Hi Kind Villain Did you start with different sentences and then try to change them to the 'have something done' format? If so, what were the original sentences? For now, I'd say sentence 2 would be better this way: Have two copies

Hi BW2/3 First point: It would sound more natural to say " Was it she or I ... " Next point: The past perfect ( had gone ) is definitely not necessary. I might finish the sentence this way: "Was it she or I who caused our

Hi Kind Villain Saying " you're easy " is not good in this sentence. Saying " it's easy to have an accident " is normal. In addition to your first sentence, you could also say these: - When driving carelessly, you're likely to have

These are standard "type 2" if-sentences (unreal/improbable condition): If he were to call, I would die of shock. If he happen ed to call, I would die of shock.

Quoc, you really ought to start taking on more responsibility for finding things yourself. Take advantage of online dictionaries and search engines such as Google: URL Google search for the definition of 'URL'

Hi Yoong Liat That's not the point. I gave the link as a confirmation of MM's comment. I can confirm that this phrase is definitely not a phrase that would be usual in American English. I think your BNC search confirms that it would also

Sorry, BW2/3, that sentence sounds quite strange. Try this instead: Every day the headlines cover the same two things: the 2006 election and the war in Iraq.

The phrase "do the needful" is mentioned here: Indian English

Your first sentence doesn't use the verb 'stray' properly. The phrase "that I watched" is unnecessary and only makes the sentence sound odd. You should either delete it or reword the sentence: The movie's action was great but I could not

Here is a link to dictionary definitions for 'stand by': stand by A 'growth spurt' would be an unusually large amount of growth which takes place in an unusually short period of time.