Hi, Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings? Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’? 1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara. 2. Then I recounted a

Hi, Sentence #1 is from a native speaker. #2 is my version. Do they convey different meanings? Why the speaker chose ‘had had’ over just ‘had’? 1. Then I recounted a conversation I had had with Barbara. 2. Then I recounted a

Your sentences are fine, and you don't need 'your'. Instead of 'always', I suggest 'again'. Your sentences are not formal; they are quite standard and acceptable at all levels. In conversation with colleagues, you can use ' thanks ' instead for

You can say "She wasn't having any of it" to mean she would not accept what you had to say. I tried to tell her why I was home so late, but she wasn't having any of it. You could use "she wasn't having any of it"

well, the first problem I think, it is correct, and I have no I idea how to explain it to you. But the second one, Knowing who/whom to trust, both are correct. we use "who" only for conversation ( we could say, that is informal) but we

Hi, The following sentences are from a stand-up comedy show. However they are also commonly heard in daily conversations. I don’t understand how the tense in such sentences is changed. For example, in #1 and 2, the first clause is in

Hey, In casual conversation it's ok to use There's and Here's even for plural. However, don't ever do that in a job interview or when writing because you may sound uneducated. I myself prefer to avoid that, but every now and then

Hi, 8. In the following sentence, identify the boldface word as either a conjunction or a preposition. For about the last twenty years, physicists have been analyzing chaos. (A) Yes A. preposition B. conjunction 12. Choose the

Hi. I have 6 grammar questions need to be verified. 8. In the following sentence, identify the boldface word as either a conjunction or a preposition. For about the last twenty years, physicists have been analyzing chaos. (A) A. preposition B.

Hey Duck, I know GG already replied your thread. I just want to make a comment. I have always been intriqued, sometimes buffled, and always feeling half full, or empty for that matterabout subjunctives . However, I feel that in your sentence,