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Ellisa: This is a very long passage, and your other post seems to be even longer. The editor at this web site makes it difficult to make corrections to long passages. Also, many teachers do not want to devote a long time working on a single post. If you post only one paragraph at a time, then...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

Hi Marcelle, Marcelle wrote:I would say # 2 and 4 are the correct ones, 'as if' implies an unreal state, therefore you should use a past tense (refer to 2nd and 3rd conditionals) Yeah, but present tenses are fine too, if not better on second thought. Normally a noun is used after 'like' and...

Englishuser wrote: A non-native speaker who has immersed himself or herself with highbrow literature written in a foreign language could very well have a more vivid vocabulary and a better knowledge of the grammar of the language than the average native speaker. At least as far as the 'standard...

Turkgokhan40 wrote: ............... many countries start paying more attention to the role of sports in life,many generations of youth will have grown up unaware of the uses of working up their bodies. A) While B) Before C) By the time D) During E) After I don't find an exact...

1. expounding (a systematic explanation (usually written) of a specific topic): Here is a very specific expounding to explain how the earth formed. No. Expound is a verb not a noun. e.g. He expounded on how the earth was formed. 2 . torrent: Be careful, there is torrent there! torrent is...

My contribution (taken from HERE):If the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future, the noun clause verb is not changed.If the reported sentence deals with a fact or general truth, the present tense is (can be) retained. She said that the moon causes the tides.PS: Good luck...

Forbes wrote: I think you misunderstand what I am trying to get at it. If you are teaching someone Thai and you say "Thai nouns have no plural" you may give the impression that Thai has no means of expressing number, which is not the case. I agree that many students of...

Forbes wrote:I think you misunderstand what I am trying to get at it. If you are teaching someone Thai and you say "Thai nouns have no plural" you may give the impression that Thai has no means of expressing number, which is not the case. I agree that many students of language do not know...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. Ancient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present tense...