My dear friends! Being a professional teacher of English grammar, I decided to start this group to help you improve your knowledge of the subject. Many members asked me to do it and I do feel like that! So, I am planning to start a few discussions where you will be able to ask me questions or to have some practice. I'd also like to involve my husband, a native speaker, who is supposed to be helpful. So, how do you feel about such a group?
Rewrite into a passive sentence: "You haven't given the gift to Pete"
Is it not "The gift hasn't been given to Pete by you" ? I was marked down for writing my answer as such instead of "The gift to Pete hasn't been given by you". How is it any different?
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Hello dear teacher
There is my question.
Do you read?
short answer will be /Yes I do. or No Idon't.
If Do you read or write?
How can we answer for this question.
Tanya how do you see....when a person goes to a dentist and want to have his teeth pick up?
Dear teacher
Please explain me about "certain verb".
Thank you!
Hi, dear Bet! Of course, I will answer the questions as it is my group and somebody has to be responsible for answering learners.
1. WORRY is the verb like others. We can use it in different tenses and non-finite forms. There is nothing special about it.
There is no need to worry (about it).
Try not to worry.
These sentences are correct. As to your negative sentence in the imperative mood (don't you worry to think about it), it is grammatically correct however, I am uncertain you mean what you have written. Your sentence means something like this "Don't give yourself a trouble to think about it". It sounds impolite, scotnful, with annoyance. I think you mean something different. Just explain your mind, please.
2. I may happen to see a seashore over there. It is correct now.
3. Do you really mean an adjective? I don't understand your question. Will you explain it, please? An adjective is often used as an attribute of a noun. In this case we place it before a noun.
He is a tall man.
We also use an adjective after BE, GET and the linking verbs.
He is tall.
It was getting dark.
He remained calm.
If you mean something different, just ask again, OK?
4. During Ramadan our office hours are shorter than usually. Yes, you can say so.
5. If you speak about age, "senior" is not the best choice. We can use this word, but a little bit differently. For example,
He is a senior of the family.
Speaking abot the age difference, you should say "I am older than her".
It is impossible to compare the preposition TO and the conjunction THAN. We use THAN as a conjunction in the comparisons when there is an adjective or an adverb in the comparative degree in the main clause like in my example about age.
6. TO JAZZ UP means to make something more interesting and colorful. In fact, your sentence means that he "colored" his idea for it to sound more attractive.
Well, I know I haven't answered some of your questions as I need more explanations with examples. Please, read this comment and ask me again, OK?
hello Tanya/Danny,
I am so happy to know that we can ask here and you will answer our questions.
1. i wanted to learn how to use worry in an interrogative sentence. i,e, don't you worry to think about it?
and can I say...no need to worry / no need to be worried about it./ Try not to worry....is it correct?
2. I may happen see a seashore over there, is it correct now?
3. Is there any easy way to remember the place of adjectives?
4. During Ramadan our office hour is shorter than previous....is it a correct sentence?
5 How to remember when we should use than and to. i,e, he is senior to me.... I am senior than her....
6. what is the meaning of ..he jazz up his mind?
I would like to say...please do not stop singing, I do believe your lost friend will be happy if you all sing and remember him. But, of course it will take time to do so and most probebly you will find anotherone...just do not forget him, I mean your co singer cum friend.
Bet, first of all I'd like to know if you have got my explanations.
As to the next test, I don't know if I will post it soon. We are going for vacation in a few days and I do need some rest as this academic year was not the best in my life. I lost my best friend, my band can't perform without him as we can't find and don't want anyone else to be one of us. We stopped singing as we can't do it thinking about Peter on the stage. I had some problems with my subordinates, I quarrelled with the president of UF and now I have got a lot of ill-wishers on EC as a result of my not being a hypocrite.
As to the perfect form of the infinitive, I have explained how to use it in a few blogs. If you need the links, just ask, OK?
Hi, dear Bet! I am ready to give you the exhaustive explanations.
NIGHTMARE is a countable noun. So, it can be both singular and plural:
I had a terrifyng nightmare.
I often have nightmares.
WHATEVER HAPPENS. It was my typo. My keyboard needs vacuuming. Some keys don't react when I press them.
Your sentence: "I may happen to meet them at some parties". I don't know what is different to regular use of MAY. But let me try to explain. This sentence means "It is possible for me to meet them at some parties accidentially". Let me go into the details. Do you understand the sentence:
It may happen.
? It means that it is possible for something to happen.
If I say "I may do it" it means I will posssibly do it. Now, if I combine MAY and HAPPEN in one sentence it will mean that such an occasion is possible.
If it is not clear, please ask more questions, OK?
As my next test, I have a lot of doubts whether to post it as almost nobody is interested
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