In Universities^x, Verbs^x

ok i know this is a stupid question to you guys probably...but im an engineering student at the University of Windsor, and i got into engineering so i could steer clear of my enemy known as english class, BUT we have this new online class that we have to take so..my question is:in my text book it...

This quiz is given by the University of Cambridge as a free sample of Paper 1 (Reading), Part 2 (Gapped Sentences) of the ESOL Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE).This type of test assesses how well candidates understand the structure of the text and the development of the theme (so...

No, I didn't think you would. To a grammarian, there is more to it than the next word. There are at least three views on this.1. The rule of proximity: The first word after the verb is singular (a television), so a singular verb (was) can/should be used.2. The rule of number: If only one...

Hi there!John Doe has graduated (graduated??) from *** University in the U.S. with the Bachelor of Art degree in honors, and a Master of Art degree from the same institution. Before coming to ***, he has worked (worked??) as site coordinator for international conferences as a government employee...

Was is the past tense of be. It simply means that she was there is the past. Also, the use of the preposition "in" means that she was in the town of Cambridge. If you mean the univerisity, use the preposition "at" instead. Generally you don't say that you are...

Hello Rishard, Welcome to EF! I don't know much about such thins but I will try to correct the mistakes I can catch.

1) I think there's some overlapping in usage. Sometimes a family of several generations is/are buried in the same large plot, and each member's exact spot will be marked by a headstone, while the whole plot will be marked by a much larger and more elaborate edifice.I believe in...

In this case I would definitely use a hyphen. Otherwise there is a real risk of "school year" being read as one unit. However, in "We should leave the building perfectly intact" I would not use a hyphen. A good rule of thumb in cases of doubt: if the sentence is...

Different people have different opinions on this, so you pays your money and you takes your choice I guess. Here are a few (randomly Googled) definitions that agree with my position: San Diego State University Style Guide (http://bfa.sdsu.edu/editorial/section2.htm): "Alternately"...

oh! that's what I wanted to know really... that (as far as I understand) I can't use a verb + -ing after approval (?)so it's wrong to say approval of studying at your University (?)would it be ok to say approval to study at your University ?