been made and this is the result. "Compare to . . ." could be used when the speaker/writer is inviting the listener/reader to make a comparison. I would be more

None of them sounds native to me. A native speaker would say, "20 people have donated their blood to the blood bank." Or, "The blood bank has received 20 blood donations." If you want to use simple past tense, you need to make

Hi, 1. We are going to hold/have discussio (or - a discussion?) on this matter now. -- I konw that a certain word trigger a need for a countable or a uncountable noun. Is this one of those cases? 2. Can you be able to take care of this? 3. I hope

. Its versatility assists me adeptly in studies.-- The computer assists, not the versatility; 'adept' is for people. And wrought mean shaped, so why its wrong here ? - - It is the wrong tense. connected is wrong word? -- The verb should be

Hi, Something seems amiss in the category structure. My understanding used to be that the dictionary entry for a verb begins with the (bare) infinitive, and is typically followed by the present and past participles, and then the present 3rd person

Thank you, Avangi. In my previous post, I should have used third-person verb tenses, 'sounds' and 'gives' -- proper subject-verb agreement wasn't made due to my carelessness. Going back to your request for examples of

Hi, 1. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications? Yes, all possible. Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) was/2) had used/3) had been using to wash dishes. 2. Sorry, when we use

Hi, I have two questons. 1. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications? Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) was/2) had used/3) had been using to wash dishes. To me, no. 2 and 3

HI Mister Micawber Why don't we use "a"?? I think we can use "a" in this sentense because superpower is countable noun.

Hi everyone I just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far: Intonation