Hello Mister Micawber, I would like to thank you for your comment. Could you elaborate on the awkwardness of my punctuation, please? Is the matter a rule of grammar rather than a form of awkwardness? Well, I have found 'and then' is a

Hello, 1. What is the definition of 'but that' or its synonym? 2. Is 'but that' an idiom? 3. Could you give me some examples of 'but that' in sentences? I have recently found 'but that' under the subordinate

Hello Mister Micawber, I appreciate your kind reply. Here, I would like to point out the second sentence that has two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb is required to be separated by a semicolon. Further, a comma is then needed

The following is an extract from 'Things Mr Bean does every Monday morning' that is found in Learn English Online -free beginners course-Unit 3,Lesson 11. He gets up at 6.15am, and goes to the bathroom. He usually has a shower, then he has

Sentence A. One way of lowering fuel consumption is using public transport. Sentence B. One way of lowering fuel consumption is by using public transport. Hello, What are the types of phrases that followed the linking verbs 'is' in the two

Sentence A. Would you mind if we left now? (ICAL online modals-requests) Hello, Why does the question uses the past tense 'left' instead of 'leave'? Thank you. With best wishes.

Hello, What are the differences between the two following sentences? Is one sentence more preferable than the other? Sentence A. One way of lowering fuel consumption is using public transport. Sentence B. One way of lowering fuel consumption is by

Hello Marius Hancu, I would like to sincerely thank you for your kind reply. The reason why I did not continue with my previous post is to try to comply with the rules of this forum. In Rule 6, it sipulates: 6) Posts may be removed for

A partial letter, Dear ..., I am sorry that my question is too ambiguous. Actually, I mean that I wish to have a lifetime of happiness other than a lifetime of unhappiness. Hello, 1. Can I use the present tenses for the underlined

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