http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aSooris&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Sooris'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenOfAndFor/ggzrm/post.htmTue, 24 Jun 2008 21:32:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:532061soorisWhat is the difference between the two sentences? Write the equation of the following data? Write the equation for the following data? Is there any significant difference between these two prepositions here? Please help. Soorishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseQuestions/zqlvp/post.htm#499495Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:38:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499495sooris1) "Something worth little or nothing". Here shouldn't the sentence be: "Something worth s little or nothing" ? 2) "Water pollution is caused by run-off from factories". Does run-off a synonymous for chemicals/residues ? 3) Is rather than a synonymous for " instead of " ? Ex.: Rather than go out to dinner, let's just order in a pizza. 4) The word " chieftain " can be also written "chief tan " ? REPLY: 1) Something worth .. little or nothing..(Sentence incomplete) Let us say 'Something worth millions of dollars were wasted on this project.' 2) Run off does not mean Chemicals or wastes. It simply means the outflow of these wastes from the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectMe/zqkwj/post.htm#499488Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:27:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499488soorisThanks for your explanation. We have already informed Ling that the charge of USD500 has not been made by our company. In fact, it is the transportation company of our other supplier made this demand. We have arranged the goods consolidation and lowered the CFS cost to you. We have brought this point to your notice before two months. We would be grateful if you can bear half of the cost. 2) Our supplier is nmot ready to pay the charge of UD500 for your transportation. The argument started two months ago. Believe us that there is some mistake on the part of your transportation company too.We request you to make the said payment to make the deal a fair one. This is what I could think of your piece of writing. I dont know whether I am...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IWishIHadntDidntResigned/2/zqjqg/Post.htm#499461Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:48:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499461soorisNo, it cannot be I wish I resigned. The first sentence refers to an action that had been done. A man resigned before one week, and feels sorry about it now. So he says ' I wish I hadn't resigned'. Let us now take a look at the second sentence. I wish I resigned. This expresses one's thought that he wants to resign. For example, your friends were terminated from a company, but you were asked to continue. You feel a lot about the loss of your friends and you say, 'I wish I resigned'. How is it? Soorishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IWishIHadntDidntResigned/2/zqjqg/Post.htm#499460Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:43:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499460soorisHadn't is correct. The sentence is in Subjuctive mood. Here we refer to an action that we should not have done. It is better if we say ' I wish I hadn't resigned'. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Prepositions/bjrbr/post.htm#499459Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:40:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499459soorisI doubt if it is all right to say 'BY FOOT'. Isn't it all right to say 'ON FOOT'? Forgive me if I am not right. Sureshhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseGrammarPoints/zqldn/post.htmFri, 11 Apr 2008 17:32:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499456soorisPlease help me choose the right answers. Which of the following sentences are correct? 1) The essay ends abruptly without your description on/of your efforts to achieve your vision. Which preposition is suitable here? 2) There is one or two comma errors in the essay. Should I replace is with are here? Kindly reply, Sureshbabuhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichFollowingUsageCorrect/zpqdn/post.htmWed, 02 Apr 2008 21:25:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:495988soorisHi Which of the following usage of preposition is correct? I am working in Dell. I am working with Dell. Are they both correct? Why/Why not? Thanks, Sureshbabuhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisCorrect/zxnjh/post.htm#490328Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:57:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:490328soorisIt would be all right if you have used the proper adjective of Germany (German). I have an expensive small red German sports car. Since all the adjectives that modify the same noun (Car), it is possible to write them without a comma between them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThisSentenceCorrect/zxnkz/post.htm#490325Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:52:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:490325soorisAs per Louis advice, the total volume of his goods is around 3cbm, but it must be calculated and measured again before packing. I think it should be all right for you if you add one set steam iron together with his goods, if he agreed. I wonder what you want to convey through this sentence. I have made a few corrections, yet it remains incomplete somewhere.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlHelp/zxmmd/post.htmMon, 17 Mar 2008 22:06:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:490062soorisPl. take a look at the sentence. The narrower road leads to t he beach. What is the function of the underlined in the sentence? Is it a complenment?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMe/zxmlq/post.htmMon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:490058soorisHi, Pl. take a look at the sentence. The narrow road to the beach. What is the underlined part of the sentence? Is it a compelemnt? Thanks, Soorishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsItAnAdverb/zgdcd/post.htmThu, 29 Nov 2007 23:52:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:447987soorisI was chosen as the best speaker in the competition. Funnily enough, I dont even remember the topic now. I want to know what part of speech is ' now ' in this sentence. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatPartSpeechSentence/zgcxx/post.htmThu, 29 Nov 2007 18:54:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:447913soorisWhat is the function of ' not ' in the following sentence? I am not feeling well. Obviously, ' well ' is the adverb. But dictionary suggests that the ' not ' is also an ' adverb '. Can you clarify this doubt?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Adverb/zgcxm/post.htmThu, 29 Nov 2007 18:44:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:447911soorisPlease take a look at this sentence. I am not feeling well. Is 'not' acting as an adverb in this sentence? Or what is the role of ' not ' in this sentence? Thanks. Sureshbabuhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestionForumGurus/vpmqj/post.htm#412056Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:34:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:412056soorisWhat is the subject of these sentence? The more, the merrier. The higher the flight, the steeper the fall. The sooner you finish the homework, the sooner you can go out to play.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestionForumGurus/vpmqj/post.htm#412008Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:03:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:412008soorisWhat is the subject of the sentence? The sooner you finish your dinner, the sooner you can watch TV. (Are they two INdependent clauses connected by a comma?!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestionForumGurus/vpmqj/post.htmThu, 30 Aug 2007 08:49:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411528soorisWhat is the sentence structure of the following sentences? (Are they grammatically correct?) 1) The more the merrier. 2) The higher the flight, the steeper the fall.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LexicalGrammaticalDevelopment-Are/vxnck/post.htm#406674Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:14:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406674soorisA compound subject connected by "and" always takes a plural verb except when it is one entity. Here, I think it is better to use the plural verb 'are'. However, it depends on what you want to say and how it is interpreted. Please give the complete sentence, so we will be able to analyse it properly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ComputerAgain/vxdjc/post.htm#403979Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:01:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403979soorisI meant 'freezes'. I know the difference between hanged and hung. But can we hang a computer like a person or a shirt. The meaning is totally different, isn't it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TeachMeSomeContractions/vxcnb/post.htm#403893Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:29:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403893soorisI think all the contractions that you have mentioned happened when they spoke and not in written English. Native speakers leave out several letters and words when they speak. This happens when you try to capture their spoken English into written form. However, this will create confusion when you start writing these contracted forms.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsNameDeviceEnglish/2/vxddm/Post.htm#403889Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:23:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403889soorisI don't know. may be a thingamajig or a thingamabob!!! hahaha!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ComputerAgain/vxdjc/post.htmMon, 13 Aug 2007 08:21:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403888sooris"This computer hangs often." What will be the past tense of this sentence?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Articles/vxbbz/post.htmSat, 11 Aug 2007 12:52:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403177soorisHe is an Indian and she is English. Why are we not using an article before 'English' if we have to use before 'Indian'?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenOrWhile/vxbrl/post.htmSat, 11 Aug 2007 12:03:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403166soorisHe came when/while I was playing. Which is right? Where should I use when and where should I use while ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionTag/vxbrk/post.htmSat, 11 Aug 2007 11:54:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403165soorisI used to go there. What can be the question tag for the above mentioned statement? thanks a bunch.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordGenuine/vxrnv/post.htm#403156Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:44:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403156soorisI think it is an absolute adjective. you can't say more genuine or less genuine. It is like 'unique'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ComparativeClauseOrPhrase/vxrnl/post.htmSat, 11 Aug 2007 07:47:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403098soorisWhat is the pattern of this sentence? He is as tall as I am. SVC " as tall as I am" is a phrase??? My friend said the first 'as' is an adverb and the second 'as' is a conjunction. I am confused. Can anyone help??http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfIsAndAre/2/vnpjv/Post.htm#403095Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:35:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403095soorisIf this question comes in a grammar test, I would definitely pick 'are' but 'is' is very common in spoken English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Collective/vnqwk/post.htm#403093Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:31:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:403093soorisCollective nouns can be seen as notionally singular or plural, depending on whether one focusses on the group as a unit, or on the individual members. Americans are more likely to see "collective" nouns as single groups, and therefore use singular verbs, and British people are more likely to use plural verbs referring to the individuals within the group. However, in some cases, Americans and British people would agree that there is no question whether the individuals or the unit is being referred to. This they call tension between principles. The principles are proximity and non intervention. http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/structure/structure1/svagree.html This site will help you know the principles and the tensionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Find28WrongWordsPlsHelp/vnqxg/post.htm#402836Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:53:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402836soorisSmoking clauses lung cancer. Lung cancer is the number one cancer among man. Ninety percent of the people whom get lung cancer dry . Smokers have six times as much cancer of the mouth, tongue, and toast as nonsmokers. Smokers have twice as much heart disease. Smoking gives people breathing problems. It harms the stomach. Smoking cause one million early deaths in the world very year. To out the world, women live long than men. Why? Because men smoke most . Nonsmoking men live just as long at women. Smokers pollute the air. They breathe out 100 times as much pollute as nonsmokers. They breathe it out on there children and their wives or husbands. Children whom parents smoke have much breathing and lung problems than other children....http://www.englishforums.com/English/BetterOrBest/vnqxn/post.htmFri, 10 Aug 2007 13:40:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402828soorisThis is the better/best of the two options. Which one is the right answer? Why?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Cinema/vnxnk/post.htm#402309Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:14:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:402309soorisThe definite article 'the' is used when both the speaker and the listener know to which cinema the speaker went. Other wise we can use an indefinite article 'a'. Mind you, cinema refers to the place-the theater and not the movie which is shown in the theater.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Preposition/vnnwn/post.htm#401868Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:51:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401868soorisOk. Instructions for/to the students: Read the poem carefully. Which one now? for or to?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Preposition/vnnwn/post.htmWed, 08 Aug 2007 06:24:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401859soorisWhich one is correct? Instructions to students (or) Instructions for students Why?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatPartOfSpeechIsWell/vnnwc/post.htmWed, 08 Aug 2007 06:01:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401848soorisMy guide says 'well' can function only as an adverb. Can anyone tell what part of speech is 'well' in the following sentences. 1) Well, that's how things happen. 2) Get well soon. (Is 'well' a noun here or an adjective?) 3) All's well that ends well.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThankExplaining/vnmvz/post.htm#401496Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:15:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401496soorisexplain is a transitive verb. It takes a direct object. Explain something.- (correct) Explain me something.- (correct- Indirect object precedes the direct object) Explain to me something -(appears awkward) Explain something to me. (correct)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeGoatSheGoat/vnlmn/post.htm#401489Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:06:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401489soorisMuttonhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionAsked/vnlzb/post.htm#401405Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:25:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401405soorisThe grammatically correct sentence is : "I was I who asked....?" and the question tag will be 'wasn't I?'http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsFamilyPlural/vnljn/post.htm#401404Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:22:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401404soorisPolice and People are always plural. Family can be singular or plural depending on the meaning. When you want to refer each and every member in the family then it can be plural or else it is singular. There are, further, so called collective nouns , which are singular when we think of them as groups and plural when we think of the individuals acting within the whole (which happens sometimes, but not often). audience band class committee crowd dozen family flock group heap herd jury kind lot number public staff team These are some of the collective nouns which can be either singular or plural.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IExplainingGrammarMistake/vnlkx/post.htm#401400Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:14:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401400soorisyou always have present tense with "did"? Why did you go? (Correct) Why did you went? (Wrong) Similarly did make is correct and did made is incorrect.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeGoatSheGoat/vnlmn/post.htm#401397Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:08:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401397soorisRAM- A male sheep EWE- A female sheephttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoHundredsOrTwoHundred/vnlpg/post.htm#401396Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:04:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401396soorisIt depends on what follows. You can say, " I gave him two hundred dollars". (This is usually preferred.) OR I gave two hundreds.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BesidesBesideConfuse/vnlnd/post.htm#401388Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:34:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401388soorisAny dictionary will give you the difference in meaning of these two words. "Beside" tells you the place. Example: Sit down beside the fire. "Besides" means "in addition to". Example: I don't like fast food, besides, I don't have enough money.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Item/vnlxh/post.htm#401384Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:28:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401384soorisI would say like this: Excuse me, sir, This item is 100 USD. You have already paid 50 dollars. Can you pay 50 more USD so I can pack this item for you?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommasInIfSentences/vnlmz/post.htm#401381Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:18:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401381soorisYou can use comma in if sentences if the 'if' clause comes first. If an independent clause follows a dependent clause then you can use a comma to separate it from the independent clause. "if' clause is usually a dependent clause. Rule: If the dependent clause comes first, you should use a comma. But in your example sentences the first clause appears incomplete. May be that is the reason a comma is used there.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsNiceFiendlyBeautiful/vnlzk/post.htm#401379Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:08:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401379soorisSome words like 'nice' and 'good' are very frequently used. They are very handy and are used to substitute specific words as spoken language is full of vague terms and pauses. They may have many meanings. This is because when we speak we don't have enough time to think or find the precise word. X: I don't like two words in English. Y: What are they? X: One is 'nice' and other one is 'lousy'. Y: Ok. What are they? X: ????http://www.englishforums.com/English/NameOfTheDisease/vnzwq/post.htm#399944Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:28:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:399944soorisThanks a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenToUseTheAnA/cqb/post.htm#399558Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:57:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:399558soorisSuggestion: If you master two concepts-- definiteness and countability, almost 95% of your doubts regarding the usage of articles will be cleared. Then you won't be coming up with specific sentences since you know the rules. So try to master these two concepts.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedSomeAdviceOnEnglish/vjhcg/post.htm#399551Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:35:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:399551soorisLanguage is an art. You can master it only by practice. It is not learning some grammar rules and not practicing which will make you write fluently. If you want to speak, practice speaking. If you want to write, practice writing. Art is different from science. In medical science, you learn something, remember it, and apply when you need it. But in Language, you need practice to apply. Thanks