http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aSuper%3fSonic&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Super?Sonic'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SelfEvaluationEssay/vgxzl/post.htmSat, 19 May 2007 22:54:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:367704super sonicHi, I had my final exam from the writing course as a home take-in, but the type of the essay sounded a little bit weird to me. Here is what my lecturer gave as information: Writing FINAL Write an evaluation essay on the following topic The Self-Evaluation essay is a reflective essay assessing and describing your learning experiences. Write a self evaluation essay considering the guidelines below. The following are guidelines for your Self-Evaluation Essay: Include each of your learning objectives, Describe how the learning objectives were accomplished and the steps used to complete objectives, For objectives you did not meet, state why not. What did you learn from the failure to meet objectives? (Is this even proper...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseProofreadApplicationLetter-Embassy/vrvqj/post.htm#335577Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:17:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335577super sonicThank you. I've read some university motivation letters, but I can't find anything else to add to my writing. I am going to be a linguist(hopefully) and the only benefit I can get from this program is improve my English, or so I think. What else could you recommend that I write?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseProofreadApplicationLetter-Embassy/vrvqj/post.htmSun, 04 Mar 2007 11:50:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:335521super sonicNomination Form: Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders Summer 2007 Q-Please attach a personal statement (no more than one page) that outlines why you would like to participate in this program. Indicate why you feel this program would be useful in your future career path and in your current capacity as a student leader. A-The first reason why I would like to participate in this program is that I want to broaden my horizons by learning the culture of another country. The fact that the country in question is the United States makes it easier for me to enjoy this program, because my field in university, Linguistics, necessitates that I be in an English-speaking country at least once in order to grasp the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CollegesVersusRegularHigh-Schools/dmvpl/post.htm#311159Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:56:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:311159super sonicYeah, I was trying to say that. That is the case in my country. And, thank you so much.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AvengeRevenge/dmvqb/post.htm#311154Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:47:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:311154super sonicThank you both.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AvengeRevenge/dmvqb/post.htmFri, 05 Jan 2007 22:20:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:310948super sonicI've been wondering if these two words have the same meaning and could be used interchangibly. I will avenge / revenge his death. <-- is this correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CollegesVersusRegularHigh-Schools/dmvpl/post.htmFri, 05 Jan 2007 21:48:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:310941super sonicColleges Versus Regular High Schools Nowadays, people find it hard to decide between regular high schools and colleges. Colleges are recommended rather than regular high schools by experts. Even though colleges have benefits like providing a good education, making people find a job easily; their costs are higher than those of regular schools. First of all, it is a very well-known fact that colleges provide a better education than normal high schools. Colleges have more materials at hand than regular high schools. College students could easily access the internet and books in the school library, whereas regular high school students can't, as the libraries in regular high schools are not supported financially. Teachers in these...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SocietyCommitSuicide/4/clvdk/Post.htm#310789Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:08:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:310789super sonicFeebs11 wrote: Super Sonic wrote: Anonymous, I feel you. I am 18 years old and have been trying to kill myself since I was 14. I am suffering from diabetes and am going to lose my kidneys due to bad control. People mock me because of my weight. I am fat thanks to diabetes. And they make fun of me because I am not tall, thanks to diabetes again. They don't know how I feel, yet they laugh at me. Some people call me dwarf... They dont know how much this hurts me. My parents quarrel all the time because of my illness. They keep blaming each other that one is the reason for my having this disorder. I am a university student and I suck at lessons. I suck at living... I cannot talk to my friends about my problems because they just say...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyMoslemsHateWesternWorld-Yorker/15/grjg/Post.htm#309458Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:35:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309458super sonicI am muslim and I dont hate the western world. Actually, I think, western people are the ones who hate muslims.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SocietyCommitSuicide/4/clvdk/Post.htm#309454Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309454super sonicAnonymous, I feel you. I am 18 years old and have been trying to kill myself since I was 14. I am suffering from diabetes and am going to lose my kidneys due to bad control. People mock me because of my weight. I am fat thanks to diabetes. And they make fun of me because I am not tall, thanks to diabetes again. They don't know how I feel, yet they laugh at me. Some people call me dwarf... They dont know how much this hurts me. My parents quarrel all the time because of my illness. They keep blaming each other that one is the reason for my having this disorder. I am a university student and I suck at lessons. I suck at living... I cannot talk to my friends about my problems because they just say "Dont worry things will get better" etc. no...http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenAThe/dlxwz/post.htm#309434Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:12:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309434super sonicYou are very welcomehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RhetoricalDevices/dlprr/post.htm#309158Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:41:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309158super sonicMy brother is a fox, my house is my castle.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenAThe/dlxwz/post.htm#309157Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:33:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309157super sonicNmurugeshan2nev wrote: Thank you, But, I don't understand your explanations. A child ran across a street. The child ran across the street. The child ran across a street. A child ran across the street. Please explain me the exact meaning of the sentences. A child ran across a street. (You neither know the child nor the street (By the way, as you can see, I used "the" both before "child" and "street", as they were taken out of your sentence.)) The child ran across the street. (You know which child ran across which street.) The child ran across a street. (You know the child, but you don't know which street s/he ran across.) A child ran across the street. (You don't know the child, but you know which street...http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionAboutPrepare/dlpgr/post.htm#309143Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:11:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309143super sonicAnonymous wrote: Hi there, i got a question about one of the sentence listed recently on this english forum, why does prepare has an -ed at the end of prepare? i thought is asking a question, so therefore you don't need to an -ed at the end of prepared/ Original sentence: Have you prepare the new certificate for us to arrange shipment in year 2007? Revised sentence: Have you prepared the new certificate for us to arrange shipment in the year 2007 ? I am not a native speaker, but I will try to do what I can: Verb1: Prepare Verb2: Prepared Verb3: Prepared We use "have" + "V3" in present perfect tense. That's why it is " Have you prepared ..." As for "...the year 2007" , the determiner "the" was used because 2007 is a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrePostModification/dlplb/post.htmSun, 31 Dec 2006 15:51:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:309129super sonicCould you tell me what the underlined words' word classes are? She didn't like a dark ceiling . She cut two large windows on one side . Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with a very nice paper which didn't look Chinese at all. It was bought in a native shop . It was a very nice pink stripe . I am wondering if "a" , "two" and "one" are adjectives or determiners so that I can call them pre-modifiers or not. Another thing, in the sentence; "Since the columns, great red sturdy columns oppressed her a little, she prepared them with a very nice paper which didn't look Chinese at all." Am I to call only "which" a post-modifier(...which=Post-modifier?) or all the words following "which"...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EffectsIlliteracySociety/dljrg/post.htm#308424Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:27:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:308424super sonicFeebs11 wrote: Super Sonic wrote: Could you have a look at it please? All your ideas as to how I should edit it are welcome. EFFECTS OF ILLITERACY ON SOCIETY Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of illiteracy all over the wor ld. A study conducted by W SI ( World Statistics Institute) shows that over 27% of people are illiterate glo bally . Another study by the same institute shows that the speed at whic h the il literacy rate ascends is 32% . These rates are quite important, as illiteracy has terrible effects on society. The most important effect of illiteracy on society is th at it works as an inhibitor. That is to say, the more illiterate people there are in a country, the harder it will be for the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/EffectsIlliteracySociety/dljrg/post.htmMon, 25 Dec 2006 20:32:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:307213super sonicCould you have a look at it please? All your ideas as to how I should edit it are welcome. EFFECTS OF ILLITERACY ON SOCIETY Recent studies show that there is an increasing rate of illiteracy all over the world.A study conducted by WSI(World Statistics Institute) shows that over 27% of people are illiterate globaly. Another study by the same institute shows that the speed at which illiteracy rate ascends is 32%. These rates are quite important, as illiteracy has terrible effects on society. The most important effect of illiteracy on society is that, it works as an inhibitor. That is to say, the more illiterate people there are in a country, the harder it will be for the country to develop. This fact could be clarified with an example:...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThisImportantCheck/dlggm/post.htm#307080Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:48:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:307080super sonicThank you both.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldOfWouldHave/dlhbk/post.htm#306725Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:36:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:306725super sonicOK. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldOfWouldHave/dlhbk/post.htmSat, 23 Dec 2006 15:00:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:306656super sonicHello everyone. I have a question. I would be glad if it is answered: "It would of been great if they kept the protagonist alive." Does the " of " in that sentence act as "have" ? If so, are there any differences between them? If not, then what is that " of " there? Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArmenianGenocide/12/bwmrr/Post.htm#306488Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:34:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:306488super sonicI am a Turk and no, such a thing didn't happen. I don't say so because I am Turk, but because I know my HISTORY.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThisImportantCheck/dlggm/post.htmFri, 22 Dec 2006 21:25:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:306454super sonicHi everyone, I am from Turkey and I have a problem: Yesterday I learned that I got 56 points out of 100 from the writing lesson, which made me sad (I am a university student) The teacher said that my essay wasn't coherent and that MY ENGLISH WAS POOR I have written another cause&effect essay like that one to learn if my English is really that poor. Please be honest and tell me the truth. I won't be sad if you tell me that my English is bad(Well, I will but it is at least better than THINKING that I have a good English) Thanks all in advance. CAUSES OF HAVING POOR MARKS AT SCHOOL Students’ getting poor grades has always been a problem, both for the parents and for the student himself. It is a problem, as students’...http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelevanceReferenceUtterance-Persistence/dhljd/post.htm#289046Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:06:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:289046super sonicThanks all.It seems that I will have to trust my mental dictionaryhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RelevanceReferenceUtterance-Persistence/dhljd/post.htm#288292Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:40:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:288292super sonicUhh OK,then.Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/RelevanceReferenceUtterance-Persistence/dhljd/post.htmWed, 01 Nov 2006 15:36:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:288289super sonicHow can I know that whether a word will take the suffix -ence or -ance?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouPleaseCheckThis/dhkhb/post.htmTue, 31 Oct 2006 21:32:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:287964super sonicLook Before You Leap This proverb is mainly about being careful and is of much importance in our lives,especially in today's world.One should think of possible consequences before attempting to do something.A work,done without considering its outcome,will most probably fail.But thinking beforehand needs skill,so it's easier said than done.You may think that you have thought about everything;but a little detail that you ignored,could ruin the work and you may have to start all over again.For instance,when the workers of a factory forget(which is pretty much feasible) to put a small and-apparently-insignificant component in an electronic device,the device may not work.Even though the device could be...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PhrasalVerbQuestion/cprbh/post.htmWed, 28 Jun 2006 06:52:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:240761super sonicIt didn't happen all at once,but before long the business began to______,and they started to make a profit. A)look back B)take up C)point out D)keep on E)try out With explanations,please.Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichOneIsCorrect/cnlbc/post.htm#234114Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:53:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:234114super sonicWelkins2139 wrote: " who thinks " is modified the "one " so the relative clause verb is singular. So the first sentence is correct.Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichOneIsCorrect/cnlbc/post.htmFri, 09 Jun 2006 08:24:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:234109super sonic"Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea?" "Am I the only one who think this is a bad idea?" Thanks in advance.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfForAndTo/gmpx/post.htmMon, 14 Jun 2004 20:51:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33215super sonicyes please:)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Prepare/gmvv/post.htmSun, 13 Jun 2004 07:32:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33018super sonicI'm a young Turkish boy and the Education system here is worse than you guess.My numerical(I don't know how do you call it there)lessons are bad and i'm going to be an English teacher,but i've got 2 years to prepare the biggest exam.the system here is bulit on grammar and people ought to get at least 90 right answers out of 100.And my question is;what do you recommend me to pass that exam?how can i improve my English?should i solve more exams or talk English to my friends?(I apologize for my avegareEnglish,in any case my problem here is to improve it)Please help me!(By the way can you tell me whichever of my sentences wrong?)http://www.englishforums.com/English/INeedSomeHelpHere/gmdv/post.htm#33007Sat, 12 Jun 2004 20:46:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33007super sonicYes it was.I appreciate your help :dhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldYouHelpMeAgainPlease/gmdg/post.htmSat, 12 Jun 2004 20:28:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33003super sonici need help with "Would" could you please explain me where to use it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/INeedSomeHelpHere/gmdv/post.htmSat, 12 Jun 2004 20:20:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:33001super sonicI'm very confused about tenses.I don't know which one to use!For example what are the differences bewtween these two; 1-It is raining since 3 o'clock 2-It has been raining since 3 o'clock and when do we use "appreciate"?