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Memos show Clinton turmoil Question: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe? BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.> August 13, 2008 Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate...

I completely agree with you about the tense error; however, my book somehow shows me that there is no problem with this sentences. That may be a printing error. Thank you for replying

The only problem I see is a small one, possibly logical. When you say, "I've been invited to write for the newspaper," it's understood to mean on a regular basis. In the case of a one-time assignment, you might say, "I've been invited to write something / a piece / an...

Hi, I was looking at an article named "Metropolitan Diary" DATED October 16, 2000 by ENID NEMY from the New York Times and wonder if the past perfect tenses are absolutely required in some of the situations noted. Passages from the article: When he said he hadn't seen the item in...

The past perfect tense serves only to place a narration in the "more distant past," without determining its particular time or duration , as follows: "He had risen early that morning and had drunk coffee earlier than usual. – Wikipedia. There are many ways to express an...

Hi, For these sentences from the article, "Putting Pressure in Its Place", by Ruth Bell Graham, in ChristianitToday magazine, would please confirm my analysis? I had no sooner gotten started when I got word that a Chinese pastor and his wife I had been permitted to call on in...

You are telling your teacher your present position. Your sentence is correct. It is not necessary to use a perfect tense in the situation. I have come across an article on TENSES which hopefully can be of some help to you.

What do you think of this sentence, which I have read in the Arab News Newspaper of Wednesday 28 Nov. The sentence is as follows: "Iran yesterday announced that it has built a new missile with a range sufficient to put Israel and US bases in the Middle East within easy reach..." Source:...

Thank you, CalifJim. I was looking at the Arkansas Weekly that is online and in it, an article under the name of "All Over the Map" written by Bob Grace, dated March 7, 2007, I saw this writing. ... It was all I could do but watch and pray for this not to happen. Sure enough, right...

Yesterday, I was joint in a interview in s-fone corp. It is difficult to pass this exam because it very hard. This exam include two parts : IQ part and English part. In IQ part , I did quite well , but English part I don’t understand any sentence . I am studying lines-lines Books,...