http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3apieanne&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:pieanne'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldntStopOneselfLaughing/wbpwn/post.htm#677576Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:38:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677576pieanneThe following is a piece of an exercise whose task is to conjugate the verbs in bracket: In recent years on the bog screen we (1_SEE) __Lukas Haas play the boy who (12_WITNESS) __ a murder in the film "WITNESS". Me: 1.have seen; 2.witnesses My teacher: 1.have seen; 2.witnessed I'd choose 1.1, 1.2, because the film is wrapped, his playing in it belongs to the past. Wait for a native for the last part :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldntStopOneselfLaughing/wbpwn/post.htm#677575Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:35:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677575pieanne1. Andrew couldn’t _____ himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face. Help stop escape avoid I chose A but my teacher chose B I'd go along with your teacher because of the "himself" It took a few days after the cheque had arrived for me to realize that our life would never be the same again – it was a dream (1) _____ true. Like everyone else, I had often (2) _____ what it would be like not having to worry about paying the bills and just making ends meet. 1. A made; B come; C being; D become I chose A but my teacher C 2 A planned; B predicted; C imagined; D enjoyed I chose C but my teacher D I'd choose 1.B, 2. C But then again I'm not a native... :(Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:07:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677558pieanneUploaded on Saturday, February 21, 2009http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheTelephoneProgressedLot/wbpgm/post.htm#677554Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:677554pieanneTo me, "has come a long way since..." doesn't mean the same as "come one's way" It's more colloquial for "has progressed a lot", but I may be wrong! :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Understudy/zlcnw/post.htm#472460Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:27:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:472460pieanneI don't know of any other use, sorry!http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWeimers/zkwrc/post.htm#469061Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:21:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:469061pieanneI guess Weimer used to be the mother's name before she got married? And yes, I suppose the husband's name is Fredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichIsCorrectAndWhy/zkhnc/post.htm#468987Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:33:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:468987pieanneI'd say either b or c are possiblehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AskAboutCasually/zkrnw/post.htm#466966Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:31:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:466966pieanneYou could write it "it's hardly the type of thing that you ask casually about" Is it easier to understand?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConditinalSentences/zgngw/post.htm#451033Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:43:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:451033pieanneYes, I understand that "if" as "since", or, as Philip said, "because"http://www.englishforums.com/English/WritingTheirExam/zgncw/post.htm#451032Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:41:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:451032pieanne"His students" is the direct object complement. You could rephrase the sentence as "he watched his students as they were writing their exam", so it's a kind of apposition to studentshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DonePlayingGames/zgnzd/post.htm#450953Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:38:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:450953pieanne"To be done doing something" means to have finished doing something, so teh sentences mean they have stopped playing games, they're not playing games anymorehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoYouCallIt/zgvxg/post.htm#448500Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:49:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448500pieanneIsn't it the "forearm"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SinceAgo/3/cgzpk/Post.htm#444832Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:26:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:444832pieanneYou should read the begining of the thread, you'll find an answer, I'm surehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YouHadBetterNotGoThere/2/zzwnz/Post.htm#444829Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:09:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:444829pieanneOh, I see!http://www.englishforums.com/English/YouHadBetterNotGoThere/zzwnz/post.htm#444819Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:53:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:444819pieanneHello, Philip! Why do you think "had" is not correct? Isn't "you'd better" short for "you had better"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YouHadBetterNotGoThere/zzwnz/post.htm#444712Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:24:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:444712pieanneI may be wro,g, but both sound clumsy to me. I'd say "and so had John" (I'm ready to stand corrected!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PairOfShoesPink/zzgcq/post.htm#443958Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:13:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:443958pieanne"A pair of pink shoes"http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlzCheck/zzgbz/post.htm#443939Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:32:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:443939pieanneI'd put a "the" before "user", or use it in the plural.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Can/zvmjd/post.htm#440884Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:02:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440884pieanneI guess it depends on the context. If you want to know the distance from the place you are, then use "here". If it's from another place, then use "there"http://www.englishforums.com/English/AtAndOnAndHaveAndHas/zvmhh/post.htm#440883Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:58:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440883pieanneThat's a very tall order! Could you please write some sentences with which you have problems?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnOutwardBoundTripSon/zvlhn/post.htm#440882Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:56:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440882pieanneI'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that association!http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnOutwardBoundTripSon/zvlhn/post.htm#440611Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:440611pieanneTo me, it means he made a trip away from home with his son. I think you need a hyphen between outward and boundhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/LeaveFor/zdgch/post.htm#434150Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:36:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:434150pieanneYour first sentence is correct. If you write "to" instead of "for", I'd change the word order to "when does the last train to Brooklyn leave?"http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouSeeMe/zdbvn/post.htm#432720Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:43:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:432720pieanneAre you able to see me? Is it possible for you to see me?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ASimpleQuestion/zdbbl/post.htm#432670Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:00:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:432670pieanneI'd use the present perfect here... Have you bought the tickets (yet)? Meaning: do you have the tickets? There's no complement referring to the past, so I wouldn't use the simple past.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCheck/zccjw/post.htm#428173Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:35:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:428173pieanneYesterday my boss told me that I could (?) move to another office in our firm. I don't know whether this is a reward/promotion or a punishment. I will be sitting by myself. In the past / before I used to be sitting with other people. In the opinion of my collegues/according to my colleagues it's good news for me Now I can listen to the English radio and I won't disturb anybody I more read but not much wirite. Can you check many mistakes ? I read a lot in English, but I don't write it much. Can you check my mistakes please?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectTheEggIncident/zcbmh/post.htm#427934Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:38:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:427934pieanneTomer wrote: Hi, "As far as I know, someone threw some eggs towards the stage and it They landed on Tom's face Right after the incident occured Tom went off stage" Thanks THhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SpokenBy/zbvzv/post.htm#424190Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:30:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:424190pieanneI think we mostly use the passive when the subject is unknown or unimportant in the context, which is not the case here.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TeachersDay/zbvcj/post.htm#423767Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:17:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:423767pieanneNot in France, as far as I know...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpokenBy/zbvzv/post.htm#423766Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:16:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:423766pieanneI guess you can, but the sentences look awkward to me... Why not simply say "she speaks English very well"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMeTeachers/zrwch/post.htm#419962Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:33:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:419962pieanneIt means that she's been repeatedly hurt or hit by her husband. Edit: Oops, sorry, I had forgotten the second question!http://www.englishforums.com/English/MadeWrenching/vqlcr/post.htm#415920Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:18:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415920pieanneIf I tell you it's "made wrenching pleas", is it easier?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichFollowingCorrect/vqlch/post.htm#415917Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:17:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415917pieanneI prefer the second one, because it's the action of falling asleep. With the first one, it's as if you were saying "I kept sleeping all the time", which doesn't sound quite right - to me at least -.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GuessTheSong/20/bgnqg/Post.htm#415914Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:14:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:415914pieanneHere's a fresh supply, MrP... It should do for the next few weeks - I hope -. http://z.about.com/d/cats/1/0/R/x/kittens_beckyd.jpghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ParticipleOrGreund/vqbmk/post.htm#413312Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:16:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:413312pieanneI'd say sitting & drinking are gerunds (used with the preposition "instead of"), the 1st one is the -ing form of the progressive form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCheck/vpnjm/post.htm#411729Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:55:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411729pieanneThe biggest influence in my life is my parents. My parents are the biggest influence ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Sunburned/vpnjp/post.htm#411727Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:53:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411727pieanneLiveinjapan wrote: Are they all correct? I was sunburned. I got sunburned. If you have time, could you tell me how to use 'suntan'? I have a suntan. I got a suntan. He has a suntanned skin. Are they okay? What's the difference between 'suntanned' and 'sunburned'? Thanks LiJ When your skin is (sun)tanned, it's brown, when it's sunburned/-burnt), it's red!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SentenceCheck/vpnkh/post.htm#411725Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:49:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411725pieanneYes, the use of is/are is correct, but I'd say "The most important thing/s for/to him is/are ..."http://www.englishforums.com/English/Correct/vpnjd/post.htm#411693Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:31:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411693pieanneAlas, I'd write "had" instead of "has"...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMe/vpnhd/post.htm#411662Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:41:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:411662pieanneMy try: I must say I'm very sad to hear that today is your last day with us. You've always been there to help and solve problems, and demonstrated kindness to everyone, whatever their position. I wish you happiness, good luck, and a good health. Take care!http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyActionResearch/vpcbx/post.htm#408412Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:09:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:408412pieanneWhat exactly are you paraphrasing?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpPlease/vpbpg/post.htm#408407Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:04:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:408407pieanneLOL! So do I! (I'm just waiting for luck to come around!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckThisSentencePlease/vpbxl/post.htm#408362Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:30:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:408362pieanneAnonymous wrote: Is this sentence grammatically correct? Thanks, Mike 'Variations, of course, are present, but on the whole the basic strands of what the process entails is one that writers on policy would seem to be in general agreement with' The highlighted part should be in the plural, since it replaces "the basic strand s ". Otherwise it seems correct to me, though I'm afraid I don't know what "writers on policy" means...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpPlease/vpbpg/post.htm#408359Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:26:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:408359pieanneI'd say "are", since both of them are important. But it may be subject to discussion...http://www.englishforums.com/English/73rdOr73th/vpbqx/post.htm#408357Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:24:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:408357pieanneTo me only 73rd & 42nd are correct, since three > third, and two > second.http://www.englishforums.com/English/MoreExamplesPlease/vxnhb/post.htm#406939Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:37:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406939pieanneDo you mean something like "the splattering of the blood/the blood splattering proved the victim had been standing when she was first hit"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentVsGift/vxnqc/post.htm#406933Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:32:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406933pieanneBut "gift" has another meaning (to be gifted for sth); you can't use "present" in that case (but I'm sure you already know that...)http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoWith/vxlgx/post.htm#406210Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:42:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406210pieanneHow about: "If you don't like what I've prepared for breakfast, you'll just have to go without" ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnderlineExpression/vxlzh/post.htm#406205Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:22:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406205pieanneIt's a film, a moviehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ToSayBeforehand/vxlhd/post.htm#406204Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:17:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406204pieanneMy mistake, UG... My brain had read "get off" instead of "go off". So you're right, it's not correct.