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The secret to understanding the word "would" is looking at the history of the verb "will" O.E. *willan, wyllan "to wish, desire, want" (past tense wolde ), You see that Tenneyson (writing in the 1800's) is using the contemporary spelling for the Old English...

16: is known as (passive structure; active form: We know Boston as the Hub...) 17. storing, erasing and retrieving (These are parallel and should be in the same form.) 18. Professor Andom Iyassou ("Professor" is a title. If Andom Iyassou is one person, "professor" must be...

Hello Hela, yes, it's nice to see you too! I'm not posting here much at the moment, because my pc is defective; but I hope to be re-kitted-out shortly... If I say that you're harping on about X, I mean that you are obsessively talking about X, in an irritating and excessive...

Hi, I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory,...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours " The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Hi again, Turns out you're right about the sentence no. 3 " src="/emoticons/emotion-4.gif"> *10. __ the larger markets, soil stability must be achieved through changing technologies. In the Eastern states closely adjacent to Closely in the Eastern states, adjacent to Adjacent...

Hello, I'm sorry I have more than one question today, and I will post them all here because I'm supposed to hand this part in on Sunday. Help me explain what's in red please: A) The implications 1 for parents and educational policy makers is to realize that intense intellectual input...

This gives me strength to face the busy day lies ahead. This is not correct. The relative pronoun that (or which ) cannot be omitted when it is the subject of its clause. It has to be "busy day that lies ahead". However, if the relative pronoun subject is followed by a form of the...

Goodman wrote: Apparently, you are showing a little indigestion because you are trying to use adjectives as verbs and passive participles . Question 1: Do you mean past participle by passive participle? This is one of those crazy irregularity of Eng. Worth is a noun. But...

Jackson6612 wrote: Is the following sentence correct? They are worth it.- Yes, it's correct. Jackson, I think you are trying to learn 2 years worth of English lessons on this forum in a month’s time which is fine if you can digest all the information. Apparently, you...