When we want to talk about a group of people representing this particular world view, do we use "the humanist" or "the humanists" or maybe "humanists" ? And one more... If I want to suggest my friend that I

Hi all Could you please take a look at this sentence? "What I also find interesting about this movie IS/ARE the conflicts and relationships between the characters". I am not really sure whether "what" or

When I was little my dad brought me home a goldfish. I was delighted but something soon went wrong. My parents were talking to some friends who had come to visit us, and I was a bit bored so I went into the kitchen to see my goldfish. The packet

When I was little my dad brought me home a goldfish. I was delighted but something soon went wrong. My parents were talking to some friends who had come to visit us, and I was a bit bored so I went into the kitchen to see my goldfish. The packet

Hi ! Can you help me? My students had to answer the following question "What did you buy in the shops for yourself and your friends? Most of my students started like this: For myself I bought XX and for my friends I bought XX. I

Dear friend, the brown floor is a single noun phrase, you rightly assume so. It is the direct object of the sentence They painted the brown floor. However, when it comes to the second sentence, the analysis differs, the floor brown is not a

Hello! I'm writing a letter of motivation to our local office for international relations. So I have to convince them to accept me and to arrange an exchange with an American university. This is a very raw version but I would appreciate it if

Dear friend, the use of affect is correct in your sentence. As has already been said, affect=have an effect on. You could also consider rewording your sentence so that to avoid repetition: The decrease in the production of oil will not affect

Dear friends, just a tiny remark. ...for some jerk to catch me carrying this thing around and get the wrong idea is a to-infinitive clause. It is the subject predicative in the given sentence: All I need is f or some jerk to catch me

Oh, it really seems to be allright. My friend must be wrong then   How do i close this topic?