I'm not a doctor. I'm an engineer. In the sentence "he is a doctor as Peter (is)" it is meant that both are doctors. That has nothing to do with someone telling the truth or lying.

Oops! Sorry, I should've written "co-ordinate clause", not *co-ordinating*.

Hi Maj. Actually, the examples in (3) are also referred to (2). I just wanted to make clear what a co-ordinating clause was first, and not to leave anybody in limbo.

When we talk about comparison between people, things or actions, we can use "as" or "like", depending on the structure. "Like" is a preposition which should be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Example: I'm not _like_ my brother. "As" is a

According to Michael Swan's "Practical English Usage": 1. Subordinating conjunction.- a conjunction (e.g. that, what, whenever) which connects a subordinate clause to the rest of the main clause. Example: He asked _what_ I meant. 2.

Hi. "Cosmopolitan" usually refers to a person who has lived and travelled in many countries, especially one who is free of national prejudices. It also means "sophisticated" or "urbane". "Metropolitan" means "having the characteristic of a

I agree with moijeleuis. The preposition "at" sounds completely useless to me as well. But, is this utterance possible? in an emphatic context for instance? The issue about prepositions at the end of a sentence seems to be still in debate. It

Actually, there is a slight difference. EFL is taught in an environment where English is not the native language (for example, Peruvians learning English in Peru). ESL is taught in English-speaking environments (i.e. a Peruvian learning English in

Hi. Formally, it's an indefinite article (a man = any man). Compare to "the", which is a definite article: the man on the corner (no other man). Now, it can be considered a preposition only in informal speech when replacing "of": sorta sad (sort