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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Plural verbs with singular nouns | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I am confused - please help me out! Which is correct? Are both correct/ "Thomas Broadbent & Sons ... A: It actually depends. Do they act individually or by group? For example: Bread and butter is my ... | |
| want to catch the secret | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: how are you ?! well I'm all the time wondering when and how to be a native english speaker as a ... A: First thing that you must do is to STUDY GRAMMAR. You must learn grammar by heart. After you learn ... | |
| Grammar | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a grammar related question. Given the sentance: "We've arranged to have him convoyed back ... A: Sorry for the late response. My mail provider keeps on bouncing back the notification from ... | |
| Prepositions | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: Is "with" the correct preposition in this sentence? "Jack put me in an awkward situation with my ... A: When you say "Jack put me in an awkward situation BEFORE my father" the word BEFORE suggests ... | |
| RE: Grammar | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: I would like to know when we use 'to take care of' in a sentence, does the prepositional phrase ... A: The preposition refers to "things". Try answering theTake care of what? OF things. It doesn't sound ... | |
| Grammar | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: 1. Ex: Please allow for a 5-7 day turn-around time for receiving your order. Can I leave out the ... A: Sorry for the late response. 1. actually what you intend to say is "before" receiving your orders. ... | |
| Past simple And Present Perfect | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: I am a distinguished student studying in N.C.D in Syria .I knew about you from my English language ... A: I was surprised to know that your teacher referred me to you. Please extend my gratitude to your ... | |
| Sentences | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: 1. My father, a barber, works day and night to support my family. My father, a barber, works day and ... A: 1. My father, a barber, works day and night to support my family. (This means it is YOUR OWN family ... | |
| made your point | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: What does “you have made your point” mean, please? Does it mean “ok, I have heard what you said and ... A: B! You have made your point = You have exhausted your opinions about the subject and you stood for ... | |
| English | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: my question is how to improve my english and how to write official letters A: I am sorry for the late reply. In order to improve your command over the English language, you must ... | |
| clarify me! | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: what is the difference between the two phrases: 1.How it works? 2.How does it work? When should we ... A: I am really sorry for the late response. I was very busy with my studies. There is no difference ... | |
| explain this expression | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I want to ask about the meaning of "improvise a dance to poetry" This is urgent please. I've to ... A: You must create a dance using the theme of the poem as your basis for your dance moves. If the poem ... | |
| English grammar | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: Russel how I can improve my writing because I want to pass the Toefl and get more than 400 score ... A: Sorry for my late reply. TOEFL is a test used to evaluate the capacity of a student in an academic ... | |
| similar words | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: Sir, What is the difference between; Adventure and Venture, Precaution and caution, Obivious and ... A: ad·ven·ture /ædˈvɛntʃər/ Show Spelled [ad-ven-cher], verb,-tured, ... | |
| knowleges | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: what is English as a Second Language A: If your country's primary language isn't English and the next most widely used language is English ... | |
| Scope of the Genitive case. | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: At the time of clicking the 'ask a question' link, I only had one question in mind; going through ... A: Genitive case is a case in which the referent of the marked noun is the possessor of the referent of ... | |
| letter format | 11/1/2009 |
| Q: . i want to ask about the correct formats for letters in english(advice letter,apology letter) i ... A: I have answered the same question months ago. I have copied my answers here and provided links to ... | |
| Where do language come from? | 9/8/2009 |
| Q: maybe this kind of question is not suitable to ask you, but then, i do believe that you have ... A: You should have asked this to sociology/geology/archaeology experts too because their domains study ... | |
| teaching Grammar | 5/2/2009 |
| Q: we re group of teachers of English and we re in mass of need to answer our guestionsA.S.A.P 1-How ... A: 1. English language is the most prominent object of trade. A student who learns English at a very ... | |
| Is there a rule for this naming convention? | 4/25/2009 |
| Q: I've often thought about why it is we use different "rules" when referring to bodies of water. For ... A: I am really sorry for the late response. I still stick with my first answer that the convention ... | |
| Is there a rule for this naming convention? | 4/25/2009 |
| Q: I've often thought about why it is we use different "rules" when referring to bodies of water. For ... A: I have not encountered rules governing naming of landmarks or geographic locations. I suppose they ... | |
| I am looking forward to hearING from you! | 4/24/2009 |
| Q: A friend who speaks English as a third language wrote to ask if one says, "I am looking forward to ... A: This is quite interesting. I= subject am= pronoun modifying the gerund looking= gerund acting as a ... | |
| letter writing format and type | 4/20/2009 |
| Q: I am looking for different letter writing formats (block, ...). As I searched my books and the ... A: The reasons why you couldn't find a good list of letter writing formats are as follows: 1. Regional ... | |
| Compare and Contrast | 4/17/2009 |
| Q: Running head: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Differences and Similarities in the Film and Play ... A: Since I have not watched this film nor the play, I have no ideal inputs to suggest but these ... | |
| How to write request letter? | 4/17/2009 |
| Q: I'm searching a professor as a supervisor of my research work in Japan. I'm going to send following ... A: Please follow these guidelines: 1. Be direct to the point but use paragraphs to highlight every ... | |
| possession | 4/14/2009 |
| Q: My question is: When talking about possession , when can we use (apostrophe & S)like:"The cat's ... A: You can use apostrophe to create possessive forms. If the noun is plural the apostrophe must be put ... | |
| Grammar | 4/12/2009 |
| Q: I have created some conversations below. Do they all make sense? A: How often do you see a movie? ... A: These conversations have a shade of colloquialism so these may be considered acceptable or ... | |
| correction/confirmation | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: A. Flores I'm working on an essay, and have the following phrase 'Obviously Wal-mart being a big ... A: Yes, the "being" is correctly used because in this sentence you are considering "Wal-Mart" as an ... | |
| proofreading | 2/1/2008 |
| Q: I am a teacher in Pergamon,Turkey.I have translated this short text into English,but I am not sure ... A: A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create ... | |
| questions | 4/8/2007 |
| Q: 1-are these sentences right? Here it is cold. here is a terrible place. 2-should we use use ... A: 1.It is cold here. This is a terrible place. 2.the sentence is correct. 3.The sentence should be: ... | |
| Questions regarding the English Language | 4/1/2007 |
| Q: We are a group of English teachers who are now taking a computer course titled World Links. We ... A: 1. If you will omit the word "after" and make the sentence: "Finishing her lunch, she watched a ... | |
| using,not only.....but also | 1/11/2007 |
| Q: "he is not only intelligent but also hardworking" Can we write the above sentence into following ... A: 1. This one is the same as the above sentence. Same thought. 2. This one is wrong. "Also" must be ... | |
| the usage of as | 12/13/2006 |
| Q: I frequently see the expression of as structure. But I am still confused about this, for example, in ... A: There are many uses of the particle "as": In the same way that; according to what At the same ... | |
| english help | 12/10/2006 |
| Q: Madagascar has long been of interest to biologists not only because of its array of unique plants ... A: 1. The answer is "d". The main topic of the passage is the plants and animals present and not ... | |
| active and paasive voice | 12/1/2006 |
| Q: good day..I'm here to ask your help to improve writing which I want to focous on active and passive ... A: Voices are actually eay to understand just by remembering these simple rules: 1. When dealing ... | |
English as a Second Language
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Andrell Flores
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Expertise
I may be able to help you sort out different problems regarding punctuation, spelling, voice, mood,rephrasing and a lot more. I have taken several units in English focusing on grammar, contextual analysis, academic paper writing and world literature.
Experience
Studied almost all the rules governing the subject. Was able to write hundreds of essays/articles.I have also been reading a lot about the rules of grammar.
Organizations
eduFire (eduFire.com)
Write Well University (WOW!)
Publications
The Busy Bee, Official Paper of Bulacan State University, Laboratory High School
Education/Credentials
Junior university student
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