By Phobias, Verbs

Hi, Usually a semicolon is used to with two independent clauses when a conjunctive adverb is used. I don't agree. A semi-colon joins two independent clauses. eg correct Tom loved Mary; Mary did not love Tom. eg incorrect Tom loved Mary; whereas Mary did not love Tom. 'Whereas Mary did...

.I have underlined some problem areas:What is the secret for loving horror movies which violating the human nature? The psychologists believe that viewing violence increases aggression. In contrast, experts on youth and violence believe that violence in the media has no direct link to real life...

Thank you all for helping me and thanks for your comments.This questionnaire is a pre-test for the real questionnaire that will be given to native speakers of Dutch. The proverbs that were give here, are divided in two parts; the ones that can be translated literally into Dutch and the ones that...

Hello Guys Let me show you two sentences to make my talk easy to understand. Have you eaten ostrich? These two sentences are identical in the verb used and the structure. Nevertheless, you take #1 as 'Recent Past' and #2 as 'Past Experience'. The teacher was asked by his students why...