http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aMaverickK&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:MaverickK'en-USXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ActivePassiveVoice/hgpmh/post.htmTue, 23 Dec 2008 04:02:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:618671maverickkHi, I am confused which of the following 2 is correct - He told the teacher that - 1. he was liked by the whole class. 2. he is liked by the whole class. This is a question which appeared in a test.So I want to know which is more suitable.I felt the second one is correct as its a truth and a continuing idea.Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ATwoDaysVisit/hgpln/post.htmTue, 23 Dec 2008 03:55:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:618660maverickkHi, Which of the following 2 expressions is correct(if at all any one is correct) - 1. A two days' visit 2. A two day's visit Can someone please explain which is wrong and why?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfHyphen/gqwbc/post.htm#582113Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:40:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582113maverickkI am in more confusion now.I will give the full question here.We have to identify the parts of sentence which are correct from the given options - 1. So once an economy is actually in recession, 2. the authorities can, in principle, move the economy 3. out of slump - assuming hypothetically 4. that they know how to - by a temporary stimuli. 5. In the longer term, however, such policies have no affect on the overall behaviour of the economy. ( A ) 1, 2 & 5 ( B ) 2, 3 & 5 ( C ) 3 & 4 ( D ) 5 only ( E ) 2 only Part 5 is definetly wrong(policies have no affect ). This means option A,B and D are ruled out.This means either part 3 and 4 are correct OR only part 2 is correct.Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfHyphen/gqwbc/post.htm#582071Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:38:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582071maverickkThanks for your reply Alphecca.But can you tell me what is wrong with the usage "out of slump" ? And is there nothinh wrong with the usage of hypen?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SometimesToldToldSometimes/gqwbh/post.htmFri, 31 Oct 2008 05:20:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582070maverickkHi, Here a sentence has been broken into 4 parts.We have to identify which part is grammatically or usage wise incorrect. 1. It is sometimes told that democratic 2. government originated in the city-states 3. of ancient Greece. Democratic ideals have been handed to us from that time. 4. In truth, however, this is an unhelpful assertion. I feel that the first part,third part and the 4th part are correct. There can be something incorrect in the usage of city-states(i am not sure).Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfHyphen/gqwbc/post.htmFri, 31 Oct 2008 05:02:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582065maverickkHi, Here a sentence has been broken into 4 parts.We need to identify which parts are incorrect grammatically or usage wise. 1. So once an economy is actually in recession, 2. the authorities can, in principle, move the economy 3. out of slump - assuming hypothetically 4. that they know how to - by a temporary stimuli. I feel the first and the second part is correct.In the third and the fourth part,I feel there is an incorrect usage of the hyphen. I just went through a discussion on this site regarding hyphen usage.Dave had put up an article from the Economist Style guide regarding the usage of hyphen.But in that,I did not see hyphens being used as pauses in a sentence(thisis done by a comma or a semicolon).Please correct me if I am...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdiomUsageGetOnesHandsOn/gqwrw/post.htmFri, 31 Oct 2008 04:31:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:582054maverickkHi, Please let me know what is wrong with this idiom usage - "When I returned home, I began to read everything I could get my hand on about Israel ." I feel something is wrong in the sentence with respect to the idiom usage.Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeveralCorporationsBegan-Begun/gqgkw/post.htm#581656Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:35:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:581656maverickkThanks a lot Jim for your explanation. I just got confused between "began" and "have begun". But can you tell me why is "began" wrong here? And should we use "have <verb>" with similar sentences having the since clause.And what about the first part of the underlined stuff?between "investment officers' fees" and "fees of investment officers" which one is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeveralCorporationsBegan-Begun/gqgkw/post.htmThu, 30 Oct 2008 05:15:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:581646maverickkHi, Since 1986 when the Department of Labor began to allow investment officers’ fees to be based on how the funds they manage perform, several corporations began paying their investment advisers a small basic fee, with a contract promising higher fees if the managers perform well. (A) investment officers’ fees to be based on how the funds they manage perform, several corporations began (B) investment officers’ fees to be based on the performance of the funds they manage, several corporations began (C) that fees of investment officers be based on how the funds they manage perform, several corporations have begun (D) fees of investment officers to be based on the performance of the funds they manage, several corporations have begun...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SuperpowerHadBetter/gqvdn/post.htmTue, 28 Oct 2008 08:18:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:580954maverickkHi, I read the following sentence in a leading magazine - "If it is to secure its long-term relationship with Iraq, the superpower had better adjust fast to the idea that Iraq is once again a sovereign country, one that has a powerful sense of wounded pride and some prickly sensibilities." Is it a correct usage?Shouldn't it be "superpower should better" ?I have not come across this usage in any of the usage guides or dictionaries.Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArrogateToFor/gqvdr/post.htmTue, 28 Oct 2008 06:54:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:580941maverickkHi, I have seen in dictionaries that "arrogate" is used with "to". For example - " He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay." But I read the following sentence in the The Economist. Is this usage correct? I could not find this usage("arrogate" being used with "for") in any dictionary. "It often refers to a bunch of party-approved village apparatchiks arrogating ownership rights for themselves." Please help. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoordinatingConjunction/gpqkp/post.htm#579700Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:06:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:579700maverickkThe explanation which I read was - A coordinating conjunction should join 2 things which are similar. So the correct usage should be - "The gifts of the father and those of the son were good". Please keep in my mind that this is a question from a standard test. So I have to go by what the rule of grammar says(and not what the informal english says).http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoordinatingConjunction/gpqkp/post.htmFri, 24 Oct 2008 04:37:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:579630maverickkHi, Please let me know why this sentence is not correct - "The gifts of the father and the son were good." Any help will be appreciated.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AHandfulOfFarmersIs/gplnv/post.htm#578528Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:43:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:578528maverickkthanks for your reply. But can you please tell me how is " is " correct? The subject is plural so we need a plural verb " are ".http://www.englishforums.com/English/AHandfulOfFarmersIs/gplnv/post.htmMon, 20 Oct 2008 10:17:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:578225maverickkHi, I read this sentence in the leading magazine The Economist today - "The handful of white farmers left on the land is still being harassed." I feel it should be "are". Is the sentence correct?If so,why? Thanks for any help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveHasHappened/glwbr/post.htmFri, 22 Aug 2008 07:36:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557498maverickkHi, Please let me know which word in the following sentence is correct and why? This is one of the most remarkable events that have/has happened this century. Kindly give me a lucid explanation. Thanx.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheyOrginallySeemedSeemTo/gkvwj/post.htm#551892Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:21:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551892maverickkIt's a test question. One of the options has to be "more gramatically correct" than the others. I am not able to make out which one is the most suitable answer. Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToPurchasingOrderPurchase/gkzkm/post.htmThu, 07 Aug 2008 03:57:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551883maverickkSome part of the given sentence is underlined.Four choices for rephrasing the underlined part follow each sentence.Please tell me which option is grammatically correct and effective. The public library allocated revenues it received from the recently passed tax initiative to the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers . (a) to the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers. (b) in order to purchase more than 2000 books and 50 computers. (c) so as to purchase more than 2000 books and 50 computers. (d) for the purchase of more than 2000 books and 50 computers. Please let me know which option is correct and why are the others incorrect.Any help is appreciated.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AsExtendingUpwardToExtend/gkvwg/post.htm#551880Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:50:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551880maverickkThanks Clive for your reply. Your answer is correct. But can you tell me what led you to the answer? I know you have mentioned it sounds right. But to me the 4th option "to extend" also sounded right. How can I choose the most correct answer?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheyOrginallySeemedSeemTo/gkvwj/post.htmWed, 06 Aug 2008 11:00:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551557maverickkSome part of the given sentence is underlined.Four choices for rephrasing the underlined part follow each sentence.Please tell me which option is grammatically correct and effective. For many travellers,charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than they originally seemed. (a) they originally seem to (b) they seemingly would cost originally (c) it originally seemed they would (d) it seemed originally Please let me know which option is correct and why are the others incorrect.Any help is appreciated.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheChiefAmongChiefWhich/gkvww/post.htmWed, 06 Aug 2008 10:57:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551556maverickkSome part of the given sentence is underlined.Four choices for rephrasing the underlined part follow each sentence.Please tell me which option is grammatically correct and effective. Jamieson's proposal wa rejected for several reasons, the chief among which was cost . (a) the chief among which was cost (b) the chief of which was cost (c) among which the chief was its cost. (d) the chief reason of which was its cost. Please let me know which option is correct and why are the others incorrect.Any help is appreciated.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AsExtendingUpwardToExtend/gkvwg/post.htmWed, 06 Aug 2008 10:53:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551554maverickkSome part of the given sentence is underlined.Four choices for rephrasing the underlined part follow each sentence.Please tell me which option is grammatically correct and effective. Most nations regard their airspace as extending upward as high as an aircraft can fly;no specific altitude,however,has been officially recognized as a boundary . (a) as extending (b) as the extent (c) to be an extension (d) to extend Please let me know which option is correct and why are the others incorrect.Any help is appreciated.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisACorrectSentence/gjkqn/post.htm#549013Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:31:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549013maverickkHi Grammar Geek, Thanks for your reply.But the examples you have given are with "promoted" and "charged". Even if we use "I was promoted" and "I was charged" , they sound fine. But somehow "I was arrived" doesnt sound fine to me.Please tell me how the sentence in the first post is correct.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisACorrectSentence/gjkqn/post.htm#548964Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:58:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548964maverickkOhh..there was a typo error in the first line of my last post.I have written - "Here is what is mentioned in the dictionary about the usage of Abil " It should be "Here is what is mentioned in the dictionary about the usage of arrive" :-)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisACorrectSentence/gjkqn/post.htm#548958Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:53:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548958maverickkHi Abil, Here is what is mentioned in the dictionary about the usage of Abil - American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This ar·rive Audio Help (ə-rīv') Pronunciation Key intr.v. ar·rived, ar·riv·ing, ar·rives 1. To reach a destination. 2. To come at length; take place: The day of reckoning has arrived . 3. To achieve success or recognition: He had finally arrived as a designer. According to me,the sentence should be "I , a senior counternarcotics official ,had recently arrived ,,,,, ". I have checked out many usage and dictionary entries and then saying there is something incorrect about the usage of "was arrived" in the first post.Please back your thoughts about usage with some proof.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisACorrectSentence/gjkqn/post.htmWed, 30 Jul 2008 07:32:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548518maverickkHi, I read this sentence in a TIME magazine article - " I was a senior counternarcotics official recently arrived in a country that supplied 90 percent of the world’s heroin." I am not sure how this sentence is correct.Can we use "I was arrived" ? I feel "I was..who had recently arrived" will be a grammatically correct sentence.Please tell me what is right. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEvenSo/gjbwv/post.htmThu, 24 Jul 2008 06:52:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545772maverickkHi, I am not very clear with the usage of "even so".I do not understand what it exactly means and what words can be used synonymously to replace it.Here is a sentence i read today - " This week's negotiations are the latest in a series of last-ditch attempts to save the trade round. Even so, hardly anyone expects a meaningful result . " Please explain the what does the usage of "even so" means here.What other transitional words have a similar meaning? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TouchstoneCornerstoneBedrock/ggdnx/post.htm#531766Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:31:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531766maverickkThanks for your reply Mister Micawber. I agree with your explanation.As I said, I feel "cornerstone" is correct. But in the explanation given to me,its mentioned that "cornerstone refers to a significant target so it is inapt." I am not at all convinced with this explanation.I have seen many dictionaries but nowhere it is mentioned that "cornerstone" is used for a "significant target". Please let me know if you know anything regarding this.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SaddeningSeeing/ggdnq/post.htm#531749Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:59:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531749maverickkThanks Clive for your reply.But I am not convinced with your answer.I read this link posted on this site itself - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat.htm . Here its mentioned we can not use "see" and "sad" (which are stative verbs) in the progressive tense. So you are contradicting what I have learnt earlier from this forum itself,making me confused. One more question - You have mentioned an example "Marry is seeing the doctor tomorow". Is not "Marry will visit the doctor tomorow" a more correct way of expressing? Please explainhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SaddeningSeeing/ggdnq/post.htmTue, 24 Jun 2008 04:20:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531708maverickkHi, I think the following 2 sentences are incorrect - 1) It is saddening to see that people die of hunger even after 60 years of independence. 2) It is high time the common man is disabused of his illusive hope of seeing India as a developed nation. "Sad" is a state and therefore a stative verb. "See" is a verb of perception. Therefore both should not be used in the progressive tense. Please tell me if the above 2 sentences are correct.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TouchstoneCornerstoneBedrock/ggdnx/post.htmTue, 24 Jun 2008 04:15:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:531706maverickkHi, I need to fill in the 2 blanks with the most suitable words in the following sentence - Even if a religiosly intolerant group should secure power in the states or in the centre - which is much less probable - the constitution remains as the __ of our liberties and any legislation openly in __ of its clauses is either unthinkable or foredoomed to failure. From the given pair of words,I need to choose the pair which fills in the blanks most suitably. the pair of words are - 1) touchstone,violation 2) cornerstone,transgression 3) bedrock,contravention 4) underpinning,defiance I feel the correct answer is 2. But the answer mentioned is 3. I simply cant understand.Please help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/2/gzbkh/Post.htm#526657Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:06:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526657maverickkThanks Clive and Jim for your replies. Jim, if you could give your explanation once more it would be great.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/2/gzbkh/Post.htm#526646Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:28:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526646maverickkJim was correct when he said there is no "original" here. But I still did not get the answer to the question - Is option A grammatically perfectly correct? Why is option C correct while option A incorrect? please explain lucidly ( considering me a "forum greenhorn" )http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/2/gzbkh/Post.htm#526640Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:21:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526640maverickkJim is perfectly correct when he said there is no "original" here.I still did not get the answer to my question - Is option A grammatically perfectly correct? Why is option C a better option than option A (a bit more lucid explanation considering me a "forum greenhorn " ) ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InPortPartlyBecausePartly-To/gzblb/post.htm#526276Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:15:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526276maverickkNow I understood your point and agree that B is the correct option. But the correct option is E ( mentioned at the place from where I saw this sentence). So I am confused again. Any other opinions/ideas ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InPortPartlyBecausePartly-To/gzblb/post.htm#526228Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:26:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526228maverickkI have still not understood.There is only one subject in the sentence "Cattle breeders have used cross breeding .. " and that is "Cattle breeders". So there is no confusion about what is the subject.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/gzbkh/post.htm#526201Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:56:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526201maverickkI could not completely understand this explanation. According to my understanding,even option A is giving the reason why the Wilson administration seemed to be reverting to the British view.Please explain more lucidly. Another question - Is option A grammatically perfectly correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InPortPartlyBecausePartly-To/gzblb/post.htm#526198Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:43:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526198maverickkThanks for your reply Mister Micawber. But I am still confused. I dont feel there is much difference between B and E. Option B is "for the acquisition of sth" which is the gerund form. Option E is "to acquire sth" which is the infinitive form. They are just 2 different ways of saying the same thing.Please correct me where I am wrong.I can not understand what is wrong with option D either. Please explain.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InPortPartlyBecausePartly-To/gzblb/post.htmThu, 12 Jun 2008 05:27:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526168maverickkHi, Please look at the following sentence.Only one of the 5 options is correct.I can not understand which is correct and why the rest are incorrect.I am able to understand that C is incorrect.Please explain and help. In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding, in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor. (A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics (B) in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers (C) partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics (D) partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers (E) partly to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/gzbkh/post.htm#526167Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:21:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526167maverickkThanks for your reply Clive.The colon was there in the original sentence.As for your answers,I understood why B,D and E are eliminated.I have been told that the correct answer is C. So now I can not understand why is C correct and A incorrect. Is it because "reverting to" has been used in the last clause,therefore "dropping the proposal" should be used instead of "proposal was dropped" in the previous clause? This is my understanding. Please explain.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WilsonCommission/gzbkh/post.htmThu, 12 Jun 2008 04:30:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:526157maverickkHi, Please look at the following sentence.Only one of the 5 options is correct.I can not understand which one is correct and why are the remaining incorrect. Please explain and help. In presenting his modus vivendi proposal, Lansing implied that the American government accepted the German view that armed merchant vessels were warships: however, when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question. (A) when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it (B) after it was dropped, the Wilson administration (C) by dropping the proposal, the Wilson administration (D) the Wilson administration dropped the proposal when it (E) when they...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceCorrectionAmericanCivil-War/gzrbh/post.htm#525827Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:25:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525827maverickkThere is one more sentence correction.Please explain why C is correct and the others are incorrect. In presenting his modus vivendi proposal, Lansing implied that the American government accepted the German view that armed merchant vessels were warships: however, when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question. (A) when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it (B) after it was dropped, the Wilson administration (C) by dropping the proposal, the Wilson administration (D) the Wilson administration dropped the proposal when it (E) when they dropped the proposal, the Wilson administrationhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RatherThanAtInsteadOf/gvxbd/post.htm#525733Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:06:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525733maverickkThe following explanation was given to me to show that the usage of "instead of" is incorrect and "rather than at" is the correct answer :- " The corrected sentence must contrast an effect of spot-welding with an effect of adhesive-bonding . To do so logically and grammatically, it must describe the effects in parallel terms. Preposition such as over, at are required to indicate location and hence, make the sentence logically parallel. Option A is drawing the contrast between surface and series, and not completing the parallelism." I could not understand this explanation completely and I am still not convinced with the answer.Please help me and explain lucidly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceCorrectionAmericanCivil-War/gzrbh/post.htmWed, 11 Jun 2008 06:29:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525715maverickkHi, Please look at the following sentence.Only one of the 5 options is correct.I can not understand which one is correct and why the remaining are incorrect.Please help. In one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, four times as many Americans were killed as would later be killed on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. (A) Americans were killed as (B) Americans were killed than (C) Americans were killed than those who (D) more Americans were killed as there (E) more Americans were killed as those whohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheCocaColaCompany/gvxbz/post.htm#525714Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:24:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525714maverickkThanks for all your replies. The correct answer is D. But I still can not understand why is A incorrect? Marius Hancu has also mentioned the "demanding that it" usage which is used. That is what the option A is using. Then why is it incorrect?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheCocaColaCompany/gvxbz/post.htmMon, 09 Jun 2008 07:18:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524846maverickkHi, Please look at the following sentence.Which of the mentioned options( A -E) best fills in the underlined words? I can not undertstand why the remaining are wrong? Please explain. In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula. (A) demanding that it should (B) demanding it to (C) and their demand to (D) who demanded that it (E) who demanded it tohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RatherThanAtInsteadOf/gvxbd/post.htmMon, 09 Jun 2008 07:13:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524844maverickkHi, Please look at the following sentence - In metalwork one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between. I came to know that "rather than at" should be used in place of "instead of". Why is "instead of" incorrect here ? Please explain.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HearsIsHearingMusic/gvwwl/post.htm#523296Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:49:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:523296maverickkI understood what Mister Micawber said. But I had additional queries. If it is not correct to say - "He is looking sad" , then look at the following sentences - 1. He is looking at the flowers. 2. He looks at the flowers. 3. He misses Sally. 4. He is missing his favourite TV program. How come all the 4 sentences above are correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HearsIsHearingMusic/gvwwl/post.htm#523275Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:56:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:523275maverickkDo you agree that the 2nd and 4th sentences are incorrect? If so, why are they incorrect? What is the difference in meaning between 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th? Please explain. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HearsIsHearingMusic/gvwwl/post.htm#523262Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:34:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:523262maverickkThanks for your reply. I have one more question. 1. She looks tired. 2. She is lookin tired. 3. Harry misses Sally. 4. Harry is missing Sally. "look" and "miss" are not words of sensation. Then why is the 1st and 3rd sentence correct, while the 2nd and 4th sentences are incorrect? What is the difference in meaning between 1st and 2nd sentence? Thanks