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Coud you help me?

Hi.

Could you tell me whether following sentences are correct or not?
I also would like to know which one is better or best of each pair.
Thanks.

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1.
Even if the river should flow backward, I would not betray you.
Even if …

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It was then that…

When writing sentences like this… It was then it stopped raining. Or must it be: It was then that it stopped raining. Must we add 'that' in such cases? It was then that he understood the meaning. It was then that they came rushing towar…

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What he did was

What he did is/was give me a chance.
What he had done was give/given me a chance.
Which alternatives are correct in the above two sentences ?

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Grammar

Could you please explain the difference between these sentences?
1- "I'll be going on holiday this year" ,shouldn't we say" I'm going on holiday this year"?.Is the verb go in future continuous means that it's progr…

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And every day he inflicted a new cruelty on her.

Hi

Are these sentences natural? Any suggestion is welcome.

And every day he inflicted a new cruelty on her.
And every day he subjected her to a new cruelty .

Thanks,

Tom

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Suitable adjectives to make sentences clearer

Are there any suitable adjectives that I can use before "letter" in the following sentence to add the meaning that each letter was different in content? 1. "We sent a letter each to our customers." Similarly, are there any suitable …

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

HATE HER FOR vs HER HER

What's the difference between these 2 sentences please? 1 I hate her for doing this to you. 2 I hate her doing this to you. and could you tell me how you'd fix these 2 sentences for me please? – What is the max age one can be to become a …

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Respective/Respectively

Are these sentences gramatically correct?

1. I gave my souvenirs to John and Mary, respectively.
2. I gave my respective souvenirs to John and Mary.
3. John and Mary gave their souvenirs to me, respectively.
4. John and Mary gave their respe…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Simple past vs. past perfect

Hello,

Below are the two sentences:

He worked in the same place before he left 3 months ago.

He'd worked in the same place before he left 3 months ago.

Which one is grammatically correct?

Thank you

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

I have one word to change in these sentences (5 questions)

Could you please help me with this? – There/it doesn't seem to have been any damage from the heart attack. – I was in good shape/form to win but that killed my chances of/my shot at winning the match. – I'm sick, but it's not to say/doesn…

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