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Why does the author use the "a" article used instead of "the"?

olexbo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:03:30 GMT

Hi, I have just read an article from The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/02/world/europe/02ukraine.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=ukraine&st=cse) and come across a place where I believe the the article is more appropriate. Across Kiev last week, people spoke of rising anger about the crisis and resentment toward a government that they said was more preoccupied with squabbling than with rallying the country. Does the author here just want to underline some unimportance of the government or what? Should it be "toward the government" instead? Thank you. Best regards, Olex

Relative pronoun

anonymous — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:33:36 GMT

I have a question. " a bit of animal husbandry that is not unheard of in southern climates if you leave your dog in a parked car and don't want to return to find him cooked." I thought "that" was a relative pronoun in the underline. And then, I couln't find out where a verb was expressed in the above underline sentence. Is the underline just a noun phrase, then? Or did I get it wrong? Many thanks in advance.

Re: Article

clive — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:00:06 GMT

Hi, 'Help us keep your vehicle safe while you are here. Please remove all valuables from vehicle ' In above sentence, why doesn't the underline(vehicle) take an article before it? could someone explain me, please? The first part is written as a standard, grammatical sentence. The second part is written in the shortened style of a sign, with minor words removed. The standard sentence form would be 'Please remove all (of) your valuables from your vehicle.' Clive

Article

anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:50:15 GMT

'Help us keep your vehicle safe while you are here. Please remove all valuables from vehicle ' In above sentence, why doesn't the underline(vehicle) take an article before it? could someone explain me, please? thanks in advance.

Re: Single quotation marks

philip — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:04:13 GMT

There are probably rules that say you shouldn't use the quote marks. I think many more people nowadays are using bold , italics and underlining for emphasis, simply because it's so simple to do. This tends to include single or double quotes. Suit yourself, until someone in power, such as your boss or your teacher, tells you not to.

Please check my mistakes-correction exercise

linhtho0211 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:24:54 GMT

Please check if I've done the following exercise correctly. My correction for each error is in red in bracket next to the error. Underline any incorrect words or phrases and correct them in the following passage: Most people agreed (agree) that pop music started in the U.S. in the 1950s and that it developed from black American music. When it started, it was especially to (for) young people. In many countries they liked listening to it and dancing to it because it was exciting and it was the (a) way of rebelling against their parents’ generation. Many of (of) parents strongly disapproved of it. They disliked the way many pop stars looked like and act (acted) . They thought the music was rubbish and the groups couldn’t sing...

What is type of this subsentence?

yadoo86 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:43:42 GMT

I'm interested to know what is type of this underline subsentence: We need to make sure there is a level playing field for all students. I don't know sound noun clause, but I can't find verb!!! can anyone parse it for me? I will be appropriate it.

Re: [Composition] Find the mistakes that my teacher didn't find.

clive — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:13:06 GMT

Hi Julien, Pretty good writing. Here are a few edits, and a few suggestions. If you don't understand any of what I've written, please ask me. Clive Yesterday, my English teacher (who is not a native speaker) gave me my composition back. My friend told me she didn't underline all the mistakes because I'm his her " favourite" student. I must prove him that he's wrong. Can you try to find as many mistakes as possible ? thank you in advance. Here is my text: Hundreds of cartoons are diffused (the normal wrd is 'broadcast') each day on our TV channels. Numbers never lie; statistics show us that millions of kids watch them every day . More and more people ask ('are asking' is a better tense,...

[Composition] Find the mistakes that my teacher didn't find.

anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:35:04 GMT

Hi, Yesterday, my English teacher (who is not a native speaker) gave me my composition back. My friend told me she didn't underline all the mistakes because I'm his "favourite" student. I must prove him that he's wrong. Can you try to find as many mistakes as possible ? thank you in advance. Here is my text: Normal 0 21 false false false FR-BE X-NONE X-NONE Hundreds of cartoons are diffused each day on our TV channels. Numbers never lie; statistics show us that millions of kids watch them every day . More and more people ask themselves if those programs contribute to the education of children. Since our childhood, we have been...

Please help me check this mistake correction exercise

linhtho0211 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:13:30 GMT

Please help me check if I have done the following exercise correctly: Underline any errors and correct them. Put a tick if the sentence is error-free: Aromatherapy uses many of essential oils from plants. --> error-free Conventional methods have proved as ineffective and they are now experimenting with a radically different treatment. --> omit as I couldn't whip up any enthusiasm for going out on such a cold night. --> error-free One vitamin pill a day is the equivalent for drinking two liters of orange juice. --> of Coffee is stimulus and should not be drunk late at night. --> a stimulant Their singing was excruciating and most people left the room. --> most of the people If you're feeling nervous...

Re: Underline, Grammar rules

anonymous — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:14:17 GMT

Do you only underline books? Do you underline titles of pamphlets or use quotes? Do you underline movie titles?

Peanut Butter

anonymous — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:43:59 GMT

To all peanut butter cookies lovers or if you are on some kind of peanut butter diet and even if you are interested about all natural peanut butter you should pay close attention to last FDE warning, which was publish by all major media. You can find more about peanut butter warning on FDA.COM website, just search for peanut butter and sort results by DATE to get most recent results...there are some update since first warning was issed few days ago.

Re: Please can someone check my answers on the following and correct me if they are wrong

avangi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:59:44 GMT

A. Underline the verb or verbs and identify the tense/s. ( 9 pts ) Tina was sleeping when I entered the room. _ past tense __ past continuous OR past tense of was plus past participle (as adj.) / entered past tense Jose watches television every night. __ present tense ________ okay The man had been studying English for two hours when his friend arrived.__ past tense ( had been studying) past perfect progressive tense / arrived past tense I will tell you today. Future tense _______________ okay She had lived in

Please can someone check my answers on the following and correct me if they are wrong

craigr34 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:16:22 GMT

I have answered the questions below, but can someone please advise if these arwe correct, Also is there more then 1 verb in any of the sentences that i have not identified. also i have idebntified the tense, but are these correct, or should they be like, past perfect, past simple etc? Your help on this will be greatly appreciated. I have underlined what i believe are the verbs, but have i missed any? A. Underline the verb or verbs and identify the tense/s. ( 9 pts ) Tina was sleeping when I entered the room. _ past tense __ Jose watches television every night. __ present tense ________ The man had been studying English for two hours when his friend arrived.__ past tense__ _________ I will tell you today....

Re: Tense exercise

anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:31:59 GMT

Thank you. I made some changes. How does it look to you now? Sorry, I couldn't do much about the underlining. It's noon. I am at a restaurant. I finished eating my lunch about twenty minutes ago and am drinking hot black coffee. I am finishing reading today's newspaper, and when I finish reading it, I will be leaving here and heading home. When I arrive home, I will turn on TV and watch the 6 o'clock news, as I always do, unless there is some i mportant matters I have to attend to immediately. Before coming to this restaurant , I was at school doing school work. I finished school at around 3 p.m. today and came here right after. I have been here for one hour eating, reading and resting. I will be leaving and heading home...

Re: COMPARED WITH VERSUS COMPARED TO

anonymous — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:06:03 GMT

Hi, What is I want to compare something (say it's similar) in the sentence: Such states can be compared to mentioned above warehouse. 'Microsoft Word' will underline it because 'mentioned' is verb used in the past and can't be used after 'to'. It will show that correct form is: 'with'. Enigma

Correct way to write title of a short story (i.e. italicize, quotations, etc.)?

anonymous — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:40:26 GMT

I have to write an english essay based on Flowers for Algernon, and we read the short story version of it in class. I'm writing the name of the story in the middle of the essay: Flowers for Algernon is a short story written by Daniel Keyes. But I don't know if I should underline the title, italicize it, or put it in quotations marks, so I just went and italicised it. Can you tell me the right way to write it? Thanks :)

Re: English writting

clive — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:07:45 GMT

Hi, This is perfect English. Clive Wrote this text to acolege assigntment, after searching in a Grammar, I think I understood all the verb forms, but before I send it, could any one tell me if everything is ok, if not underline so I can change it to the right form. Many thanks. For hundreds of years its very name has been a synonym for the most remote place on earth, but today Timbuktu f aces a new kind of extremity. From the 13th century onwards this forbidden city has carried on an impenetrable existence in the heart of Africa. But to its inhabitants and thos e merchants able to converge on this crossroads of the ancient caravan routes, the town on the fringes of the desert has

English writting

genatrigo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:05:50 GMT

Wrote this text to acolege assigntment, after searching in a Grammar, I think I understood all the verb forms, but before I send it, could any one tell me if everything is ok, if not underline so I can change it to the right form. Many thanks. For hundreds of years its very name has been a synonym for the most remote place on earth, but today Timbuktu f aces a new kind of extremity. From the 13th century onwards this forbidden city has carried on an impenetrable existence in the heart of Africa. But to its inhabitants and thos e merchants able to converge on this crossroads of the ancient caravan routes, the town on the fringes of the desert has

Re: A few hard questions

eddie88 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:17:59 GMT

Sorry, CJ, I was meaning that these parts of the two sentences were noun phrases/clauses- for some reason they didn't underline the parts of the sentence... Lee said what he thought Stephen knew who Phil gave the Rod to. -- And based on your, once again, great analysis, it proves I was correct, thanks. So you have now helped me realise that experts even have differing terminology, but next, I would like to know what you think the difference is between a noun clause and a complement clause. I have my own vague idea on the subject, but I'm sure you can enlighten me and give me your perspective. ------- Thanks.

Re: Jump through...

madhulk — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:46:42 GMT

Thanks, guys! Especially Philip for making me realize I forgot to underline that also. So the mighty Lex Luthor made some corporative tricks. So to put someone in your debt means to make him owe you , right?

''i am falling to grey'' what is the meaning??

merve90 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:58 GMT

hi teacher! To feel this pain with you To feel this pain with you To feel this pain I'm falling to grey To feel this pain with you Buried dreams will withered dried Sorrow is your guide You haven't the will to carry on You'll feel better when you're gone Downfall One by one they all drown Down the path I can't hear It is a lyric and i couldn't understand green sentence.Could you explain it ?? thank you!

Re: Help me check and correct the memorandum

nona the brit — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:51:10 GMT

As this is marked coursework I'm not going to correct it for you - but I've underlined the parts you need to amend. Our company is organizing a three-day seminar on “ Engineering and the Society ” on 3 December 2008 at the Royal Sunway Hotel ballroom 2. The theme of the seminar is “ To be success engineering in the factory ”. This seminar will start from 3 December 2008, 8am to 5 December 2008, and all the activity will be free including food and dwelling . The purpose of writing this memo is to encourage you to attend the seminar. I would appreciate very much if you could attend the seminar that offer a lot of activity and benefit such as: 1. The top engineer in the Malaysia, Mr. Johnson will give a talk regarding the...

Re: Is this sentence is logically?

clive — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:03:01 GMT

Hi, basically the brain works by communication between neurons, and it's this continuing communication between neurons that's important for changes in synaptic connections that underlie things like learning a memory or any response to our environment. what is important here, I did not get it Let's break it into shorter sentences. Basically, the brain works by communication between neurons. This continuing communication between neurons is important for changes in synaptic connections. These changes underlie things like learning a memory or any response to our environment. Do you understand some or all of this now? If not, please underline the parts that you still have trouble with. Besy wishes, Clive

Re: When should a title be italicized?

anonymous — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:32:35 GMT

Italics did not replace the need for underlines. The opposite, in fact, since italic fonts have been around since about 1501 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italic_type#History ). When typewriters were introduced, they had one "font" and so underline was used as a typewriter convention to indicate italics. Quote marks are sometimes used around type that would otherwise be in italic. Style guides differ on when to use italics, or quote marks, and so the key is consistency within a publication, aligned with publishing medium, geography or genre. For example, many publishers follow the Chicago Manual of Style . - Eric Ansley < link removed by mod -- contact details can be added to you member profile >

Re: What is the difference between "care for" and "care about"? We say : I care about your health or I care for your health?

califjim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:49:54 GMT

"care for" and "care about" The doctors and nurses care for you. They take care of you. For example, they take your temperature, give you extra pillows, prescribe medications, and so on. Your friends, hearing that you are ill, express their concern because they care about you. They worry about you. They don't want any harm to come to you because they care about you. They offer to help you because they care about you. * asterisk ^ circumflex & ampersand ~ tilde _ underline - hyphen measure is a verb; measurement is a noun; but measure can also be used as a noun. do some paperwork? verb? I don't know what you're looking for. Just say you have to do some paperwork. CJ

Re: Is my essay okay so far?? Its a movie analysis

alpheccastars — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:47:34 GMT

OK, here are a few specific things I see that may be problems in the first few paragraphs. 1st paragraph - Is going to movies a social standard? Or is it an activity? Your first sentence is 3 lines long. It is difficult to read and needs to be shorter. You frequently use "that" when it is better to say "who" What is the name of the movie? Punctuate it for the reader. (Capitalize, underline, or put in quotes) I s it "Maybe be"? or "may be" Is a "back round" related to gollfing? Self conscious? Is a movie aware of itself and embarassed to tell you something? Or maybe you mean subconscious (below the awareness of the viewer) The comma after "you" needs to be...

another grammar check!

ellisa — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:15:27 GMT

Hello teachers! I have more here to be grammar checked. Even I was sure about the grammar, there used to be the wrong grammar. Thanks in advance! B. Discovering grammar Example 5 and 6 shows that students are encouraged to work out for themselves how language forms are constructed and used. The language should be familiar to them, however, not being properly taught them yet. Ex5) First, play a dialogue in which people have been comparing things. Then teacher show the way that we make adjectives comparatives. Giving rules, ignoring technical information and showing the grammar rules on the board is all possible. Showing the comparative adjectives examples and its variations, make questions which can confirm what they are taught....

Re: rules for using quotation marks?

mister micawber — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:07:20 GMT

. If those quotation marks are for emphasis, they show a major misunderstanding of punctuation. I do not think it is a widespread practice-- at least not an acceptable one. Underline for emphasis. Quotation marks show unusual use of a word. Here, for instance, are the Purdue University guidelines: Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, with reservations, or in some unusual way. ' The great march of "progress" has left millions impoverished and hungry.'

Re: Underline, Grammar rules

grammar geek — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:30:59 GMT

You posted your question seven times. PLEASE do NOT do that. Post once! http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/021002.htm

Re: Underline, Grammar rules

anonymous — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:12:48 GMT

Do I underline titles for my journal papers? Do I underline movie titles? What about T.V. program titles? Video titles?

No articles before countalbe words?

katelee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:21:55 GMT

Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of sault, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training. Why no articles before “elephant” and “mahout”? (What if I change it into “between the elephant and its mahout”?) Thanks in advance!

must probably VS must

katelee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:04:50 GMT

Such extrem cases must probably be taken with a grain of sault, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training. Is the sentence the same meaning if I take off "probably"? Thanks in advance!

Re: COMPOUND WORD LIST??

anonymous — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:24:29 GMT

afterbirth afterburner aftermath airbrush aircraft airfield airliner airman airport airship armchair armpit arrowhead authorship backbite backdrop backfield backfire background backhand backlash backlog backside bagpipe ballroom bandwagon bankbook bankroll barnstorm barnyard barroom bartender baseball baseboard bathroom beachcomber beachhead bedridden bedrock bedroll bedspread bedtime beeline bellhop billboard billfold blacklist blackmail blacktop blockbuster bloodsucker bobcat bobtail bookmobile boxcar brainstorm brainwash breakfast brickbat bridgehead briefcase broadcast brotherhood buckshot buckskin bucktooth bugbear bulldog bulldozer bullfrog bullheaded bullpen buttercup butterfingers butterfly buttermilk capsize carhop carport...

Re: Underline, Grammar rules

richard_s — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:39:49 GMT

It depends on what referencing system your school wants you to follow. The Harvard system requires them to be in italics. APA have different rules. The Oxford Guide to Style says they should be in italics too.

Re: Underline, Grammar rules

anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:51:32 GMT

Yes. Feature length (over 60 min) film titles are either underlined or italicized. Short film titles are put in quotations.

Re: Compound subjects and compound predicates...

anonymous — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:19:38 GMT

Hi, My son came home with the same homework assignment. Here is how it goes. 1. Swimming and softball are two sports in the Olympic Games. (compound subject) 2. The swimmer's skill and speed made him a winner. (compound predicate) 3.The runner worked hard and succeeded . (compound predicate) I wasn't able to underline twice for the compound predicts. But this is they way it was to be completed. 1. Your bat, ball, and glove are on the bench. (compound subject) 2. The ballplayer, swimmer, and runner come from the same town. (compound subject) 3. The girl can run fast, jump far, and throw hard. (compound predicate)

Re: Tracking the mountain lion (Gapped sentences, CAE)

pucca — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:44:59 GMT

I had added this one to my favourites but didn't really feel like trying it out as I usually need a pen to underline the "key" words. I scored 5 out of 6, my readings are giving its fruits!

Re: underline/underscore

anonymous — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:15:07 GMT

Having done a great deal of hand typesetting in my youth, perhaps I can help. Underlining was done with a type-high rule extending across a whole line (column) of type, for instance at the end of a paragraph or chapter. Underscoring required a special font of type that had the underline cast on the block of type itself and so became part of the character. (That is why the word underscore is used as a synonym for emphasis, and underline is not.) "Descender" characters often did not have the underscore incorporated in their characters. So, in today's parlance, you could say anything less than a column width line is underscored. If you are attaching the attribute to a paragraph style, it's an underline, if to a character,...

Re: Undo bold / italic / underline

clive — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:14:26 GMT

Hi, Because computers have given us the ability to do these things relatively recently, we usually don't use clearly special ways to say these things. In other words, you have a lot of freedom in the words you use. Is it correct to say: (while asking someone) Make the sentence bold, italic, underlined, etc. Bold the second paragraph. Mark the sentence bold / italic. Underline the sentence. Remove / Undo the bold ing / italic izing / underlin ing in the second paragraph. Replace / Restore / Put back / Redo the bold / italic s / underlin ing in the second paragraph. Please give other correct / natural ways to express these commands. As verb forms for the three words, we can say 'Bold this sentence', 'Underline this...

Undo bold / italic / underline

abil — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:41:48 GMT

Is it correct to say: (while asking someone) Make the sentence bold, italic, underlined, etc. Bold the second paragraph. Mark the sentence bold / italic. Underline the sentence. Undo bold / italic / underline in the second paragraph. Redo bold / italic / underline in the second paragraph. Please give other correct / natural ways to express these commands. Thanks in advance.

Re: Could someone paraphrase this sentence in a simple way?

clive — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:46:02 GMT

Hi, The news out of Afghanistan is truly alarming. This week, Taliban forces staged two of their most complex and audacious attacks of the war. Nearly insurgents killed 10 French paratroopers in an attack near Kabul. At least 10 suicide bombers mounted a coordinated assault on one of America's largest military bases, wounding three American and six Afghan soldiers. An earlier attack at the base killed 12 Afghan workers. If you understand some of this, can you please underline the words or phrases that you need help with? Thank you, Clive

Cover letter help!(past tense or present perfect tense)

lwg — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:58:44 GMT

Hi all, I wonder which tense is more prefer for the following sentences, present perfect or past tense(underline ones) ? In my accounting course work, I have emphasized in financial and managerial accounting skills. In addition to my academic foundation, I gained working experiences in accounting from my two summer internships in Hong Kong. I served as an assistant to the Senior Accounting Manager as an Accounting Staff at PoTak Limited Co., a logistic company. I assisted in managing payroll for over 60 employees monthly. I also managed the accounting of over a hundred of shipping invoices daily. Through my hands-on experience with my internships, I have become well-organized with high attention to details and accuracy. Along with the...

Re: corrections 1

clive — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:34:06 GMT

Hi again, Ok, I try to underline: (a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep . (b) The hippopotamus is having its bath at the river. (c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week. He t akes the rubbish to the garbage dump every week. (d) She like s to swing . They are sitting on the swings . (e) They are walking carefully on the road. They walk carefully . (f) The birds are on the electric cable . You could also say 'electrical'. Probably better. (g) He is repairing the broken / spoil ed roof . These are not idiomatic adjectives. Say 'damaged'.

Re: corrections 1

clive — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:32:57 GMT
Hi again, Ok, I try to underline: (a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep . (b) The hippopotamus is having its bath at the river. (c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week. He t akes the rubbish to the garbage dump every week. (d) She like s to swing . They are sitting on the swings . (e) They are walking carefully on the road. They walk carefully . (f) The birds are on the electric cable . You could also say 'electrical'. Probably better. (g) He is repairing the broken / spoil roof . These are not idiomatic adjectives. Say 'damaged'. Clive

Re: corrections 1

vincent teo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:06:16 GMT
Ok, I try to underline: (a) He wears pyjamas when he wants to sleep . (b) The hippopotamus is having its bathing at the river. (c) The garbage trunk clears away rubbish every week. He t akes the rubbish to the garbage trunk every week. (d) She like to swing . They are sitting on the swings . (e) They are walking carefully on the road. They walk carefully . (f) The birds are on the electric cable . (g) He is repairing the broken / spoil roof.

Re: past simple/continuous

newguest — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:58 GMT
So when would you use the second sentence? The progressive is mainly used in the past for progressive actions or intersecting timelines. He was eating his dinner when the phone rang . I think I would use the second one if I wanted to underline the duration of something that was happening in the past for some time. I'm not quite sure, but it seems to me that both of them are alright?

Re: towards her

clive — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:50:52 GMT
Hi, Ok. The underline parts of the sentences are unsure. Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle towards her. OK Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle and he snatched her bag. Clive

Re: towards her

vincent teo — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:23:10 GMT
Ok. The underline parts of the sentences are unsure. Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle towards her. Susan saw a man riding a motorcycle and snatched her bag.

Re: who rode / was riding

vincent teo — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:21:34 GMT
Thanks. I try: Suddenly, a man who was riding a motorcycle snatched Susan's handbag. She was very scared because she had many cash in her handbag. The motorcyclist went away as fast as he could. She shouted for help. Two men came out of the shop to help her, but it was too late. She was sad, but she also thanked the men for helping her. How about others (underline sentences) ? all correct?