Please analyze what he said. I sent an email asking for a schedule change to my school principal and then I got his reply back. He said " I cannot promise a schedule change, but I would like to help you in this situation. We will get back with you". I really want to know what exactly " we will get back with you" means. It has been 3 school days, but nothing has happened. Winter break is coming. Did he just want to procrastinate? Is it OK that I go talk to him face to face?

I don't like my school counsellor. I already took my English 3 in sophomore year. However, my counsellor literally forced me to retake it just because of the fact that English is not my first language. She thought the best I can do is graduate from high school. So she frequently talked to me about how important the state tests were. I think only those who are dumb will fail these tests. My goal is to go to college.. I took the SAT last week. Although the score is not out yet, I'm pretty sure I can get at least 1350 on reading +math section. Why does she always underestimate me? I can make straight A's in classes.

Question about participle modifier Which one is correct? Please explain why. I deeply appreciate it! 1) Having been pissed off, the little girl killed the mouse when he walked in. 2) Having had been pissed off, the little girl killed the mouse when he walked in. 3)Had been pissed off, the little girl killed the mouse when he walked in.

As a foreign student, how do I make friends in US? I have been here for two years and found that I can hardly make friends. It's not because I don't understand English(although I speak English with an accent, my reading and writing skill are even better than the majority is and I can comprehend almost 90% what people say) but because I can't find any interested topics to talk about with others and do not know where to start, and people tend to assume i don't speak English.so I always pretend I don't know some questions on my homework and ask others for help in order to talk to them, but this strategy can only make some acquaintances, not good friends. I have only one friend so far, because he sits in front of me and is extraordinarily sociable/talkative; he can't stop talking for more than 1 minutes. He would likely talk to himself if nobody is listening to him. so what should I do to make some closed friends in US? Some random facts: I don't play sports. Good grades. Not a typical nerd, only study before tests. The impression I give to others is I'm shy; however, I'm actually very out-going.

How to improve the critical reading skills? When I read a article, I can barely understand what it talks about in a short amount of time. However, if you ask me why the author write his sentences in this way/what's his purpose, I will have no ideas.

Subject-verb agreement To the disppointment of the crowd, neither the president nor any of his aides WERE able to attend the ceremony. I use plural form because the verb is placed right after the subject "any of his aides", which is plural. is that correct?

Please correct my sentences. Cow is the animal that represents me best. Unlike tiger, lion and snake, cow is extremely easy-going. It can get along with everyone, even those who have picked on it. Always being diligent, cow works hard but is never arrogant. Unassuming characteristic makes cow the best cattle ever.I have all the attributes that a cow has; cow is the totem of mine. If no grammatical errors found, could you change some structures/words in order to make it sound natural. Thank you in advance!

A question about participle modifier Which one is correct? 1)Requiring little care, canoes need only to be painted every few years. 2)Required little care, canoes need only to be painted every few years. In my opinion, the first one is sort of awkward, because a object(canoes) should be required rather than itself requires something.

A question about subject-verb agreement This is how my textbook explains the subject-verb agreement: "When a subject contains a pronoun that differs in person from a noun or another pronoun, the verb must agree with the closer subject word." Neither Meredith nor you are expected to finish the word today. Either he or I am planning to work late on Sunday. However, this book considers the following sentence correct. "Either Don or you is going to lead the class discussion on Tuesday." Isn't it contrary to what this book has said? I think "is" should be placed by "are" since the pronoun" You" is closer to the verb.