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Anon, you have greatly misunderstood the purpose of this forum and what we do. 1) We do not write letters for people. 2) We do not send invitations to people on your behalf. 3) We are not your adminstrative assistants. Here is what we DO do: Review letters/invitations that you have...

Alexgn, I've reformatted your essay to make it easier to read. I've also highlighted some errors for you. I 've written an essay. I am not confident about my English. I would like someone to help me to check the grammar. Thanks! 1. Introduction James Martin in his crimson book...

Being a non-native English speaker I have been very fortunate to be presented with an opportunity to write a discussion essay on Contracts subject. This is my first essay on law subject; I don't feel confident. I feel I have made a number of grammar errors in my writing. So, if anyone can...

Ant_222 wrote: Dawnstorm, I don't like syntax-level rules for their formality. What do you think of my explanation? In English number can mean both multiplicity and a number in math sense. In "A number of invitations" the former is the case. «A multiplicity (set) of...

A number of invitations have The number of invitations has (from "Advanced grammar in use" Cambridge University Press)

Inchoateknowledge wrote: A large number of invitations have been sent to you. As far as grammar is concerned, it should be has . A ... number is singular, and it's the subject of the sentence.

After "a number of..." we normally use a plural verb, e.g. - "A number of questions were asked." (Unit 79 'Oxford Practice Grammar') - "A number of us are worried about it." (Page 61 Swan's 'How English Works') That site(*) you mentioned, Inchoateknowledge, in another posting gives an...

For upper intermediate businessmen I use almost exclusively found news articles from the newspaper or magazine. If you let him choose the article from his newspaper or magazine, it ensures that outside of class, he (1) buys and reads or at least browses through one English language periodical...

Hello all. I am new here and I hope someone who's native in Eng. can help me. (ASAP) I need to turn this in to my boss by tomorrow. This must be a formal invitation letter. Please check my grammar and also my writing style (I know it's really bad) Thank you in advance Dear Sir or Madam, ...

Hello all I'm a new here and I hope anyone who is native Eng. speaker can help me with this formal invitation letter.(ASAP) I need to turn this in to my boss tommorrow. I tried so hard to write this letter but I just can't figure it out. Please check my grammar and my writing style. Thanks...