By Plurals, Prepositions

Re: far

Thanks. Now that I'm clear with the preposition usage, a new problem arises. Actually, I have been having this problem. How do you count mountain? In other words, when to use the plural or singular? Based on the number of peaks?

Re: Grammatically correct & Subject-Verb agreement.

Thanks for the help and clearing my mistakes. For the first group. Want to discuss 2nd groupe though.1. Neither goes with singular meaning i would place Verb "is" in place of "are" to balance the sentence right !2. Yes in this sentence i find stuck badly i have read that if a...

Mistakes made by Chinese Learners

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

Please Check

1. Do not place a phrase or clause:A. in a sentence. B. at the beginning of a sentence. C. at the end of a sentence. D. too far from the word it is meant to modify.Answer D. 2. In every sentence, the subject must agree with the:A. object of the preposition. B. verb. C. intervening expressions....

Re: see him beaten

Is that why the preferred/correct preposition is 'on' for "He's living on the streets". Or else, he would be run over in no time. :) By the way, should I use the plural streets or the singular? Thanks

Please Check My Answers

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

Re: sell out vs sell out of

Hi Hoa ThaiThere were a number of details that I considered in my last post. These included the following:- Sold out used strictly as a verb vs sold out used like an adjective - Verb tense- Using sold vs sold out (particularly in combination with the word 'all')- Word order (i.e. Does...

Re: The acoustic/acoustics in the opera house

Hi Peaceblinkfriend,I can see your interpretation that the 'sound architecture / construction' of the opera house is excellent.However, I beg to differ. The reason is simple to me.; here are the three clues:1. the use of the preposition 'in'.2. the plural verb 'are'.3....

Re: grammar questions

1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were performed THROUGHOUT the next ten years"-- many times /every year in that periodb) "He had acted /...

grammar questions

Dear teachers, Would you please help me with the following difficuties? 1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were (?) performed THROUGOUT /...