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too, also, as well, either...?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:50:56 GMT

We use 'too, also, as well' in positive sentences and 'either' in negative ones.
How do all these words work in interrogative sentences?

Are you coming with us too/as well?
Can't you play the piano either?

Is it right?

And is it possible to say: Aren't you ready with your project too/as well?

Thank you.

please correct this sentences

Anonymous — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:04:14 GMT

No news from you a long times...Your looking is nice bald which is black shine... he... I know you never feel bad about that.. i heard that you recently came and stayed in Bangalore for few days. Why you didnât inform me when you came here. I think you may forget where I stay or other reason. I should respect your reason and make yielding in my mind...i think you found questnet's problem through newspaper especially your friends.. My questnet is good progress and being encouraged to motivate by my leader of questnet... I felt more comfortable despite our business has been blame by media, newspaper and some of my friends who always mentioned questnetâs problem without fully reading newspaper and considering what's right and wrong.. Questnet is the fourth of most business company in the world.. It has spread across 260 countries over the world which are not concerned the business except India and also member of India questnet who are not training, impatience and uneducated because they live slum in the village. . The business has been many blame by media and newspaper in India.. Both of them are negative talking more than positive because people have interested in listening negative talking through news and newspaper... Many actors have made irritate by them... Unfortunately it has been tough and disappointed to have the business is spoil famous... I think you have already known at all. let's not trust media and newspaper...

Re: Problem with There's, there aren't + some/any

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:35:21 GMT

I come across this problem too while teaching that structure in the classroom for biginners. But at the end I think that the rule is as follows: any is used for negative plural , and plural interrogative

while some is used for plural affirmative form and it is used in case of uncountables.ok here are some eg.

*are there any curtains in the living room?

*yes, there are some.

*no, there aren't any.

for uncountables: for eg.

* would like some tea? *there is some bread = we cannot say there is a bread. that is why it is used even with uncountables .

By YOUSSEF BEN.

Re: please correct this sentences

Mister Micawber — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:30:59 GMT

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I have underlined some problem areas:

Hi Vinu...How are you? No news from you a long times... Your looking is nice bald which is black shine... he... I know you never feel bad about that.. i heard that you recently came and stayed in Bangalore for few days. Why you didnât inform me when you came here. I think you may forget where I stay or other reason. I should respect your reason and make yielding in my mind...i think you found questnet's problem through newspaper especially your friends.. My questnet is good progress and being encouraged to motivate by my leader of questnet... I felt more comfortable despite our business has been blame by media, newspaper and some of my friends who always mentioned questnetâs problem without fully reading newspaper and considering what's right and wrong.. Questnet is the fourth of most business company in the world.. It has spread across 260 countries over the world which are not concerned the business except India and also member of India questnet who are not training, impatience and uneducated because they live slum in the village. . The business has been many blame by media and newspaper in India.. Both of them are negative talking more than positive because people have interested in listening negative talking through news and newspaper... Many actors have made irritate by them... Unfortunately it has been tough and disappointed to have the business is spoil famous... I think you have already known at all. ~~Please~~ let's not trust media and newspaper...

please correct this sentences

Anonymous — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:53:36 GMT

Hi Vinu...How are you? No news from you a long times... Your looking is nice bald which is black shine... he... I know you never feel bad about that.. i heard that you recently came and stayed in Bangalore for few days. Why you didnât inform me when you came here. I think you may forget where I stay or other reason. I should respect your reason and make yielding in my mind...i think you found questnet's problem through newspaper especially your friends.. My questnet is good progress and being encouraged to motivate by my leader of questnet... I felt more comfortable despite our business has been blame by media, newspaper and some of my friends who always mentioned questnetâs problem without fully reading newspaper and considering what's right and wrong.. Questnet is the fourth of most business company in the world.. It has spread across 260 countries over the world which are not concerned the business except India and also member of India questnet who are not training, impatience and uneducated because they live slum in the village. . The business has been many blame by media and newspaper in India.. Both of them are negative talking more than positive because people have interested in listening negative talking through news and newspaper... Many actors have made irritate by them... Unfortunately it has been tough and disappointed to have the business is spoil famous... I think you have already known at all. Please let's not trust media and newspaper...

Re: use of modals for past sense

26TMNTJG2PG — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:37:09 GMT

If you want to add negative elements of intent, possibility, etc. to the event that might have taken place yesterday but did not, you would resort to the use of modals.

I must/should/would/might have washed my car yesterday.

The use of these forms seems to have limitations in that there aren't any other forms that can be used for the event before that, but instead, the same above modal forms must be used. I donât agree with you.

I must/should/would/might have washed my friend's car yesterday afternoon during his birthday party, and I must/should/would/might have washed my neighbor's car when I started to leave for his birthday party yesterday morning. This sentence is not properly constructed.

Re: Editing is needed here, thanks

Clive — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:14:07 GMT

Hi,

The term 'small doctor' is not correct. It sounds like a doctor who is the opposite of 'very tall'. Perhaps you mean a family doctor, or a general practitioner (a GP)?

As family doctors, we're all facing a big workload and many trivial tasks. We're used to working overtime so as to sigh frequently (<<<< sounds a bit odd, say it another way )that we just eat and sleep, and have no time to combine clinical cases and practical questions with the knowledge that we've learnt from books. Years past, (<<< I don't understand what you mean) and we as training doctors in the in-patient department have developed ability to admit and discharge patients, to prescribe drugs, to write case histories, etc. But we've only learnt a little theoretical knowledge. How to complete a lot of trivial duties efficiently in 8 working hours? How to have spare time to learn from books in our leisure time? How to keep calm when facing a retardedd patient? How to adapt ourselves to the bureaucratic style of our hospital departments to avoid negative effects on our working progress? .... These are my confusions, and also might be your troubles. I am looking forward to your telling us about your experience, and hope you offer questions here for our further discussion -- Tips for small doctors to increase the efficiency of our work.

I've done my best to edit this, but it still needs a lot of work.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: A lot/Much

Kooyeen — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:04:09 GMT

I don't think #2 sounds good. "Much" is mainly used in negative and interrogative sentences. Of course it's possible, but maybe too formal or even literary.
There's a lot of snow. There's not much snow.
Just my opinion.

Re: Fill-up or Fill-out

New2grammar — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:27 GMT

Thanks Nona! Does it soudn weird to you because fill UP is usually associated with containers? For example, fill up the bucket, fill up your glass, fill up your tank/car. I would like to know how native speakers interpret the preposition 'in' in this phrasal verb. Thanks in advanve

Edit

Tanit, thanks

My question to you: .Clive said something about 'odd case' and I can't relate that to the rest of his sentence. To me, odd is negative but later he said, both are OK! I detect contradiction :(

I have no problem with Fill in and that's what i hear and use a lot of times. I think I must have misheard out for up. A short sound like this is easily mistaken by me especially the speaker is talking like a bullet train.

Also, fill OUT has a sense of thoroughness that fill IN doesn't have. Am I right?

Re: which is correct?

Goodman — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:49:38 GMT

<<>> Neither is incorrect.

Ummmm, double negatives....? Are you suggesting both are correct, Huevos?