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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Helping Verb BE | 5/20/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: Be and other forms of the verb is used as helping or auxiliary verbs in a sentence. They are also ... A: The English "to be" is a very popular verb; every language has it; it is probably the first and main ... | ||
| English Grammer | 5/9/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: How many verb tenses are there in English? Is 'Future in the Past' a tense? A: Off the top of my head, I'd say there are at least 12 tenses in English. Not sure what you mean by ... | ||
| Grammar-Adverb Phrases | 5/4/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: Can you please explain clearly what's an adverb phrase? Please give some examples of adverb phrases ... A: An adverbial phrases, or adverb phrase as you refer to them, is any set of words, more than one ... | ||
| generation gap | 5/3/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: i'd like to know your viewpoints on the following: 1.Why is it hard to understand the other ... A: First off, no private questions; it makes it unfair to others who might have the same question(s) as ... | ||
| teaching Grammar | 5/2/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| Expression | 4/26/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: What does "spring his knee" mean? I came across this expression on a baseball game TV program when ... A: Not sure without more context. I've never heard of this expression, but people do "sprain" things ... | ||
| the difference | 4/26/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: Is there any difference between "early nineteenth century" and "earlier ninteenth century"? cheers A: Not entirely sure what you are getting at due to lack of context, but yes, of course there is a ... | ||
| Is there a rule for this naming convention? | 4/25/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| englsih | 4/23/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: this smells like coffee. in this sentence why we have used smells instead of smell. A: Not entirely sure what you mean by "we have used", but the article "this" refers to some object, a ... | ||
| ielts SCORE ... | 4/20/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: . iam a post graduate student and i examined ielts from seven months ago.i scored 6 at the total ... A: Apologies. I actually answered this question before I went on vacation, but for some reason it ... | ||
| johnson | 4/20/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: What does Johnson means by “grandeur of generality”? It has something to do with Johnson. Cheers ... A: You're moving rather outside may field of expertise here, not least because I'm totally unfamiliar ... | ||
| letter writing format and type | 4/20/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| software | 4/19/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Am I right in thinking that Software in not countable so it does not have plural form? What is the ... A: 'Software' is still a fairly recent word, so in some ways it is still free to be decided whether it ... | ||
| Compare and Contrast | 4/17/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| negative transfer | 4/16/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: I apologize to you. My questions are many, but I just want you to explain several ... A: 1) This is called immersion; it is always better to learn a language in that language's country. ... | ||
| What is the difference between these two sentences? | 4/16/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Russell, Please kindly explain the difference between the below sentences. 1. I have never been ... A: For a full explanation of this, which is the difference between use of the past simple and present ... | ||
| Factors of Negative Transfer "2" | 4/15/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: you have taught me a lot in your last answer. pleas if you can Explain to me "Age - Focus - Limited ... A: First off, no more private questions; I have written about this more than once; it's not fair to ... | ||
| possession expressions | 4/14/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: My question is: When talking about possession , when can we use (apostrophe & S)like:"The cat's ... A: I'vejust answered an alomst identical question from Bayan,so doyou mind if I simply repeat it here? ... | ||
| possession | 4/14/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| carousing | 4/12/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Can you help me to understand a word I could not find in the dictionary (I am French). I read this ... A: A big dictionary should have it - it's a bit old-fashioned, but still usable and familiar from ... | ||
| construction with "swap" | 4/11/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: I'd like you to tell me whether the following sentence - belonging to the so-called "classroom ... A: Your first version is perfectly correct. The action of 'swapping' is the exchange between the two ... | ||
| correction/confirmation | 4/11/2009 | Andrell Flores |
| 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 ... | ||
| I need correction/confirmation please | 4/11/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: A. Russell I'm working on an essay, and have the following phrase 'Obviously Wal-mart being a big ... A: Sorry to be late with this, hope your essay wasn't due in a hurry. Yes, you've used it correctly. ... | ||
| paticiple phrases | 4/9/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: I am teaching cumulative sentence structure, and have been asked how to contruct the participle ... A: On the first two, the present participle is being used as these are continuous (=progressive). The ... | ||
| " 's " | 4/8/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: why do some people put " 's " as plural for an abreviated nouns or nouns that have a hyphen, in ... A: I don't know of any abbreviated words, as you refer to them, that have the "'s" after them unless ... | ||
| help | 4/8/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: please my name ist tizard from ghana. i have registered for the toefl ibt which i am to take in a ... A: Sorry for the delay in responding, hope you still have time left. With only your final preparation ... | ||
| expressing possession | 4/8/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: My question is: when talking about possession , when can we use apostrophe&an S like: the cat's tale ... A: There are two basic forms for possession in English, which show our language's main roots. ... | ||
| Sentences | 4/5/2009 | Jamie France-Hernandez |
| Q: 1. Do all the sentences of each group have identical meanings? The ship is lying near the shipyard. ... A: Please see my comments below.. Sentences1. Do all the sentences of each group have identical ... | ||
| The Book of Sand | 4/5/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Reading a short story called "The Book of Sand" BY Norman Thomas Di Giovanni, I had problems ... A: I'd have to make a guess myself, but would assume that it is either set within the Indian/Hindu ... | ||
| sentences and conversations | 4/3/2009 | Jamie France-Hernandez |
| Q: 1. Are all the sentences below grammatically correct? Ichiro Suzuki, a native of Japan, made his ... A: Please see my comments below... 1. Are all the sentences below grammatically correct? Ichiro ... | ||
| Sentences | 4/2/2009 | Jamie France-Hernandez |
| Q: 1. She is enjoying watching TV. She is enjoying TV. She likes watching TV. She likes to watch ... A: Please see my comments below... Sentences1. She is enjoying watching TV. She is enjoying TV. - ... | ||
| lexis-grammar | 4/1/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Could you help me please to identify what kind of a mistake this use of "late" is? "Sorry for ... A: I'd probably call it a structural error, since 'for' is a preposition but 'late' is an adjective - ... | ||
| Auxiliary verb agreement | 3/30/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: What specific rule is applied in auxiliary verb DOES when uased as aDOES HE NEED TO BE THERE? Since ... A: Ah, do-support... it's one of those little tricks of English. In this case, what is happening is ... | ||
| HOW vs. LIKE - sequel | 3/30/2009 | Andrew Russell |
| Q: Hallo Andrew, Hope you have enjoyed your holiday! It has taken me a lot of pain (over the years) to ... A: You've hit the nail on the head with your suggestion that shorter, less complex forms will always ... | ||
| Proper English | 3/30/2009 | Jamie France-Hernandez |
| Q: Can you tell me if the word "fishes" can be used as a noun? Wife and i have a bet..Thanks A: Yes, "fishes" can be used as a noun. The following excerpt was taken from the The American Heritage® ... | ||
| Grammar: future with "will" vs. present progressive | 3/29/2009 | Christopher M Salisbury |
| Q: Please, what's the difference between present progressive and future with "will" for scheduled ... A: Well, as you probably are already aware, use of the present progressive always requires another ... | ||
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Christopher M Salisbury
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I can answer almost any question within the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and pedagogical theories in second language teaching.
Experience
As part of my MA in linguistics, I have taken several classes in SLA and as well, I have been a teacher and tutor of English and English as a second language (ESL).
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I have a BA in English and an MA in linguistics.
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