Thanks everyone. I tended to believe what CalifJim says, that they were typos. But, as I said, this seemed to me too great a mistake in a text which is supposed to be there to teach you English and how to translate it. Besides, they've been

I would like to know whether the following sentences are correct (in terms of the usage of the underlined words) and also whether the words in the brackets can subsitute the underlined word. 01.Nobody saw the theif lurking in the shadow

Dear friend, it would be incorrect to judge this sentence without knowing the context in which it appears. If this is a title of a song, for instance, then the words are rightly capitalised; otherwise, only the first word should start with a

Is "slip" in the base sentence equal to "blunder?" Thanks again in advance. In this sentence, yes, that's how I'd naturally understand it -- unless, of course, the surrounding context indicates that it means a

Hi, Is there any grammar error of the sentence “ In May 2008 he had been arrested while he carried counterfeit notes with him through the U.S. Customs” I wouldn't say the sentence is incorrect. But I'd omit 'with him',

Hi there, I wonder if someone can please help me... I would really appreciate the advice of someone both experienced and qualified to a high standard in English language. I made a recent insurance claim but the Insurance Company

Dear friend, 1 I saw the advertismentin in a newspaper yesterday. I saw the advertisment in a yesterday`s newspaper. This is my correction. - Advertisement, and not *advertisment. Besides, there is no need to put a space after the apostrophe

Thanks for joining us, ipeake. Welcome to English Forums! We sometimes make the mistake of not allowing the poster any prior context. If your friend is bragging about his experiences in Paris and you're quite sure he's making it up,

Hi, You have two spelling mistakes. It's not a full sentence. eg it has no explicit subject. What's the context? Is it meant to be a point on your resume? If so, it seems much too general, and not very related to you

"You get mad at the littlest things. You asked for a redwood two by four and I got you one. How was I supposed to know that you didn't want any knots in it? You didn't tell me to pick one out with no knots in it. I wouldn't have