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| correct | 10/9/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: Which are correct: 1. Tell me what these people are doing 2. Tell me what are these people doing 3. ...
A: Luke, 1. Tell me what these people are doing? 2. Tell me what are these people doing! 3. I wonder ...
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| When to use she or her | 10/9/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: Which sentence is correct? The petition stemmed from her and Mr. Smith having an argument. Thanks ...
A: Venessa: You should use "her," because it is one of the two objects of the preposition "from." ...
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| give away the farm | 10/9/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: Is "give away the farm" an idiom? How to understand its meaning? Thanks!
A: Netty, Give away the farm is an idiomatic expression which means bet everything I own; the odds are ...
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| the diffrerence between ...is still... and ...still... | 10/8/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: What it the different between these two sentences: He is still waiting for someone He still waiting ...
A: Susan, The first is a statement (declarative) sentence and should end in a period. You are stating ...
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| english | 10/8/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: how could i summarize that? Ian writing definition essay about love i found one paragraph which i ...
A: Sandra, Try this: You love someone for who and what he/she is, not what you can make out of them ...
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| Direct vs Paraphrased | 10/7/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: What is the difference between direct quotes and paraphrased quotes????
A: John, Direct quotes are word-for-word translations of what a person says or what comes out of his ...
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| tense/will have | 10/5/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: How's your Sunday going? It was a nice sunny day here in the place where I live, and it was even ...
A: How's your Sunday going? It was a nice sunny day here in the place where I live, and it was even ...
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| Correlative Conjunctions | 10/4/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: Leone: Thanks for being here. My question is on punctuating correlative conjunctions. I have ...
A: Ruth, I would write the sentence this way to follow the rule: The newspaper reported that not ...
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| RE: WORD | 10/4/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: Ted, I realize that the word retroactive is speaking of past events. [ is this a good use of that ...
A: James: You can use "retroactive" to refer to the 1999 plans, but you'll have to revise your ...
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| tenses/were/had been/have been | 10/3/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: how are you? I have a question about the tenses on the basis of one sentence: A press release ...
A: Luke: Here's the problem: THE VERB 'SAYS' The press release is "now" -- it was issued today. ...
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| tenses/were/had been/have been | 10/2/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: how are you? I have a question about the tenses on the basis of one sentence: A press release ...
A: Luke: Your questions -- A press release issued today says [it has to be "SAYS" and the second ...
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| complements | 10/2/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: Mississippi riverboats passing by Davenport gave Bix Biederbeck his first taste of jazz. What are ...
A: Nora, Try this: Mississippi riverboat - subject passing - participle agrees with subject by ...
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| She vs Her | 10/1/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: I read your previous response to Thomas: You would use, "her" in the sentence. The reason is that ...
A: Your sentence would be "Smith told me (that) she and her husband, John, sent Jones $2000...." In ...
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| formal thesis | 10/1/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: I am in an AP English class and my teacher assigned a research paper on a novel of our choice. I ...
A: OK, first to style. As you know most college professors ask their students to write in the MLA ...
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| to comma or not to comma | 9/30/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: I have a question! I am a comic artist and need your help. I want to have one of my characters ...
A: Greg, You're dealing with what is called direct address. The person(s) spoken to (John) is set off ...
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| which/who | 9/29/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: how are you? Which is correct: 1. Who of them is/are.. 2. Which of them is/are... I guess if I ...
A: Technically, the sentence should be "Who of them is..." but today you will most often hear people ...
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| grammar | 9/29/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: A friend used the sentence: "Being close to the grocery store, we walk rather than drive the car." ...
A: Actually you are looking at a form of the verb "to be" used in the subjunctive mood, which is not ...
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| speeding/taking,takes | 9/28/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: Are these sentences alright? 1. They are speeding round like crazy. 2. Who of you is taking/takes ...
A: You would say, "Who of you takes private lessons in English?" The word "you" always uses an "s" on ...
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| proper use of pronoun in a sentence | 9/27/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: The sentence reads, "He thought to himself, '...then there is a quote about what he is thinking...'" ...
A: You are correct. The word should be "himself" since it is a reflexive pronoun. What this means is ...
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| when | 9/27/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: What part of speech is "when" in this sentence. "When the last remaining packhorse went lame they'd ...
A: Joe, In your example the man who gave us the money, the who clause is not a relative clause. ...
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| Re: Compound possessives and such. | 9/26/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: I'm helping people from other countries learn English, online. It's mentally challenging, to say the ...
A: I'm glad to help. You would not put an apostrophe in "hers" because it is a possessive pronoun and ...
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| sentence | 9/26/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: Would you please tell me how to understand this sentence? Do you think there are something wrong ...
A: Netty, Other than being a bit too long, I really don't see anything grammatically wrong with the ...
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| grammar question | 9/25/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: I know that we should say: I don't know where she IS. OR I don't know where the students are. ---so ...
A: Luke: How about these: If I ask a question I say: Where is this? But if I say: Tell me please ...
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| grammar question | 9/25/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: I know that we should say: I don't know where she IS. OR I don't know where the students are. ---so ...
A: Luke: About changing the position of the verb "is" -- yourI know that we should say: I don't know ...
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| formal thesis | 9/25/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: I am in an AP English class and my teacher assigned a research paper on a novel of our choice. I ...
A: I'll be glad to help you. First I need to know what kind of research paper you must write. Are you ...
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| answer now plz | 9/24/2008 | John Zalewski |
Q: help me with this question plz toni and tricia spend the day at the mall. at the end of the day,the ...
A: Mew. X = Toni Y = Tricia X + Y = $107.50 Y + $10 = X Since we know what X is equal to, we can ...
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| correct/incorrect sentences | 9/24/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: Will you please have a look at what I've written below and tell me if this sounds OK? Off we go: ...
A: 1. I would put a comma, not a semi-colon, between "it" and "when". 2. What about resources such ...
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| phrases | 9/24/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: What do these phrases mean?Also give a sentence using each phrase. 1. close on the heels of 2. ...
A: Goodwill, 1. close on the heels of (directly behind, in very close pursuit) The hounds were close ...
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| meaning of phrases | 9/24/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: What do the phrases within the quotes mean ?Also,correct the statements if they are grammatically ...
A: 1. "Has to put up with" means that the step-mother's treatment toward her step-daughter is probably ...
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| Goodnight, good night, or good-night | 9/23/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: My question is: what is the truly correct form of saying "departing to bed?" Is it: goodnight (as ...
A: Andrey, I think the dictionary.com refers to the concept of saying good night. Notice the example ...
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| in vs into | 9/23/2008 | John Zalewski |
Q: Local weather persons speak of the temperature being 76 into Roanoke, 79 into Warm Springs etc. ...
A: Jim. Yes, I understand your point. It would be correct to write "79 in Warm Springs," or "76 in ...
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| help writing a formal introduction | 9/23/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: I'm a student who has just started university studying sciences, I have been asked to to write a ...
A: Elizabeth, Begin by introducing yourself by name, where you're from, family background, a bit about ...
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| meaning of phrase | 9/23/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: What does the [phrase within the quotes mean in the given statement? In the situation which their ...
A: The term "in locus standi" is defined this way: "Locus Standi" Latin for place to stand, in law, ...
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| helping verbs | 9/23/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: 7th grade grammar question. In the following sentence: Sacagawea of the Shoshone people helped open ...
A: Actually the sentence has compound verbs---"cover" and "help". The sentence, without the modifiers, ...
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| Auxiliaries | 9/23/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: What is an example of a verb phrase that consists of three auxiliary verbs?
A: There are thousands. You and I could put them together all night! A verb phrase combines one or ...
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| meaning of phrases | 9/22/2008 | Jerry Leone |
Q: What do the phrases in quotes mean?Also,please,correct the statements if they are grammatically ...
A: Goodwill, 1. Nobody wears such a hat; it would be noticed "a mile away". (from a long distance ...
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| grammar | 9/22/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: According to Webster's grammar book, this is a noun clause: "How you manage on your income is a ...
A: "How" is acting as a noun here. Your main clause is "How is a puzzle to me." The subordinate ...
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| Sentences | 9/21/2008 | Ted Nesbitt |
Q: 1. Are all the sentences below grammatically correct? Contaminated milk products have contributed ...
A: 1. Are all the sentences below grammatically correct? Contaminated milk products have contributed ...
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| Assistance | 9/21/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: do we say your assistance is appreciated OR your assistant is appreciated? do we say we need your ...
A: We would say, "Your assistance is appreciated." By this we mean that we are thankful for the help ...
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| Another SAT Grammar Help | 9/21/2008 | Anne Benington |
Q: Hey Anne, sorry for bothering you with another SAT Grammar Question. If he [had begun] earlier, he ...
A: Emily, I agree that "extremely" is redundant ( unnecessary) since complex means very complicated. ...
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