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My friends, dear learners, I am really happy to see you are trying to do your best correcting my horrible sentences. But I also see that no one knows how to say the sentence 8 correctly. So, here are my explanations.

If we use the verbs TO WANT/NEED after a subject defining a living thing, they are always followed by the infinitive.  But if a subject is non-living thing, these verbs are followed by the gerund. Here are some examples:

She wants to know the details.

You need somebody to give you some

Do you like psychology?

Do you think, you know yourself the best or you may surprise or even shock yourself with some of your reactions? How do other people around you percieve you? What is your opinion on some of your EC friends? Can you describe them?

Well, here is my Writing Challenge, which might look little bit difficult or hard as your task will be EITHER to share something about yourself OR to share your view on EC member you consider your friend and know something about them... 

Haha, come

He walked to that narrow dark alley and he got some plans on his head. Tonight he will do it, whatever it takes.

His steps were almost stumbled, but there’s no slightest slipped as he headed his way home as he was gone for days experienced nearly his deathbed. He stopped at the front of neighbor’s store, “give me one cigarette”, the lady vendor gazed who he was and surprised was written on her face. She handed the cigarette, the man lit it up and turned back. “Hey Gido, where’s your payment?”

He f

The power of love

Longing becomes fulfillment.
Hope becomes certainty.
Loneliness becomes togetherness.
Two bodies becomes to one body.
Isolation becomes unity.
Feeling becomes passion.
Earth becomes heaven .
Sadness becomes happiness.
Doubt becomes trust.
Devil becomes angel.
Day becomes night and night becomes day.
Two hearts compose one song.
You get wings and your souls want to fly to the moon
You hold the stars in your hands.
Nobody can stop you.
There is no pain, no guilt,
only

My friends, I am posting my regular grammar test as I usually do at the beginning of the weekend. If you are tired of my tests, just tell me, but I see you are learning and most of you started writing much better as I do read your blogs and comments on different discussions. So, let's go on learning if you like.

This test is not as easy as the previous one. You should pay attention to the word order, the nonfinite forms of the verbs, the tenses, voices, prepositions, articles, comparisons, and so

The use of an inappropriate filter destroys the signal, which has a high differential insertion loss in the signal frequency range or does not match the transmission line impedance. Therefore, do not choose the filter that will affect the signal quality before insertion.

If the transmission line does not match the impedance characteristics of the common mode choke coil signal reflection or other phenomena will occur and affect the signal quality. Signal lines related to the requirements of the

The idea is not new. It's about making the member of the year as on the American magazine, Time. Every year, the moderators with the other members of the administration choose the member for the new year. Talents play a great role in making the person unique. Hard working with these special abilities can allow someone to perform well. He or she can be given a reward. We do not mind sharing in that reward. For instance, each member pays a dollar once he or she joins the website. For old members,

Today I will tell you about illogical comparisons and how to avoid this mistake.

An illogical comparison is one in which unlike entities have been compared.

Here are the examples of the illogical comparisons, they all are incorrect:

His drawings are as perfect as his instructor.

(This sentence compares drawings with instructor).

The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than a teacher.

(This sentence compares the duties with a teacher).

So, when you use a comparison, be sure that you compare the sa

See football game, those score will win the game. How to score? Bring the ball to net. How many short your team did is not important. How many balls reached the net, that make the game winner. 

In life, ball is our mind, it will move to different persons legs. May be your team members feet or opponent feet. Everybody wants to score also. In life, everybody want to score, So we need to take our mind only to positive thoughts like your team members feet. Then you can score also you can win. 

The bachelor thesis is the ultimate final exam. If you’re uncertain whether you’re going to enroll in a master’s program or not, then it’s your last struggle in student life. This thesis proves that college formed you properly and developed you as a person that is capable of good academic writing and responsible research. Now it’s time to get to the proverbial writing. Let us provide you with some rules you have to follow to make sure that your BA thesis will be as great as it can possibly be.

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My friends, reading your answers on my tests, your comments and blogs, I see you don’t always use these verbs correctly. So, I will explain them.

USED TO + the infinitive. We use it when we want to say that we had some habit in the past, but we don’t have it now.

I used to smoke (It means I smoked but quitted. I don’t smoke now).

When young I used to visit the swimming pool almost every day (I don’t do it now).

This verb is used only in the simple past tense when we speak about our lost habits NOW.

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My friends, as you all have problems correcting these sentences on my last test, I will give you some explanations.

CAN'T HELP + the gerund means that a person is not able to stop/prevent himself from doing something.

I can't help working all the time (it means that I can't live without working. I have to work, I can't stop).

I can't help remembering what he did (I still remember, I can't forget).

Being in NYC I couldn't help visiting the Museum of Modern Art again (I couldn't stop myself from going

Do you want to be popular??? Do you want to have fans and feel like a SUPERSTAR? If you are dying to become a famous Top EC Member, just read carefully and follow my few tips :-) Yeah...you are not dreaming, guys, I am here to make you Super Famous EC member Number 1!

Sooo, let's get started, here is my "recipe"...

1. Firstly, you have to realize one thing. You need to dedicate all your free time to EC - yeah I am serious! You literally have to sucrify your life for EC! Just stock up on liters o

Dear friends and everyone who is interested in a discussion about an interesting subject.

Recently and by chance I have read following article "Why Solitude should be your fortitude". The meaning of this sentence was meant less as a question than as a statement ... the author referred to his own experiences.  

The author  wrote:

"I haven’t always felt this way; in fact I used to spend a lot of time hiding behind people and activities just so I wouldn’t have to be by myself. But getting older, I

I heard a funny story that a Japanese woman was laughed at by people in an elevator. She had lived in the U.S for a while and one day she went shopping in a department store. She wanted to go to the fifth floor in the department store and got into an elevator. The elevator was very crowded and when it stopped at the fourth floor, a person in the back said "I'm getting out!". She got off the elevator to let the person go because she was standing at the front in the elevator. However she wanted to

It was late spring evening. She came back from work, sat down comfortably in her rocking chair with knowing that today after many centuries she was about to do it. To wash away own soul from dirt, to recharge ageless, tired mind. She closed her green eyes, took a breath and slowly started releasing all the pressure supressed somewhere deep inside of her. One by one all of these melancholic memories, untold words, hidden frightening emotions were slowly vanishing, as if they were getting out of t

Hello lovely EC birds!

Did you miss me? Don't tell me you didn't!! I even missed myself! XD

Okay, okay! no more jokes... you know I like to talk about MyEC stuff and members and that's why I'm writing this blog.

I guess most of us remember that old section where the EC admin chose the 'Star Members' every month. That section was removed and followed by the one we can see now, the 'Top Members', where members who have set their profile as 'public' and are active in the site (regardless that activit

Open the book cover for you to broadcast
The language scattered dances like don't feel outcast
Intense gaze denoting each and every chapter
One by one you absorb and you'll start to be bothered

In the beginning, you only wonder
The book of remembrance makes your heart ponder
Flip the pages as you go with motivation
Enjoying the moments of unraveling old recollection

All characters were written and is given by inspiration
Teach all good things that resulted in correction
Please nod your head in thoughts

My friends, I said that test XIII would be the last on the intermediate level. I am not superstitious and I am used to keeping my word, so my next test is a little bit different. It is not that difficult, but it supposes you to know nonfinite verbs, usage of the modal auxiliaries in the past, the comparisons. This time I will not tell you the number of mistakes in each sentence. Just make them correct without changing their meaning.

1. He thought he couldn’t help to call her after them to quarrel.
2. I