1. What is the difference between have gone and have been . I often hear people use these two expressions, but I am not sure they are following the rule that states the former is for un-returned departure and the latter general experiences. It

Hello, I have a few quick grammar questions. They are as follows: 1. What is the difference between have gone and have been . I often hear people use these two expressions, but I am not sure they are following the rule that states the

I recently used the following question on a quiz: A gentleman ________ I had never seen before smiled at me. The students were to put the relative pronoun in the first blank and then write whether it was a defining or non-defining relative

A. Do not put a comma after the so. You would be breaking up a clause if you did. You put commas after opening "So"s because in that situation it functions as an opening word. A good rule of thumb is if you can remove the word and the

Hi. A. Do you think a comma before the word "so" is correct/needed? 1. Put that word in the space, and cross out the word, so you don't use it again. 2. If you miss 3 classes, you are below the forty percentile mark, so you

Hi, How should I use the definite article when I'm using commas? EX. The school appeals to me because of the curriculum, the international campus, the stu n dents and the ambiance. You can omit all but the first if you want to. It's a

How should I use the definite article when I'm using commas? EX. The school appeals to me because of the curriculum, the international campus, the stundents and the ambiance.

Hi Eff, Some do, some don't.. 1) From time to time, the palace is a venue for performances by costumed actors. (OR: COSTUMED ACTORS PERFORMANCES??) That's fine as it is. If you were to use 'costumed actors performances', you

Definite article confuses me here just because these structures seem to me a bit different though their meaning is the same. IMHO in the first example the first part in the subordinate clause with the past participle, therefore we put THE and

Hi, This may seem slightly trivial; however, I have always tried to be pedantic with English writing. When one makes a list using a comma, do they all need to make sense with the words preceeding the first comma. Yes, although that's really a