Greetings, Petra, both could and may have a possibility meaning, but it is better to contrast may with can , since could in this meaning is seen only as a past form of can: We can hope for a good performance tonight. Her performance was the best

Hi Ivan, Yes there is a difference but it is subtle. I'll try to explain how i see it, but i hope others will jump in and say what they think. In the first sentence you are speaking about something that has happened. Think of yourself as a

1st part of the sentence: Scots are standing up for the freedom ( sometime around the present time .) Present continuous tense is absolutely the present time. 2nd part of the sentence: to have made it ( sometime before the present, near present

It sounds more like second person to me. "Everything in these three bedrooms needs to be replaced." I don't see the word you anywhere in that sentence. How can it be second person? You need to review this. If the speaker refers only

Agatha, In my grammarbook it is said that every verb-phrase consisting of several verbs, the first will always be finite and the rest non-finite. - When I was a schoolboy, I once noticed that my English teacher made a mistake on the blackboard:

Debpriya, How to express the same feeling in the written words that is heard in tone of voice when speaking is one of the great challenges for a writer. It borders on poetry--the sound of the words in your mind and their cadence in the sentence

Dear friend, 1. We got a good look at the most extraordinary thing about the animal. Its foreclaws were nearly as long as my fingers. - correct; two independent clauses. We got a good look at the most extraordinary thing about

Hi Alex Here's a good description of the kinds of indefinite pronouns and the verb forms they require: http://www.grammaruntied.com/blog/?p=319 In the first sentence i would say neither of them is her boyfriend. Or you could say "Neither

1. “none” or “nobody” is used in this sentence? Ex. Which of them is her boyfriend? – None./ Nobody. 2. Single or plural number do you use after “none of”? Ex. None of my friends have their own house. / has his own house. Thank you in advance.

i've just taken a mock TOEFL exam. here is my speaking response and i hope someone here will read it and tell me my mistakes (or correct words , grammar..)Thanks in advance. (bold words are sentences that i think they may have a problem)