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Re: Grammar correction....

AlpheccaStars — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:50:52 GMT

Late: You need to work some more on the logical content. First you say that Chinese and Japanese have the same level of assimilation. Then at the end you say the oppositie - that Chinese are less well assimilated than Japanese.

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The similarit~~yies~~ ~~ties~~ between ~~both~~ Chinese and Japanese Americans is ~~that~~ the degree ~~level~~ of assimilation which is equal in to both groups. Intermarriage is ~~most~~ prevalent ~~obvious~~ in both of these groups. Because of ~~this~~ intermarriage, these groups have ~~has more~~ assimilated more (easily?) into the American society than people of other nationalities.. Facts show that ~~these increased~~ intermarriage ~~system~~ leads to weakening their native cultural patterns ~~of these groups~~. However, Chinese Americans have maintained their ethnic values more than Japanese Americans , Newcomers who typically earn lower wages live in enclaves called "China towns." ~~is an examples of newcomers and enclaves as low wage salaries~~. ~~The~~ Buddhism is a common religion for both groups. Like all minorities, these groups also have faced ~~several~~ prejudices and discrimination. Whirs(?) as in education, Japanese Americans experienced higher levels of educational achievements. The difference between ~~both of~~ these groups was that; Japanese Americans ~~have~~ experienced discrimination during World War II,. In spite of this, they ~~but~~ have managed to maintain a level of economic success.
Chinese Americans, who have adapted to their new country by establishing China towns that continue to give their community more strength and weaknesses, other difference is that Chinese has less assimilated than Japanese Americans. (Please re-write this last sentence, There is no verb in the main clause.)

social justice issue essay

sandie_bummie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:45:33 GMT

hi! i need to write essay about social justice issue, and my topic is "marriage". can somebody help me check my grammarm verb tense and proofread it for me. thanks in advance i really appreciate it..

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Social Justice âMarriageâ

Marriage is a custom which can be found in every human culture. Although the forms and rules are differ. Marriage is a form of commitment between man and woman. It is a legal recognized relationship by a religious ceremony between man and woman who intent to live together as sexual and domestic partners. It is can also an arrangement between families whereby parents create a kind of business transaction in order to maintain family status and level. Modern marriages become more complicated today due to social justice issue such as homosexual marriage and divorce.

Arrangement marriage used to be common in the ancient world and it is still practice in most countries today especially to those high power and status families. Parents have control over their childâs happiness. They will one who will choose and decide to whom their child going to marry. For the sake of family status and power they sacrifice their own childâs happiness. Freedom and happiness have been taken out from their children. Arrangement marriage is also a form of solemn promise between two families. My parent married was arranged but they opting for love marriage. Even though they donât love each other, but at least they know each other for long time. They try to accept and love the one another and now they live happily with six children in a comfortable living. This kind of marriage arrangement is good because both families know each other very well. But not for others, they donât even know who their going to marry. They cannot see the appearance and personality until the wedding day. Marriage means people marrying for love and live rest of their life for the person their love. Unfortunately, marriage is just a primary union which made good economic sense and in order to solidify political alliances.

Modern people are pushing the trend toward amorality same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage has been top debate issue in our political and society today. Even higher Supreme Courts take action about this matter. Majority people are opposing about same-sex marriage or gay marriage, especially in religious groups. They insist that marriage is between one man and on woman. They been taught this way and it was written in Holy Bible for many thousand years. As a Christian myself, I have been taught by pastors, church members and family that there only two gender that God created. Gay is considering a moral sin. Although, I have been taught that way but I never look down on gay people. I have big respect for them, it is not their choice to be gay it happen from their own will. They also human have the right to choose who they want to married. I support gay civil union for gay couples, but it doesnât mean that I support gay marriage. Marriage has been union of one man and one woman in all human cultures throughout human history. It has been the standard custom in many cultures for several thousand years. Unfortunately, the definition of marriage today is radically different from what it was several thousand years ago. Same-sex marriage destroys the definition of marriage, because it no longer represents the inherently procreative relationship of opposite sex pair bonding.

Marriage was born from primitive cultures that recognized that males and females mated and as a result produced children that needed to be cared for. Unfortunately, the rates of files divorce increasing rapidly especially in United State. Many people filing divorce because the relationship is not going well. In the first place they didnât know what is marriage really means. They just though that the intimate love between two people are enough to get married. It is more than that; it is more on responsibility and sacrifice. It is an idea couples committing for life and raising children together and sharing the struggles of survival. Divorce is the most stressful event that affects family especially on children. Children may feel a great loss and as well as anxiety and sadness. Back in hundred years ago, divorce cases are very rare. Even the love between both parents is gone; they still stay together for the sake of their children. Parent divorce made a big impact on children, from old saying that âchildren learn what they liveâ is very true. Parent is childrenâs role model, whatever parent do the children will imitate it. Children of divorced parents perform more poorly in school. They also are more likely to repeat a grade and to have higher drop-out rates and lower rates of college graduation. It is really big impact for our society; federal government spent more money on school because higher repeat grade. Marriage is foundation of family. However, the foundation is getting weak and higher consumption for singles.

The meaning of marriage is differs from one person to another, from time to another. In ancient times, marriage is a form condition where women most treated as a property for men. Historically period, marriage is permanent institution that once entered cannot be dissolved beside death. Romantic love has been made the most important basis for marriage. Marriage is also a commitment and agreement of both men and women. Certainly, in the modern world, the meaning of marriage is become more complicated. Marriage is primary union which made good economic sense. People are pushing the trend into an amorality society. Same-sex couples are pursuing the right to be married. Unfortunately, a legal recognition didnât allow same-sex to be married, it will change the meaning of marriage extremely differ. In addition, higher divorce rates many children will not be raised in a traditional family unit. The meaning of marriage never define, it is changing as the times change. As society changes, the institution of marriage changes as well.

Re: trying to improve

Avangi — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:34:51 GMT

Anonymous
I am just trying to improve my english and dont have any mentor, Can someone please let me know if what i understand or do is right or wrong?

I have some sentences below and i just wanted to know if they are correct - Take care to capitalize the pronoun "I." All sentences need punctuation at the end, eg., a period.

I was abashed by the email sent by my manager   This is correct, but the word is uncommon in everyday speech. "Unabashed" is much more common. Google hits: "abashed" - 653,000   /   "unabashed" - 2,090,000

The aboriginal soundtrack was better than the remix Use "original." "aboriginal" is a very special word, meaning "native," as in the native population of a region. I've never heard it used in everyday speech, other than to refer to the native inhabitants of Australia. I think it may also refer to flora, but I'm not sure. How far back one goes, I have no idea, but I've only heard it used in referring to existing populations.

The class was abridged due to lack of time   Correct, but very uncommon. I'd use "cut short." "Abridged" is commonly used to describe shortened versions of books. Also, "due to" is ungrammatical. Use "because of." The difference is technical. Check Google, "because of vs. due to." If you don't get it, post back. ( "The shortness of the class was due to the lack of time," is correct.)

I abstained myself from participating in the cultural events   You must delete "myself." The verb "to abstain" is intransitive only. (There's no transitive usage.) It does not take an object, even reflexive. You may say "I recused myself," but that has a special meaning. You may say "I withdrew myself from the event," but then you can't use "participating." ("To withdraw" may be either transitive or intransitive.)

I abstained myself from bungee jumping since I am scared of heights  Same objection!

I recieved an acrimonious email from my manager. okay!

The client attacked acrimoniously to the lawyer after he lost the case The verb "to attack" does not take the preposition "to." In this case, the adverb should come either before the verb or after the object   -   I'm not sure why. "The client acrimoniously attacked the lawyer," or "The client attacked the lawyer acrimoniously."

Acids usually have an acrid odor okay!

The washroom had a acrid odor   okay!

Beacuse I understand technology very well I can make acute decisions based on my knowhow This is correct, "acute" meaning "sharp" decisions, but it's uncommon. "Accurate decisions" would be common. "I have an acute pain   -   acute angina" is common. "An acute angle" (less than ninety degrees   -    geometry) is common.   ~~Beacuse~~   Because

Engineers are adept at learning new theories. Okay, but I guess we don't know the same engineers.

Employees should Adhere to the companies policies No cap on "adhere."   Possessive "company's."

The office was adorned on christmas eve  Capitalize "Christmas."

Childrens seek adulation from parents No "s" on "children"

Affable people are good to be friends with okay

She is aloof okay

india is an agrarian country Capitalize "India."

I have a altruistic nature Use "an" form of article before a vowel. (an apple)

The policy of my company was amended after march Capitalize "March."

I was allured by her beauty okay

Mumbai has ample food to feed the people okay, but "its/her people" might be better.

My debts were annulled with my last salary Use "wiped out!" "Our marriage was annulled by the Church/court." -   something done by an official body.

A diamond ring would help me appease my wife  okay

I was apprised by my manager regarding the appraisal i recd (I received.)

I had an arduous project last month okay, but we don't usually use "had" with "project." "I had/performed an arduous task"   /   "I took on an arduous project."

When you get to the "B's," don't put them all in one post, or you'll crash the site! - A.

Re: grammar questions?

Clive — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:24:15 GMT

Hi,

(1) While in the United States, she formed the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control, remaining its president until 1937, and lobbied Franklin Delano Roosevelt for support, pointing out that birth control would help reduce Depression welfare by allowing married women time to work. She was advised to change her course to working to change laws that would give doctors the right to dispense birth control to anyone who requested it.

Do the italics phrase needs rephrasing? Please advise. No, it's OK.

(2) Born Carrie Clinton Lane, Catt was the second of the three children of Lucius Lane and Maria Clinton of West Potsdam, New York.

Is the phrase " Born Carrie Clinton Lane" ok? Please clarify. Yes.

(3) Matching his wife's enthusiasm for tackling sensitive issues, Leo Chapman was sued for liable, following a cruel attack on a local politician.

Is the usage of phrase "was sued for liable," ok? Please check. Yes. But the word is 'libel'.

(4) In 2004, the recounting of Paul's efforts were moved into the arena of popular culture through the release of the HBO film, "Iron Jawed Angels," which recounted the era of White House protests and incarceration, including the graphic unfolding of the force-feeding of prisoners.

Is the s-v agreement ok in "the recountingâ¦were"? Should it be "was"? Yes, 'was'.

(5) On May 15, 1968, at eighty seven, she led over five thousand women in a march on Washington to demand the United States withdraw from the Vietnam War.

Can "United States withdraw" be changed to "U.S. withdraw"? Yes.

Is it adjective usage? Please clarify. No. 'United States (U.S. )' is the noun subject of the verb 'withdraw'.

(6) This departure from her expected role further impaired her already weakened marriage, and in l974, she and her husband of eleven years were divorced.

Is the phrase " she and her husband of eleven years" ok? Do we need to rephrase? No, it's fine.

(7) Preferring to give someone new an opportunity for the position, Wilma Mankiller did not seek reelection.

Can " new an opportunity" rephrased better? No. You are not parsing the sentence correctly. 'New' is an adjective that describes 'someone'. ie '. . . give an opportunity to (someone new) . . . '

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Help proofreading "A Doll's House"

Mister Micawber — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:53:58 GMT

I have underlined some problem areas:

The Woman Within the Doll

The Baltimore Sun wrote that back in 1879, âA Doll's Houseâ by Henrik Ibsen âshocked and offended people wherever [it] was played,â and that the dramatist assured it was not about a woman, but about âanyone who had to live according to the rules created by othersâ (Hyder). Society thought to be outrageous that a woman would get involved in manly things, for her role in society was exclusively to care for the family and please her husband. Women did not enjoy the rights women do now. They were not taken seriously, and decisions were made by the man who was and still is considered the head of the family. Nora's choice to become free, independent and leave her husband, along with some of the characters' actions made this play to be scandalous for its time.

Ibsen wrote in a letter that the story in âA Doll's Houseâ was about a woman who feels:

" Oppressed and bewildered by belief in authority, she loses her faith in her own moral right and ability to bring up her children... [She is bittered because,] like certain insects, (ought to) go away and die when she has done her duty towards the continuance of the species... [she shakes] off of cares, [but then she feels] a sudden return of apprehension and dread. She must bear it all aloneâ (Doll).

Nora had a beautiful life, she had a husband, beautiful children, and everything she wanted. Earlier in her marriage, his husband suffered of an illness of which he needed to recover somewhere in the south, but this was concealed from him by the doctor and Nora. Not having the means to afford a trip so costly and out of love and desperation, Nora decides to ask for a loan without letting Tolvard know. She forges her father's signature to obtain the loan because she does not want to trouble her father either, who is very ill himself too. However, she is responsible and works secretly from home in order to make the payments. Eventually, Tolvard finds out about her secret and feels that his life, happiness and reputation will be lost once Krogstad, who lent the money, publishes the then scandalous situation out of revenged for having fired him from the bank he now manages. He quickly turns against her. That is the moment when Nora starts to understand things she did not understand before; she realizes she does not love Tolvard anymore just as he does not really love her as she thought, and decides to leave for good to discover herself. [Too many pronouns-- I don't know who's doing what to whom]

The scenery consists of the Helmer's apartment and nowhere else. The description of the apartment depicts the decision that Nora will have to make. There is a door to the right which leads to the entryway and another to the left which leads to Helmer's study. Nora will have to decide which door to take: freedom or Helmer [Tolvard / Helmer: we don't know if they are one or two]. The place is not âexpensively furnishedâ, but it is comfortable, just like Nora's marriage, she lives a comfortable life, but there are certain things she lacks that are more important than riches. No woman could even consider back in the 1800s doing such a scandalous things as to leave not only the husband, but her children too.

The main character in the story is Nora, a seemingly selfish, materialistic woman who cares a lot about money and in living a good life. This is to be expected since her father liked to spend money himself and live a life he could only could afford with credit. He used to called her his âdoll-child, and he played with [her] the way [she] played with [her] dollsâ (Ibsen 1041). She was obviously very protected and spoiled by both, her father and her husband, who provided anything she needed or wanted. Her father raised her not think for herself and just play her role in society. âWhile [she] was at home with [her] father, he used to tell [her] all his opinions, and [she] held the same opinions. If [she] had others [she] said nothing about them, because he wouldn't have liked itâ (1041) [All the bracketed pronouns are distracting; it would be better to give the exact quotes]. This repeated again as a married woman; she would not express her opinion to Tolvard, for they never talked seriously, but seemed to have trusted Dr. Rank better. Norah was greatly misunderstood. She was a loving person, she loved her husband so much that she was willing to forge her father's signature to obtain a loan to take her husband south in order for him to recover from a deadly illness [You said all this before; cut it.]. She is willing to do anything for him. Eventually she realized she does not have to play the doll anymore. One can only imagine people's reaction throughout the play's events.

Tolvard Helmer seemed [Be consistent in verb tenses] to be an ideal husband. He is loving, admirable, honest, ethical, hard-working and successful, but there seems to be a dark side of him. He is a prideful man, he won't ask for money to anyone, to [Commas are not conjunctions.] do so would be humiliating. To him, honor and appearances are more important than family. He does not believe people can change and become good, as he did not believe Krogstad was a good person although he had been honest for a long time already. Also, he is so affectionate that makes one wonder of his sincerity; he calls Nora diminutive names such as featherbrained, spendthrift [These are not diminutives.] , a squirrel, a song-bird, lark, strange little being all the time (994). One cannot think of a woman who would like being called like that and who would not be affected emotionally. Tolvard's reaction after finding out Nora's secret is amusing. He had told Nora that sometimes he wished â[she] was in some terrible danger, just so [he] could take [his] life and soul and everything, for [her] sakeâ (1038), yet he quickly turns against her calling her a wretched woman, a criminal, unprincipled, untrustworthy of raising her children, incapable, etc. His hypocrisy is clearly revealed when as soon as he realizes that Nora's mistake won't affect his reputation he forgives her (1039-1949). There's a saying that goes something like a good friend is hard to find, specially during difficult times; Tolvard was nor a good friend neither that perfect husband he seemed to be. He loved to have control of his wife's life, and his conversations usually tend to imply that Nora would be lost without him; that she needed his guidance and teaching. Tolvard did not love Nora, â[he] thought it fun to be in love with [her]â (1041).

Dr. Rank is in love with Nora, and that seems to have been the main reason he visited the Helmer's house. This character is not essential in the play, but it causes outrage when he dares to reveal Nora his secret. This is almost vulgar for him to do, and very dishonorable, specially during those times in which people were very conservative. It is as if he had taken advantage of the trust the family had in it and ended up tarnishing his reputation.

Mrs. Linde is one of Nora's old friends from school. She gave up her true love for money, but in the end things did not turn out the way she had expected. Her husband died leaving her in a terrible financial situation making [On the other hand, commas are essential for separating dependent clauses.] it necessary for her to work in order to sustain her mother and brothers. After her mother passed away and her brothers did not need her help she left town. Not to have someone to take care of made her feel âcompletely alone in the worldâ, and it frightened her âto be so empty and lostâ (1032). She needed âsomeone to take care ofâ, she wanted to be a mother and wanted the companionship of a husband. In the end, she was supposed to have helped Nora hide her secret. She could have convinced Mr. Krogstad to get the letter back, but she did not intercede (1033). She might have been envious of Nora, after all, Nora had all she was longing for; a husband, beautiful children, and a good life.

Lastly, Krogstad is the one who lent Nora money to save her husband, and threatens her to tell her husband if she does not convince Tolvard to let him keep his job at the bank, but just as Nora did, he once made a mistake, which caused him to loose his reputation. He was a man who seems to have been harden by life's difficulties. When he was left by the woman he dearly loved âit was as if all the solid ground dissolved from under [his] feetâ (1031). This might have caused him to become the âhalf-drownedâ kind of man, as he refers to himself. After finding love in his life he turns from the revengeful person into a forgiving one.

In conclusion, Nora realized of her true value as a human being and as a woman. She decides to leave everything and everyone, husband, children, luxuries to a journey to liberate herself. To do such thing was unthinkable at that time and caused turmoil, but it was the best choice she could ever make. To leave one's children is a terrible things to do and was not necessary, but looking beyond that, without prejudices, it is not hard to understands she is trying to figure out who she really is and what she believes in. This is essential to one's happiness; therefore she is determined to make necessary changes in her life even if people think bad of her. It seems that daring to do so back in the 1800s was just as bad as selling drugs or prostituting oneself.

Re: inversion

Hoa Thai — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:35:05 GMT

Hi,

I have seen sentences that use adjectival introduction inversion such as:

"Beautiful beyond relief is the two-tone PPG Red and Beige paint by Mike Cochran" - http://www.superchevy.com/features/trifive/sucs_0662_1955_chevy_tudor/index.html

For adverbial introduction inversion, I think most often it goes with verbs that show direction or movement, as in:

âFirst comes love, then comes marriage.â
âHere comes the bride.â
âDeeper and deeper into the wood ran the horse.â - http://members.chello.at/fairy-tales/page10.htm

Re: inclusion vs. separation (present perfect and simple past)

Hoa Thai — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:07:52 GMT

Dear all,

For whatever its worth â Here is my opinion as I promised to deliver:

The issue we have been dealing with here boils down to one question â âIn one sentence, grammatically and semantically, could we use both simple past and present perfect for one item?â

Evidently, the example from BBCâs Teaching English site, âThink about a film you have seen recently, what was it called?â, affirmatively answers that question. The non-definitive âa filmâ associates well with the present perfect âhave seenâ; and it is all right to use âwasâ to pin down an instance in the past once our mind fixes on the selected item (i.e., simple past).

Since the above sentence is okay, then we can deduct that âthe verb see or whatever it isâ and the âfilmâ do not contribute to the confusion of our mind. Thus, in the sentence âWhat was the last movie you have seen?â, the culprit must be the superlative âthe lastâ!

When we use the superlative âthe â¦â , it does not matter what adjective we attach to it - be it âlastâ, âbestâ, âworstâ, âthe most..â, etcâ¦ we ask our mind to lock on to a moment in time (i.e., simple past). If we follow immediately with a present perfect tense, our minds would usually cry foul! - Why usually but not always?

Apparently, millions of hits from a simple Google search prove that some minds do accept such ungrammatical construct without any reservation. As an example, âWhat was the best movie you have ever seen?â could be seen in many forumsâ questions, blogs, and at Yahooâs Answer site.

If we accept that the word âeverâ , which could mean âat any timeâ per American Heritage dictionary, could we then see the stressing intention of the minds when they detect a possible time conflict and insert that word between âhaveâ and âbeenâ while âamong all the moviesâ becomes ellipsis (as an after thought)? This is what I think they mean to say: âWhat was the best movie among all the movies you have ever seen?â

From the naturalness point of view, people donât pause to think much about grammar, if âthe bestâ is okay then âthe lastâ seems to pose no problem - although the later clearly shows its time-biased nature. However, that naturalness - albeit seemingly ungrammatical - must have been ever permitted unless we find an opportunity to re-validate its correctness. Once we realize that it might cause confusion, we find a different way to clarify / say it and hold on to the refinement. Thus, when the rejected construct is heard / seen again, we raise the flag.

Having thought about this for the last few days, I now tell myself that:

1. The rule that raises the validity (or rather invalidity) of the marriage between simple past and present perfect in one sentence for one item must be re-examined, augmented, and complemented for specific cases. Its generalization fails to include sensible sentences.

2. Sentences that use superlative âthe â¦â in this type of construct must not be over-elliptical. (Isnât that true with every sentence?)

Thank you all,
Hoa Thai

Re: "a potiori" - A phrase no enlish dictionary gives any explaination, hel

Hoa Thai — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:14:20 GMT

Apparently, a small difference shows up with the version that I got. Here it is:

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âIn his discussion of the distinctive elements of modern law Max Weber echoes Lockeâs description. âSo very characteristic is this feature of private law that one can a potiori designate the contemporary type of society to the extent that private law obtains, as a contractual one.â â - (âContract Out: GLBT Marriage and Citizenshipâ by Elizabeth Cohen, The Maxwell School).

www.maxwell.syr.edu/campbell/SLAPP/Papers/SLAPP 03-04/Cohen.pdf
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Please note that potiori is preceded with a and both are italicized. I don't know Latin/Spanish; however, I think the two of them can act together as an adverb and the sentence is fine, grammatically.

Re: To entangle things= To complicate things?

Marius Hancu — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:49:52 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote:

As we have said before, simply because it's in the dictionary, it doesn't mean it's in common use. In the U.S., I have simply never seen it used as defined in #3.

Me either.

But here's another dictionary definition:
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enÂ·tangle

Function:transitive verb

1 a : to twist or interweave so as to make separation difficult : make tangled and intricate : SNARL <entangle yarn> b : to make complicated or difficult of comprehension : CONFUSE <his explanation did not so much clarify as entangle the question>

2 a : to involve so as to impede physical movement or make extrication difficult : ENMESH, ENSNARL <entangle a bird in the coils of a net> <entangled themselves in a maze of woods and marshes> <entangled his feet in the train of her dress> b : to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation from which escape is difficult : ENTRAP <entangling the country in a vicious circle of wars> <entangled himself in a ruinous litigation> <entangled his victims in a real-estate scheme that cost them dearly> <had entangled the king in a false marriage with her -- Edith Sitwell> c : to confuse mentally : PERPLEX, BEWILDER <entangled his listeners in a maze of sophistries> d archaic : ENCUMBER <died ... leaving an entangled estate, due to loans and back rentals -- R.J.Porcell>

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com
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Re: Vocabulary questions

Philip — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:59:23 GMT

Doll wrote:

Hello everyone,

I was doing a vocabulary test and I couldn't solve a few questions. Unfortunately, I don't have the key. I hope you will help me.

Thanks in advance.

Here are the questions: 1- Not only did she ..... from Christianity to Islam but she also changed her name before marriage. A) go through B) go with C) go to D) go over E) go for. I looked up the meanings from dictionary but I really couldn't find something meaningful but Ä± guess it may be go through because the other prepositios doesn't sound good to my ears before from.

2-Viewers often find the paintings of the photo-Realist school somewhat disconcerting. In this sentence they want us to fins the synonym of the underlined word. A) rather B) thoroughly C) very D) instrinsically I think it should be A because the other ones sound funny in the context.(At least to me)

3-No other newspaper columnist has managed as yet to rival Ann Lander's popularity in terms of readership. This is a find the synonym question too. A) though B) in spite of this C) even D)so far I think it should be so far but I don't understand the usage of as yet here. Is it a kind of reduction?

4- A group of soldiers refused to..... the new government, thus leading to discord in the country. A) admit B)accept C) surrender D) recognise E) vizity I guess it should be either accept or admit but the two words confuse me. I looked up their meanings and both of the verbs are used to explain the other one in the dictionary. However, accept says choose me to me.

1. I would say 'convert'. But of the choices you give, I guess D is the best (it should be 'go over to Islam from Ch.."

2. Your choice is correct.

3. Again, you are correct.

4. You're on a roll!