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Hi all!I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little stronger. His mother tongue is French but he's...

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

Hi. I'm neither a native speaker, nor a teacher, but I'll respond anyway. I hope you don't mind.There have been good posts already, so I'll just say a few things:1. I'd say your teacher is trying to improve your style, not your grammar. I hope she agrees.2. "gives" vs. "is giving". You say...

Pinenut wrote:CalifJim,You may know what I don't know, but according to the grammars I have reviewed the following two points can be made: 'before they will be considered' is a time adverbial clause If the time adverbial clause referes to somthing that will happen or exists in the future,...

Hello Daniela Here are my comments. To begin with, I've concentrated on the grammar, though in one or two places I've made notes about the content. You may find that giving a little detail about one or two things - e.g. your screenplay, or the films or film directors you admire - will have more...