Hi Louise, and welcome to English Forums. You are 100% right. Girls' sounds like girl's which sounds like girls, which sounds like "girlz" -- one syllable. He deserves his 10.

Will the following sentence take a single or plural verb: Peter or John take(s) the prize. I think the verb should be takes. Can you explain why you think so? You're right, but are you right for the right reason?

Hi Kalpinsh, and welcome to the forums. By all means, call her "Ms Smith." It's okay as a way to address someone.

Hi there, In modern (American) speech, the use of "whom" has just about disappeared except when it comes immediately after a preposition. Although technically correct, "whom" will sound a bit out of place - a bit

PS: I'd hyphenate hand-in-hand.

That's how it works for my ear. Others may find one of the other variations acceptable as well. But you can see how that applies to your degree situation. A BSc and an MSc degree. Or other variations entirely: I have both

You have a deranged mind, K. I'd go with the plural - unless there was so little frabric that it couldn't be more than one.

My answer hasn't changed since the last time you posted this. The first isn't any phrase I know. The second can have different meanings and context is needed. A "please" helps people want to help you. Being ordered to

It's your assignment, right? So give us your answer first.

In the "Medical English" section, there is a thread that goes on for pages and pages about this. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article on the DO. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Osteopathic_Medicine