Hi Barb, Here's my two cents. You know I'm not a teacher, but I've taken the FCE (and the CAE and the CPE), so I think I know enough about those tests' requirements. The FCE writing task consists of two pieces of writing, one of

Is as well as considered a parenthical phrase? Should it be set off with commas? Thanks! My non-linguistic view thinks not. I may be wrong but one of the "as well as" usages has a prepositional property which is typically

Welcome to EnglishForums. Here are my suggestions about how to improve the letter of recommendation. Underlined words are where I made spelling or grammatical changes to your language. Strikethroughs are where I deleted your original language.

It's a good question. Initially, I thought it was still a comma splice, but now I'll have to consult my reference books or wait for a good reply.

Hi Nasrteen If you plan to use English in a work environment, then I strongly suggest that you stop using "chatroom English" immediately!! Please learn to use proper punctuation and spelling. As for introducing yourself, I would

Hi, Ther is no absolute rule about this. I always use a comma. Clive I seem to remember from typing class about 100 years ago that we use the comma in personal letters, the colon in business or more formal letters. Things have

I'm a pastor with a question about Hyphens and numbers. In writing a Bible reference with just two verses would you say James 2:1, 2 or James 2:1-2? Of course with a longer reference I'm sure it is James 2:1-3. But what about only two

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Hi, I would say 'please' if I asked someone to do my homework for me. When you say Directions: Write the posesive form of the following phrases it sounds like you are giving me an order. Please don't give me orders. You

I'm trying to ask someone how they would like to conduct business. The sentence below is what I'm having trouble with. I'm not sure if you would rather meet in person, talk over the phone, or email. Is that