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Hmm well I'm learning Japanese, Mandarin and Korean because I really enjoy a challenge and these are three of the most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn (or so I've been lead to believe). I am also learning this languages because through better understanding of a language one can also learn about the cultures and history of the people who speak it.
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- Annabelle is correct that the possessive pronoun 'his' can be omitted in both the example sentences however the second one "He sat in the front row, mouth wide open." is in my opinion incorrect if left the way it is because you have to further explain why his mouth is open. If you think about the image your sentence creates: a person sitting at the front of a class with his mouth wide open, you can see that it is quite strange, it makes one wonder why his mouth is open, so to be safe you should continue for example like this: He sat in the front row, mouth wide open in disbelief. or depending on the context of the sentence, for example in an everyday conversation: "So what did he do when he saw her?" "He sat in the front row, mouth wide open!!" it would be all right to use the sentence as you have written it because you can see that the speaker is emphasising the fact that his mouth was open. In my opinion using a sentence like that is only appropriate in informal spoken English, but never/rarely in written English.0 votedMarch 15, 20090
- Ok I took the liberty of rewriting your story, hope you don't mind.
One night a boy and a girl were driving home.
Both were sitting in silence, neither saying a word.
When they stopped at a traffic light, the girl pulled a card out of her handbag and handed it to the boy.
The boy put the card on the dash board without reading it and turned to the girl with an embarrassed expression on his face and said that he wanted to leave her because he had lost interest in her.
Suddenly a car whose driver was speeding collided with the car the boy and girl were in, the girl was killed instantly but the boy survived.
As he lay there bleeding and waiting for help he noticed the card the girl had given him and he read it.
When the boy saw the words a tear dropped from his eye because inside was written, 'If you ever leave me, I will die.'
0 votedMarch 12, 20090 - I would prefer to live in a village because I currently live in London, England and it is noisy, dirty, rodent infested, overcrowded and dangerous. My parents have a home in the countryside in Barbados where it is quiet and beautiful, the air is fresh and when I'm there I am very healthy. I just want to live a peaceful life so I think the countryside is the best place for me.0 votedDecember 2, 20080
- When English speaking people are talking about giving something or sending something to someone else it is common to use the word over, not just in the context you used but in lots of others as well. "Could you please pass it over to me." "Please send those papers over." "Hand it over." In the sentence you are asking about "I will fax them OVER" suggests that you are sending something to a particular person, either the person you are speaking to or the one which you have just been talking about. Saying "I will fax them" is just a general statement with no direction. It begs the question "to whom will you fax them?" The subject of the sentence has changed from the location to which the documents are going, to the documents themselves.0 votedDecember 2, 20080
- I think that your sentences were correct and show your understanding of the word fulfill however in English it isn't really right to repeat the same word in the same sentence. It's not exactly wrong but it shows the limit of the speaker / writer's vocabulary, therefore I think your sentences would be better like this: 1)My mother and father have fulfilled their duties as parents. 2)My teacher thinks that he has a mission to fulfill as an educator.0 votedDecember 2, 20080
- I don't mean to be rude but aren't you a hypocrite? What you have written isn't a question, it is a statement of your own opinions towards other people, which at the same time as judging them also does exactly what it is speaking out against. I think it would be better for you to leave people to write whatever silly questions they want to write and allow the people that wish to answer them to do so. After all what you describe as a silly question is only silly in your opinion since everything is subjective, not to mention that a silly question is always better than an opinionated rant that doesn't even vaguely disguise itself as a question.0 votedNovember 18, 20080
- I think you are more likely to see the sentence in the form of "will be subject to", "has been subject to", "has been subjected to" or "is subject to". It would be used in a context such as: "This contract will be subject to change." Which means that the contract will certainly be changed sometime in the future. "is subject to" basically means to be prone to something, or likely to experience something. sub·ject (sbjkt) adj. 1. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others: subject to the law. 2. Prone; disposed: a child who is subject to colds. 3. Likely to incur or receive; exposed: a directive subject to misinterpretation. 4. Contingent or dependent: a vacation subject to changing weather So in instance 2 it says, "A Child who is subject to colds." This means that "a child who is prone to catching colds." (prone = having a tendency towards) Hope this was in someway helpful as I am not sure I explained myself properly.0 votedNovember 18, 20080
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