http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aTeo&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Teo'en-USXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IdRatherPaidMoneyTomorrow/hbdph/post.htm#590713Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:21:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590713teoI wouldn't use would in those, but either the present subjunctive or the past (subjunctive) seems appropriate. I'd rather -- he join me / he joined me / he not join me / he didn't join me the appointment rescheduled / rescheduled the meeting place tomorrow / place the meeting canceled / canceled it now than later / now My personal choice is probably more often the present subjunctive, though I can imagine myself using either one. CJ http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjunctiveAfterWouldRather/gbgdn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IdRatherPaidMoneyTomorrow/hbdph/post.htmSat, 22 Nov 2008 14:23:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590689teo1. I'd rather he pay us the money tomorrow. 2. I'd rather he paid us the money tomorrow. What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InCaseShould/hbdwb/post.htmSat, 22 Nov 2008 07:15:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590564teo1. (A) In case the wall should collapse , they evaculated the building. (B) Take your coat in case it should rain . 2. (A) In case the wall collapsed, they evaculated the building. (B) Take your coat in case it rains. What's the difference between #1 and #2?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IHaveBeenHomeAtHome/hbcdx/post.htmFri, 21 Nov 2008 07:08:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590203teoI have been _____ this year. I don't want to do it again. (A) family (B) house (C) home (D) at home The answer is option C. Why is option D incorrect?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TireExciteInterestSatisfy-Surprise/hbcrx/post.htmFri, 21 Nov 2008 03:59:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:590152teoA tires B. = A is tiring to B. = B is tired of A. A excites B. = A is exciting to B. = B is excited about A. A interests B. = A is interesting to B. = B is interested in A. A satisfies B. = A is satisfying to B. = B is satisfied with A. A surprises B. = A is surprising to B. = B is surprised at A. -- The above equations are quoted from an English study guide written by a Chinese teacher of English. Are they really correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/LookChienMingWangAHomeRun/hbrmc/post.htmThu, 20 Nov 2008 07:47:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589766teoLook! Chien-Ming Wang ___ a home run. (A) has hit (B) hits (C) is hitting Which choice is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsStrangeSeveralHurt/hbrkl/post.htmThu, 20 Nov 2008 06:27:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589741teoJohn: It's strange that I saw several people __ hurt. Mary: Because there was a car accident happening twenty minutes ago. (A) got (B) getting (C) gotten (D) to get Which option do you think is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShouldYouIfYou/hrpnl/post.htmWed, 19 Nov 2008 07:30:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589214teo1. If you get one million dollars, what will you do? 2. Should you get one million dollars, what would you do? 3. If you should get one million dollars, what would you do? 4. If you were to get one million dollars, what would you do? 5. If you got one million dollars, what would you do? According to a Canadian, #3, #4 and #5 are all correct and mean the same thing. They all suggest that it is entirely unlikely. However, #1 suggests that it is entirely possibel. According to http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=73138&dict=CALD , people use ‘should you get....' to mean 'if you get' . According to an Englishman, #2 is a literary equivalent of #3. I am totally confused about these contradictory statements! Does ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPassivePresentPerfect-Passive/hrpkx/post.htmWed, 19 Nov 2008 04:35:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589166teo1. The license plate number has been taken down already. 2. The license plate number is taken down already. #1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoSomewhereVacation/djhjx/post.htm#575825Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:40:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:575825teoMary: Why did Eric go to London? John: He went there __ vacation. (A) for (B) on I think choice A is correct. Is choice B also acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/50/gprlj/post.htmFri, 10 Oct 2008 03:08:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:575017teoKekchi (kek) is one of 50+ Mayan languages still spoken in Guatemala today. How do you read 50+ in the above sentence in English?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItsAboutTimeYouBuyOne/gxpjd/post.htmWed, 08 Oct 2008 07:48:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574399teoIf you don't have a sense of humor already, it's about time you buy one. (Kooyeen) I think the above sentence is not correct. The correct version should be as follows: If you don't have a sense of humor already, it's about time you BOUGHT one. Am I right?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyToV/2/zgpbp/Post.htm#571291Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:03:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:571291teoDon't go and asked another forum and then give them the correct answer when a member replies wrongly. If you are the member, how you feel. Do you feel nice? It will look like you are making the member a fool. If I answer wrongly, please correct me. I will not feel offended. In fact, I would be much obliged to those who correct my mistakes in grammar or usage.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NegativeInfinitive/3/cwnnv/Post.htm#561825Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:31:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:561825teolook through somebody/something (phrasal verb) to not notice or pretend not to notice someone you know, even though you see them http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/look_1 look through sb to not notice someone that you know, or to pretend that you have not noticed someone, even though you are looking directly at them http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=look.***+0&dict=P Why use "to not V"? Why not use "not to V"? What's the difference in meaning or style between the above two structures?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WillInBeforeClause/chkqm/post.htm#557616Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:46:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557616teoIf the sentence said, “Teenagers will listen to their friends before…” then the sentence would have to be “…before they listen to their parents.” However, the first part of the sentence on p. 57 has no “will”. The “will” is in the second half of the sentence. “Will” here is not being used to talk about the future, it is being used to talk about people's habits or characteristics (see Michael Swan, Practical English Usage, 600: will). The sentence would still be correct without the “will”: - Teenagers sometimes listen to their friends before they listen to their parents. Adding “will” to the second half of the sentence emphasizes (and implicitly criticizes) teenagers typical behaviour. We could also add “will” to the first part of the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanEnglishGoneTo/glhhl/post.htm#557347Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:41:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557347teoJohn: Have you ever been to Singapore? Mary: No, I have never __. (A) been (B) been there Which choice is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanEnglishGoneTo/glhhl/post.htm#557346Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:41:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557346teoJohn: Have you ever gone to Singapore? Mary: No, I have never __. (A) gone (B) gone there Which choice is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanEnglishGoneTo/glhhl/post.htmThu, 21 Aug 2008 20:55:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:557322teo1. Have you ever been to Singapore? 2. Have you ever gone to Singapore? 3. I have been to Singapore many times. 4. I have gone to Singapore many times. #1 and #3 are correct. Are #2 and #4 also acceptable in American English?http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheNightAtNight/2/mbjg/Post.htm#555220Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:55:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:555220teoGoogle the entire phrase (with quotation marks) and you'll find the source(s) of the phrase. Things that go bump in the night Meaning Frightening but imagined supernatural events. Origin The earliest known example of the phrase in print is in the 1918 Bulletin of the School Oriental and African Studies : "To a people ... who ... believe in genii, ghosts, goblins, and those terrific things that 'go bump in the night', protective charms are eagerly sought for." That usage suggests that the author expected his readers to be familiar with the phrase. Around the same time the phrase was incorporated into a prayer: From goulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExceptToV/gkwjk/post.htmSat, 09 Aug 2008 01:36:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552731teoHe did everything to help me, except __ me money. (A) give (B) to give Which choice is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FewTagQuestions/2/gjrww/Post.htm#551843Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:51:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551843teoNon-negative tags are used after sentences containing negative words like never, no, nobody, hardly, scarcely , and little. There's little we can do about it, is there? (page 470, Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan) Isn't "few" a negative word?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550285Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:25:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550285teonot only ... but (also) ... both ... and ...: If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but (also) the whole organization. -- not only ... (but) also ... used to emphasize that sth else is also true: Not only did she write the text, (but) she also selected the illustrations.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550244Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:44:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550244teoWhich is correct? a. Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it can also harm the people around him. or b.Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it also can harm the people around him. Either! The following is also acceptable. Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, it can also harm the people around him. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=98218&dict=CALD Not only did he turn up late, he also forgot his books.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SheTookAnHourGettingReady/zxdbj/post.htm#550101Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:31:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550101teo"She took an hour to get ready". Full Stop. End of Sentence. OK. and "She took an hour getting ready, an hour saying her thank-yous and goodbyes, and an hour crying in the limousine about how beautiful the day had been so that she then took ages fixing her streaking mascara and eye-shadow. Poor old groom thought they'd miss the plane and this honeymoon wouldn't get off the ground." Can we use both the gerund form and the infinitive form? If so, what's the difference in meaning when I say: "I took three hours to get home last night." and "It took me three hours to get home last night." and "I took three hours getting home last night."http://www.englishforums.com/English/SameWayQuestionTag/3/czmnz/Post.htm#550090Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:54:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550090teoIt is said that the Mongolians used to wear pigtails, while the Chinese practiced footbinding. When the two cultures eventually came together, you might think that, through the mixing of ideas, both cultures would give up these strange practices. But in fact the Mongolians started footbinding, and the Chinese began to wear pigtails. It was the Manchus, not the Mongolians, that used to wear pigtails. When the Manchus conquered the Chinese, it was the Manchus, not the Mongolians, who started footbinding, The Chinese were forced to wear pigtails by the Manchu government.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanEnglishMockExams/gjqvw/post.htmSat, 02 Aug 2008 14:36:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550043teoIn Britian, a mock is a practice exam that one does before the official one. What's the American English for a mock exam?http://www.englishforums.com/English/MuchThanks/gjpnd/post.htmSat, 02 Aug 2008 04:45:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549902teo1. Much thanks also to everyone I had the privilege of working with at McGraw-Hill. 2. And ever so much thanks and appreciation for George, who has brought me the gift of finally having both love in my heart and work that I love, all at the same time. According to what I know, "thanks" is a plural noun. How come the word "thanks" is modified by "much", which is used to modify singular uncountable noun? __ Thank you very much for your reply.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FewTagQuestions/gjrww/post.htm#546698Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:56:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546698teoThank you very much, Grammar Greek. How about the following questions? (Quoted from Ho's Complete English Grammar , a very popular grammar book in Taiwan) 1. He has few (few=not many) good reasons for doing so, ____ he? (A) has (B) hasn't The answer is A. Do you agree? 2. You have very little (little=not much) time for writing, ___ you? (A) have (B) haven't The answer is A. Do you agree? 3. Few people came while I was out, ___ they? (A) did (B) didn't The answer is A. Do you agree?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FewTagQuestions/gjrww/post.htm#546647Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:29:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546647teoThere are several adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning but not in form. They include: seldom, rarely; scarcely, hardly, barely; little, few (in contrast to the positive a little and a few ) They can effect clause negation: for example sentences in which they appear generally require a positive tag question. 1. There are few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't I think the answer is A because few is negative in meaning. Am I right? 3. There are only a few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't Is only a few positive or negative in meaning?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FewTagQuestions/gjrww/post.htm#546064Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:23:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546064teohttp://www.english-test.net/forum/sutra96036.html#96036 In each one, either word can be used. Why not have a look at this, especially the " Same-way question tags "section? http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FewTagQuestions/gjrww/post.htmWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:19:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545487teo1. There are few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't 2. There are a few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't 3. There are only a few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't 4. There are quite a few students in the classroom, __ there? (A) are (B) aren't What are the answers to the above four questions? __ Thank you very much for your reply.http://www.englishforums.com/English/A2200To0800Curfew/ghlkc/post.htmWed, 09 Jul 2008 19:27:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:538868teoThe capital has been placed under a 2200 to 0800 curfew, and alcohol sales banned. How do you read " a 2200 to 0800 curfew"? Twenty-two hundred to zero eight hundred curfew?http://www.englishforums.com/English/DanglingParticiple/gvhcm/post.htmWed, 04 Jun 2008 08:04:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:522847teoMany factors need to be taken into account when considering the qualities of good learners. (p7, How to Teach English , Jeremy Harmer) Is the above sentence acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ExceptV/gdxrz/post.htmWed, 28 May 2008 06:15:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:519916teoThe graduate stduent had nothing in mind except______ his thesis. (A)finishing (B) finish (C)finished (D)to finish The given answer is D, but I think the correct choice is A. Which is right?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EvenIfTense/gdrcz/post.htm#516885Thu, 22 May 2008 00:25:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:516885teoI ask because I don't know whether Swan is right or not. According to what I know about English grammar, he is wrong. But he is a well-educated native speaker, so I want to make sure if his sentence is grammatical.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EvenIfTense/gdrcz/post.htm#516384Wed, 21 May 2008 06:17:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:516384teoThere is not enough space to mention all the scholars of the last hundred years or so on whose work I have drawn directly or indirectly, even if I had a complete record of my borrowings. (Quoted from Practical English Usage, Third Edition, by Michael Swan, page vi)http://www.englishforums.com/English/GarbageTrashCan/gdbnw/post.htmWed, 21 May 2008 06:11:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:516383teoIs "garbage can" a synonym of "trash can"? Is there any difference in meaning between them?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EvenIfTense/gdrcz/post.htmTue, 20 May 2008 02:04:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:515904teoThere ___ enough space to mention all the scholars on whose work I have drawn directly or indirectly, even if I had a complete record of my borrowings. (A) is not (B) would not be Which choice do you think is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeClause/2/gcgbk/Post.htm#514432Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514432teoI would expect the following to be the typically used forms of your sentences: 1. The name of the man Tom called uncle is Bobby Brown. 2. Johnny is the only person I know at the meeting. . __ Amy Quoted from http://www.english-test.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=84292#84292http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeClause/gcgbk/post.htm#514252Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514252teo1. The name of the __ Tom called uncle is Bobby Brown. (A) man who (B) man whose (C) man which (D) man The given answer is D, but I think A is also correct. .. 2. Jonny is the only __ I know in the meeting. (A) person who (B) person that (C) person which (D) person whom The given answer is D, but I think A and B are also correct. Am I right?http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeClause/gcgbk/post.htm#513363Wed, 14 May 2008 01:19:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513363teohttp://www.english-test.net/forum/sutra83477.html#83477 1. The name of the __ Tom called uncle is Bobby Brown. (A) man who (B) man whose (C) man which (D) man (A) .. 2. Jonny is the only __ I know in the meeting. (A) person who (B) person that (C) person which (D) person whom (B)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SowingVolatileLevelsDiscontent/gchzk/post.htmTue, 13 May 2008 09:26:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513070teoThe global food crisis is not only being felt among the poor but it is also eroding the gains of the working and middle classes, sowing volatile levels of discontent and putting new pressures on fragile governments. What does "sowing volatile levels of discontent" mean?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FocusInOn/gchzh/post.htmTue, 13 May 2008 09:20:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513067teoStudy activities are those where the students are asked to focus in on language (or information) and how it is constructed. ( How to Teach English , by Jeremy Harmer, page 25) What does "focus in on" mean here?http://www.englishforums.com/English/RelativeClause/gcgbk/post.htmMon, 12 May 2008 09:30:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:512713teo1. The name of the __ Tom called uncle is Bobby Brown. (A) man who (B) man whose (C) man which (D) man 2. Johnny is the only __ I know in the meeting. (A) person who (B) person that (C) person which (D) person whom What are the answers to the above questions?http://www.englishforums.com/English/1500/grnnl/post.htmFri, 25 Apr 2008 02:19:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:505115teo1. It's one thousand five hundred dollars. 2. It's one thousand and five hundred dollars. #1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ItHighAmericanEnglish/zxwcm/post.htmFri, 14 Mar 2008 05:50:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:488745teo1. It is (high) time (that) I went now. 2. It is (high) time (that) I should go now. 3. It is (high) time (that) I go now. Are the above sentences acceptable in American English?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeSuggestsSuggest/zxzgw/post.htmWed, 12 Mar 2008 12:13:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:487942teo1. He that she should leave the house at once. 2. He that she shall leave the house at once. #1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/NoMatterWhetherIf/zxzgv/post.htmWed, 12 Mar 2008 12:10:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:487938teo1. Mary wanted to get to school on time, no matter if she went without breakfast. 2. No matter whether it will rain or not, we have decided to leave at six in the morning. Are the above sentences acceptable?http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeNotNotBe/zxzgc/post.htmWed, 12 Mar 2008 12:06:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:487936teo1. I propose that he be not punished. 2. I propose that he not be punished. Which of the above sentences is correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SheTookAnHourGettingReady/zxdbj/post.htm#487304Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:25:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:487304teo1. I took three hours getting home last night. 2. She takes all day getting out of the bathroom. 3. They took two hours unloading the ferry. Are the above sentences acceptable?