it's basically very good, I made a couple suggestions: Dear Mr. Gray, This is a letter from xxxxxx, I am a student who attends the Behavioral Intervention Center that you manage. I am writing to address a recent incident I was

Essentially, this sentence says that Mozart was talented, but lacked class/ social grace.

It depends how formal/informal you want to be. Very informally: When I started the job, I was all gung-ho, but now I just slog through every day. Standard, your example with a few minor corrections: I started the job with a lot

1. cheapness (your level of cheapness/stinginess/tightfistedness) 2. no one uses ruminated in real life. Now that you've thought about it, is there... 3. ok 4. You're trying to push back your inevitable fate.

I like this question. It's really about nuance and subtle differences. In a very basic way, you can say that 'can' is stronger, based on actual facts. Could is based on opinion and theory. By definition, can is referring to the

1. Which is proper, but what is common 2. Yes. It's not a strict rule of English. You can't end a sentence with a preposition which has no function...eg "Where do you live at?" 3. either one 4. biggest is strange, maybe

Here's my progression, but it's only very general: Beginners exchange information. Intermediates tell stories. Anvanced students analyze and give opinions. My typical writing assignments follow these rules. I also

'Virtual existence' here means existence on the internet, not his actual life.

I have used a textbook for about 10 years: Whaddaya say? by Nina Weinstein. It helps students recognize typical speech patterns and common reductions that Americans use, such as the title phrase "What do you say - whaddaya say" or

It's an invented word...it is like dealmaking, but only includes the designing and planning of deals, not necessarily the carrying out.