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I'm wondering if native English speakers ever use the structure - 'What I like the most' in any situation?
Also, what kinds of words follow this structure that can be appropriate?
1. What I like the most is crisps
2. What I like the most is (to) eat crisps.
Which is more appropriate?
Thanks for your help
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Tenses used in direct speeches
Yesterday, when I had a talk with a friend, we argued something about the verb tenses used in the direct speech. Here is the sentence:
"I got a text message from our department, saying that due to the outbreak of Convid-19, all the off-line classes will be/would be moved into a virtual classroom..."
“Several minutes later, however, another message came in, telling us that a technician will hold/would hold a training session about how to use the software, and each one of us will have/would have a trial lesson afterwards.
The red highlight parts were the one that made us a bit confused, I'm wondering which tense is correct, will be or would be? Why?
Thanks for your help
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Play with toys or play toys
I’m wondering which one is correct? Playing with toys or play toys? Thanks for your help.
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A question abut cleft sentences
Which one is correct?
What I like the best is some novels.
What I like the best are some novels
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What's the difference between 'as I was saying' and 'as I said'?
Hi everyone,
When watching some English programs, I've always heard native speakers saying something like, 'As i was saying' or ' As i said...', but I'm not sure when I should use them in a correct context...
Can you please tell me if there're any different uses between the two expressions?
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How to use 'make it better/make it possible' in English?
Sometimes I feel a bit confused about the use of the structure ' make it +adj.' (e.g. make it better/possible), is anyone can help me how to use the way of saying in English writing or speaking?
Thanks so much for your help,
Fan
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Which sounds more appropriate to you, traditional Chinese thing or Chinese traditional things
When describing some things, there has been a rule about the sequence of adjectives in English, like firstly, using descriptive adj, then moving on to talk about the size, shapes, etc. Anyway, I've always felt a bit confused about these, sometimes it is difficult for me to find out the proper sequence.
So for example, if I want to describe an item, what should I say, ' A traditional Chinese item or A Chinese traditional item'?
Thanks for your help,
Fan
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How do you answer the questions start with ' Do you ....?"
Recently, a native-like friend told me that when being asked a question like ' Do you like doing sth...', it's better to avoid answering ' Yes, I do/ No, I don't, cuz it's too strong. Alternatively, I have to replace these by saying something like, ' Certainly, Absolutely..' at the beginning
Is it true for native English speakers? Is it really necessary to do so?
Thanks for your help,
Fan
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What part of speech is the word 'many'
Here is a sentence:
' There were so many people in town that you couldn't walk around.'
I'm a bit confused about the use of 'many', is it an adjective or a determiner?
Thanks for your help
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Why it is not present tense?
There is a sentence in an IELTS speaking preparational textbook, ' ..I would say the most difficult thing is that we have tight deadlines, so I'll be given a project and....' Here, I'm wondering why the second half of the sentence starts with a future tense instead of the present tense? This is obviously describing a fact.
Thanks for your help,
Fan
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