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No. It does not say that most teenagers have attempted a diet. It is, in fact, restricting the discussion to only certain teenagers. If the teenager has not attempted a diet, then this sentence is not about him. Perhaps most teenagers have not attempted a diet. This sentence says nothing...

If you booked a FlexSaver fare, your flight will depart anytime within the specific time window you selected. Nothing wrong here, in my opinion. The use of the past in the if clause does not signal an unreal condition, so this does not use the "Conditional Type 2" pattern. Everything here is...

The present tenses (present (simple) and present progressive) can express future time in English, not just the will form. The idiom going to also expresses future time. She the television, I'll pay him, and not a minute sooner. (completion of a task) CJ

Thank you Forum Guru! Here is what I think about the answers: Set 1: If I move the phrase "after shipping out the package" to the front of the sentence number two, it would then take care of the problem of dangling modifier. Am I right? As to sentence number three, I know it sounds right, but...

Hello Jack In number 3, you need an extra 'had'. It's easier to see if you switch the clauses round: 3a. 'If they 'd had it in stock, I could have made half a grand.' This gives the usual 'type 3 conditional' structure: past perfect in IF clause, with 'would/could/might have' + past...

Hello Sextus Here you go: 1) “The past few years have witnessed the publication of a considerable number of books and papers on the influence that ancient scepticism (broadly defined) . I don’t understand whether by adding “an” before “assimilation”, the sentence is correct, or whether I...

Hello Pedanticus. Here are some doubts: 1) “The past few years have witnessed the publication of a considerable number of books and papers on the influence that ancient scepticism (broadly defined) . I don’t understand whether by adding “an” before “assimilation”, the sentence is correct, or...