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Hi KVE,Welcome! <<<<Variations in noun number and determiners: . - If he is a pianist or a singer, yes, you can say. "he performed ". Note the brackets.. "Perform" is a verb with broad meaning. He performed poorly on the project= He didn't show his best ability...

I think I have enough experience on these forums to be able to say with some conviction that indiscriminate Google searches send people off in the the wrong direction far more often than they shed light on a question. Google is a fine a useful tool but it is not a reliable method of determining...

I agree, number 2. She is almost making a joke, if somewhat bitterly. I believe the author used this particular sentence to bring a bit of levity into the scene.

.And very freely adapted-- you have made a number of mistakes.The story is a joke, Lynn. The old man's question is sarcastic-- he purportedly wonders if the police driver has any other way of stopping his squad car besides crashing into another car.

That's not true; your version was very natural. I loved the box of doughnuts joke, and the crack about the rain, too. I only filled in a little bridge here and there. I chose "walk up" because, at least in my experience, when a cop pulls you over, they then pull over behind you...

On my way to work this morning, I was pulled over in front of the gas station. Passing motorists curiously stared at me as they cruised down the highway. It was the first time I was pulled over in 3 years. The officer walked over and asked, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I...

The truth is "Kindly do the needful" has absolutely no direct translation. In an email, formal or informal, Americians do not have an "exit line" that says anything remotely close to that. I'm sure it's a culture thing, but americians see this as you saying "Do...

If I understand you, number one is the correct analysis. Number two is extremely unlikely. I think you're suggesting that instead of playing a laugh track to "infect" the audience with laughter, they might instead try having someone slip on a banana peel to generate the laughter;...

I have struck out unnecessary or inappropriate verbiage, made some corrections (in bold). You may also have to fix the sentence structure to correct for my deletions.February 2, 2008 Director of the Program Department of ABC University of ABC Dear Dr Smith:I am writing to apply for the Master’s...