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(1) "I had no idea there are so many Japanese language schools here..."(2) "I had no idea there were so many Japanese language schools here..." According to Cool Breeze, both sentences are correct but the second one is in keeping with the sequence of tenses and thus preferred by many. To me:...

Yoong Liat wrote:"I had no idea there are so many Japanese language schools here...""I had no idea there were so many Japanese language schools here..." The first sentence is correct because the sentence starts with "I had" ( a verb in the past tense). You say "I didn't know you were here"...

"I had no idea there are so many Japanese language schools here...""I had no idea there were so many Japanese language schools here..." The first sentence is correct because the sentence starts with "I had" ( a verb in the past tense). You say "I didn't know you were here" although the person...

Thank you in advance. I've seen some sentences omitting 'to' when a verb used as a complement. For example, 'The saftest thing to do is stop and stand like a statue.' Is it a mistake, a colloquial ussage or an acceptible formal one? And, I will post again about 'people' or 'person'. In...

Hello, excuse me. It shouhd have been: My grammar book says PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE is usual with all verbs in negative sentences. I have written PP continuous which was an accident. I try to translate exactly what this book says (It´s a Czech book for language schools - Angličtina pro jazykové...

thank you very much can you tell me abour appositive regulation I make some sentence,help me to check these sentences The ROC,which is country,emphaisizes social welfare. Carlos,a good language school teacher,comes from Cuba. Some professor, who specialized in political science,urged...

Here's a link to a game I made for a language school: "Lost words", find as many hidden words as possible There are a number of mildly entertaining word games at www.games.yahoo.com. You need a Yahoo! email account to play, which you can get for free here. I've just found some excellent toys...

We have around 30 English language schools in Malta most of which target teenagers in the summer months. I think the combination of learning English while being able to leave with a suntan is a wonderful combination! The same must apply for Mallorca.