http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aLearnenglish&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Learnenglish'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfCologne/kqkqz/post.htmFri, 25 Sep 2009 13:46:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:916985learnenglishDear Teacher, I meet the sentence: (after a fire) Even from the street, I could pick up the six-month-old cologne of charred wood and grinding damp where the firemen's hoses had penetrated every seam and crevice. Question: what's the meaning of cologne? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Background/kxrxr/post.htmWed, 16 Sep 2009 12:35:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:904230learnenglishDear Teacher, There is a paragraph: It's hard to ramain anonymous these days. Information is available on just about anyone: credit files on microfiche, service records, lawsuits, marriages, divorces, wills, births, deaths, licenses, permits, vehicles registered. If you want to remain invisible, pay cash for everything and if you err, don't get caught. Most of our personal data is a matter of public record. All you have to know is how to look it up. What your state and city government don't have on file, your next-door neighbor will usually share without so much as a dollar changing hands. Question: This paragraph is about America life. Please explain the background of this paragraph. How could...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfSheriffettes/kndgh/post.htmSun, 13 Sep 2009 14:34:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:900055learnenglishDear Teacher, I meet the sentence: "The last thing in the world I need is the sheriff on my case. That's who I thought you were, as a matter of fact. They got women sheriffs these days, did you know that? Sheriffettes." Question: what's the meaning of Sheriffettes? I cannot find it in any dictionary. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfPhrases/kmxnj/post.htmSat, 12 Sep 2009 13:38:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:898442learnenglishDear Teacher, I meet these sentences: There were six or seven buildings of poured concrete, each three stories high, with screened-in porches punctuating the low clean lines. Question: what's the meaning of screened-in? the low clean lines? The license disappeared (into a crack) smoothly, like a bank card being sucked into an instant-cash machine. Question: what's the meaning of an instant-cash machine? Please explain this kind of machine. Is it a ATM? Just off the balcony, I could see palm trees with little beaded skirts near the top. Question: what's the meaning of "little beaded skirts near the top"? there were only lush green...http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfWords/klzzm/post.htm#892257Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:35:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:892257learnenglishBut what's the meaning of the white courtesy telephone? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfWords/klzzm/post.htmMon, 07 Sep 2009 12:31:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:890795learnenglishDear Teacher, I meet the sentences in a novel: The intercom paged a passenger to the white courtesy telephone, but the name was garbled and I didn't think anyone would respond. Question: What's the meaning of "paged" here? the white courtesy telephone? I picked up my rental car and a sheet map and by 5:15 was headed north on U.S 1. Twenty miles to Fort Lauderdale, another fifteen to Boca Raton. Question: What's the meaning of "U.S.1"? Is it the name of a road? Should I pronounce U.S. 1 "us one or first"? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/kjnmx/post.htmWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:56:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:883402learnenglishDear Teacher, I find these sentences in a novel: I don't suppose you play bridge, do you, dear? We've been reduced to playing hearts now for the last six months and Ida's developing quite a mean mouth. Mrs. Wink and I can't take too much more of this. Question: What's the meaning of "Ida's developing quite a mean mouth. Mrs. Wink and I can't take too much more of this." ? a mean mouth? take too much more of this? Both of us seemed to be using our public-library tones,... Question: What's the meaning of public-library tones? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/hpwdk/post.htmMon, 02 Feb 2009 12:59:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:660715learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read a magazine find two sentences: The map and compass say go north. My question: is "go" a verb? Is "north" a noun? Please explain the structure of the sentence. With the temperature creeping into the mid-90s, the little water left in my bottle is getting warm. My question: what's the meaning of mid-90s? What's the meaning of "s" here? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheFunctionOfIt/hpvcm/post.htmSun, 01 Feb 2009 07:41:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:659544learnenglishDear Teacher, In a chess course I find these sentences: In a game of chess you take it in turns to move. The Rooks are going to take it in turns to shoot at the King. My question: what's the meaning of "it" here? its function? This board is set up the WRONG WAY ROUND. My question: what's the meaning of "round" here? an adverb? Can we omit it? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar1/hbwrm/post.htmSun, 23 Nov 2008 15:18:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:591884learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read a chess book, I meet a sentence like this: His plan is to get his Queen nearer the Black Pawn. My question: is it correct? Please explain its structure: what's the function of nearer the Black Pawn? Another sentence from a chess book: You can only play the Open Sicilian (a sort of opening in chess) against strong (150+) opponents if you're prepared to do a lot of work. My quiestion is: what's the meaning of (150+)? How to pronounce it? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation1/hbcgl/post.htmFri, 21 Nov 2008 10:36:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590251learnenglishDear Teacher, There are two sentences in which I don't know how to pronounce the signs: pages 37-40 The ratio between these two pieces is thus 1:17 How to read 37-40? 37 to 40 or 37 through 40? Why? And how to read 1:17? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Stress/hrlwj/post.htmSun, 16 Nov 2008 01:14:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:587971learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read English, especially novels, I encounter a lot of two-word combinations and they are linked at random, so I cannot find them in English dictinonaries and don't know if they are compound words, such as legal-looking, pen-and-pencil set, fume-spewing, mock-Spanish, palm-planted, glass-enclosed, and so on. Are they compound words? Why? Where are the primary stresses and the secondary ones? I have found in many English dictionaries the compound words which is separated are not marked with primary stress and secondary stress. How should I pronounce them (stresses)? How could I deal wiht them? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation/hrkng/post.htm#587792Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:26:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:587792learnenglishThank you. When I read English, especially novels, I encounter a lot of two-word combinations and they are linked at random, so I cannot find them in English dictinonaries and don't know if they are compound words, such as legal-looking, pen-and-pencil set, fume-spewing, mock-Spanish, palm-planted, glass-enclosed, and so on. Are they compound words? Why? Where are the primary stresses and the secondary ones? I have found in many English dictionaries the compound words which is separated are not marked with primary stress and secondary stress. How should I pronounce them (stresses)? How could I deal wiht them? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfASentence/hrknw/post.htmSat, 15 Nov 2008 09:54:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:587766learnenglishDear Teacher, I meet the sentence in a novel: "Beverly gave me a smile then, but it had a hard edge to it." What's the meaning "it had a hard edge to it"? Who does "it" refer to? Please explain. Another kind of question: How to pronounce all kinds of abbreviations? Could we pronounce their letters one by one? For example, the abbreviation of Maryland is MD, Can we read MD? pp. (pages)? How to pronounce the signs "/" and "&" in sentence? For example: Do you wish to email and/or snail mail? Radio & TV online. Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronunciation/hrkng/post.htmSat, 15 Nov 2008 09:18:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:587764learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read English, I meet some knids of abbreviations and signs. How to read all kinds of abbreviations? Could we read their letters one by one? For example, the abbreviation of Maryland is MD, Can we read MD? pp.160? How to pronounce the sign & when we meet in a sentence? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MeaningOfTheSentence/hrcnm/post.htmSun, 09 Nov 2008 08:33:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:585458learnenglishDear Teacher, I have met the sentence in a novel: ..., but the sides and back of the building were flat and unadorned, as though the architect had applied a Mediterranean veneer to a plain plywood box, adding a lip of red tile at the top to suggest an entire roof when there was none. Please explain the meaning of all the sentence in simple English, especially as though... Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutStressPattern/gqkhl/post.htmSun, 02 Nov 2008 09:47:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582754learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read English I can meet many compounds among which there are many compounds written with a space. I look them up in English dictionaries to find that they don't give the stress patterns to them, only their meanings. What can I do about this? How do the native speakers do about this? Where is the stress? Can I read the two words one by one according to their own stress patterns? I have another question. When I read, I find that two words are linked by a hyphen at random and I cannot find them in English dictionaries, so I don't know if they are compound words. If they are, which word should we give the main stress to? There are some words like this: legal-looking, pen-and-pencil box, fume-spewing...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/gdcjp/post.htmWed, 21 May 2008 14:10:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:516611learnenglishDear Teacher, There is a sentence: This tournament (golf) next year is a week after the Shanghai (HSBC Champions) tournament... What's the meaning of "week' in the sentence? How long? Please explain the meaning of the sentence. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/zwrqx/post.htmWed, 26 Dec 2007 15:17:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:457195learnenglishDear Teacher, I'm reading a English novel. Please look at this paragraph: Everything is stucco, red tile roofs, bougainvillea, distressed beams, adobe brick walls, arched windows, palm trees, balconies, ferns, fountains, paseos, and flowers in bloom. Historical restorations abound. It's oddly unsettling--so lush and refined that it ruins you for anyplace else. Please explain carefully the last sentence in this paragraph: its meaning and structure. I could see a set of elevator doors and an exit leading to a set of fire stairs. What is the meaning of fire stairs? Is it a compound? ..., but the sides and back of the building were flat and unadorned, as though the architect had...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pronounciation/zhmkm/post.htmFri, 21 Dec 2007 15:03:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:455646learnenglishDear Teacher, When I read English, I often meet proper nouns, especially names of people and places. But I don't know their pronounciation. What can I do? I have no this kind of dictionaries. There are some: names of people: millhone, Danziger, Ahlberg names of places: Via Madrina, Arbol how to pronounce them? Thank you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompoundsAndItsMainStress/zhlgz/post.htmThu, 20 Dec 2007 12:07:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:455282learnenglishDear Teacher, Thank you! When I read English, I can meet many words linked by hyphens, but there are none of them in English dictionaries, so I cannot know if they are compound words although I know the meanings of them. How can I do to them? Especially their pronounciation: Where are the main stresses and the secondary stresses? I have some English dictionaries, to the compound words, especially the ones with no hyphens, such as cover letter, the editors don't tell where are the main stresses and the secondary stresses. I think stress on words is very important. How do you think this question? Now I have meet some words linked by hyphens in a novel, but I don't know if they are compound and their main stresses: ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/zhwxb/post.htm#454940Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:38:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:454940learnenglishDear Teacher, Thank you! When I read English, I can meet many words linked by hyphens, but there are none of them in English dictionaries, so I cannot know if they are compound words although I know the meanings of them. How can I do to them? Especially their pronounciation: Where are the main stresses and the secondary stresses? I have some English dictionaries, to the compound words, especially the ones with no hyphens, such as cover letter, the editors don't tell where are the main stresses and the secondary stresses. I think stress on words is very important. How do you think this question? Now I have meet some words linked by hyphens in a novel, but I don't know if they are compound and their main stresses: ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Meaning/zhwxb/post.htmTue, 18 Dec 2007 14:45:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:454547learnenglishDear teacher, There are the sentences: I signed the form and got it notarized and sent off and then didn't think any more about it. You can see from the cover letter that this all took place six months ago. What's the meaning of "cover letter"? Is it a compound word? Where is the main stress and the secondary stress? She didn't mention taking a side trip or anything like that? What's the meaning of "side trip"? Is it a compound word? Where is the main stress and the secondary stress? Thank you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Words/zhzgx/post.htmSun, 16 Dec 2007 03:40:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:453557learnenglishDear Teacher, I have some questions and I invite you to help me: 1. The neighborhood Elaine Bolt lived in was composed of modest 1930' bungalows mixed with occasional apartment complexes. Is "apartment complex" a compound word? Whare is the main stress and the secondary stress? 2. ...dentists who were willing to give you twilight sleep so you could have your teeth cleaned without cringing. Is "twilight sleep " a compound word? Whare is the main stress and the secondary stress? There are also some: fume-spewing manufacturing a combination of modern and mock-Spanish a palm-planted courtyard a glass-enclosed lobby &http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreTheyCorrectAgain/zdgkj/post.htmWed, 24 Oct 2007 16:09:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:434257learnenglishDear Teacher, Please tell me if they are correct: Whom do you want to meet? Who do you want to meet? Whose do you want to buy? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreTheyCorrect/zdcdh/post.htmSun, 21 Oct 2007 10:53:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:432980learnenglishDear Teacher, Please tell me if they are correct: What books have you lent him? Whose books have you lent him? What have you lent him? Which have you lent him? Whose have you lent him? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreTheyCorrect/zcqvw/post.htmThu, 18 Oct 2007 16:35:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:432131learnenglishDear teacher, I have some sentences. Please tell me if they are correct: 1. Which did you put it on? On which did you put it? 2. Which desk did you put it on? On which desk did you put it? 3. On what desk did you put it? 4. Whose do you rely on? On whose do you rely? 5. Whose son do you rely on? On whose son do you rely?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectComplementAgain/zcmwb/post.htm#431072Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:12:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:431072learnenglishAre the four parts used as subject complements? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectComplementAgain/zcmwb/post.htmMon, 15 Oct 2007 13:26:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:431036learnenglishDear Teacher, I have understood more about subject complement through your help. Thank you. I have four sentences: Whose raincoat is this? What doctors are vollunteers? Which person is John? What person is John? Are the interrogative pronouns subject complements? Please explain carefully.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SecondHand/zcldg/post.htmSun, 14 Oct 2007 08:15:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:430667learnenglishDear Teacher, I have found the sentence on a webside: It's out of print but you can find second hand copies fairly easily. I have seen "second hand" is written as "second-hand" in some dictionaries. But which form is correct? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutWhose/zcjhb/post.htmFri, 12 Oct 2007 15:36:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:430152learnenglishDear Teacher, "whose" is used as a subject in Special Interrogative Question? For example: Whose can do it? Is the sentence correct? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichUsedSubjectComplement/zcrpq/post.htm#428584Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:40:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:428584learnenglishBut I also can answer: Which is your hat? This is my hat. Is which still complement? Could you give some examples of the same structure as Which is your hat when which is used as subject?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichUsedSubjectComplement/zcrpq/post.htm#428247Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:24:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:428247learnenglishPlease explain why.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichUsedSubjectComplement/zcrpq/post.htm#427928Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:28:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427928learnenglishI'm sorry, the sentence I write is: Which is yours?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichUsedSubjectComplement/zcrpq/post.htm#427927Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:24:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427927learnenglishDear Teacher, You're right about the first two sentences, but in the third sentence which is used as subject. There is a same structure like this: Which is your? In grammer books authers say "which" is subject. So I think "which" cannot be used as subject complement in Special Interrogative Question? Could you find other correct sentences about it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishFromCalifornia/2/vxxhn/Post.htm#427722Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:29:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427722learnenglishDear Mark, I'm very glad to hear that you can help us to improve our English. Thank you. I'm very interested in English. I'm a Chinese, male, 44. Can I ask you if I have questions? Please tell me your private email. My email:http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichUsedSubjectComplement/zcrpq/post.htmSat, 06 Oct 2007 03:55:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427702learnenglishI'm learning Special Interrogative Sentence. In this kind of sentence interrogative pronouns can be used as subject complement. For example: What's your father? "what" is the subject complement. But I couldn't find a special interrogative sentence in which the single interrogative pronoun "which" is used as a subject complement and I don't know if there is this kind of sentences. Look at this one: Which is your name? "which" is the subject complement? Please explain carefully. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpecialQuestions/zbqgm/post.htmFri, 05 Oct 2007 04:06:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427256learnenglishDear teacher, I'm learning Special Interrogative Sentence. In this kind of sentence interrogative pronouns can be used as subject complement. For example: What's your father? "what" is the subject complement. But I couldn't find a special interrogative sentence in which the single interrogative pronoun "which" is used as a subject complement and I don't know if there is this kind of sentences. Look at this one: Which is your name? "which" is the subject complement? Please explain carefully. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectComplementAgain/zbpdd/post.htmThu, 04 Oct 2007 08:12:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:426907learnenglishDear Teacher, I have known the rules about subject complement. But now I have written a sentence: Which is your book? Question: Is " which”the subject complement? Could you give me some examples in which "which" is used as subject complement? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToPronounceUs11931/vnpjd/post.htmThu, 09 Aug 2007 14:03:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402444learnenglishDear Teacher, In one sentence US$1.1931 is read as one point one nine three one US dollars, but US$1.932 is read as one dollar nineteen thirty-two US. What is the difference between them? Why is the plural form dollars used? Because it's only one dollar? When should we used the plural dollars? Please explain carefully. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectComplement/vnvhm/post.htm#399629Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:50:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:399629learnenglishDear Teacher, Thank you! But there is very interesting question: About your last example, can I answer like this: An example of an even number is twenty-six. What do you think of this kind of answer? Still a subject? There sre two sentences: Chess is my hobby. My hobby is chess. The difference between them? Please explain carefully.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectComplement/vnvhm/post.htmWed, 01 Aug 2007 14:28:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:399240learnenglishDear Teachers, I'm learning Special Interrogative Sentence. In grammar books the authors say the interrogative pronouns (who, whose, which and what) can be used as subject and subject complement in special Interrogative sentences. when the verb "be" is used, I think it's difficult to distinguish between subject and subject complement because they have the same structure. For example: In "Which is yours?" someone says "which" is the subject. In "Whose beautiful antiques are these?" someone says "Whose beautiful antiques" is the subject complement. But how to determine a interrogative pronoun is subject or subject complement in Special Interrogative Sentence when "be" is used? They have the same structure: What...