Hi. I checked up on my Lingvo and Oxford American Dictionary gave me this definition: "accept or admit to" There are a lot of people who don't cop to their past .

Hi. Welcome to English Forums. 1.what is meant by 'put on faces' To pretend, to simulate. on monarch wings=flying like a monarch butterfly. am I right. A monarch butterfly is a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly

Hi. Aren't the following sentences unacceptable? They are acceptable. But it can sound not so good to natives. http://www.americancorpus.org/ Try using this site to get some examples.

Can I say, (a) "Dear Programme" will be carried out / from Year 1 to Year 3 pupil s every Monday during assembly for pupils. The pupils should be prepared / well-prepared for their presentations either in short speeches, story

Thanks, but do we use "The people, to stop, train station"? I felt weird. right? I didn't get what you were saying. Be clear, please.

Thanks, but do we use "The shop sold... / The bakery sold.." not to say "He / The shopkeeper"? Yes, it's quite common to use "shop sold/bakery sold". I'd not use shopkeeper in such a meaning. It's needless.

(a) The people are waiting for the train. (b) They are waiting for the train to stop. (c) They are waiting on the train station.

Because their living there is a fact and not a temporary action you can refer to in your speech.

Can I say, (a) Mrs Lim's shop sold out all the bread. (b) T he bakery sol d the bread to the customers. (c) The shop has / had sold the bread. (d) She sold the bread at the low price.

Can I say, (a) They got medals from the headmaster in a race. (b) They won the medals . (c) They have / had won the medals. (d) He received an award fr om the headmaster. Yes.