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Lin1978 wrote:Thank you, Master Yankee. Your answer is quite clear. But I still have one small question. Last time my teacher told me that, "if I have two different subjects in a main clause and in a conditional, and I want to use the participle phrase, I have to keep both two subjects or change...

Hello Skater I'm sorry but may I ask you whether you are a native speaker? As an ESL, I myself like the possessive form better than the objective form. "The teacher dislikes the child('s) whispering to his classmate" is "The teacher dislikes that the child is whispering to his classmate" rather...

The woman is a TV reporter who is standing in the hotel elevator. There's nothing wrong with this sentence. "Detective: I'm looking for two suspects: one is a man; the other, a woman. Here are their photos. Have you seen them? Helpful Janitor: Sure. The man is an executive who is...