Forum: English Questions 
Dec 30th, 2012, 04:45 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,371  how: subordinating conjunction ?
Dear teachers,
Would you say that "how" in the following sentences is a subordinating conjunction or an adverb?
I don't understand how (1) he could behave this way / (2) how this machine...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 28th, 2012, 11:51 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,626 is or are
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me which form of the verb is needed here and why ?
a) All staff is / are required to complete the questionnaire.
b) There is / are only a bottle of milk, some...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 27th, 2012, 11:47 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,006 additional phrases
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me what are these phrases called since they are not "appositives" ?
The quiz, as well as all workbook exercises, was collected.
His jacket, not his shirt or...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 25th, 2012, 05:41 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,653 part of speech of compound nouns
Hello everyone,
Would you please tell me to what part of speech do these words belong ?
work permit ; video game ; bike trailer...
Should they be listed under the category of:
a) compound...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 22nd, 2012, 05:40 pm
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Replies: 4
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 18th, 2012, 04:37 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,451 Re: use of the definite article
Hello Susan,
I had already read the thread you mentioned before sending my question but in my sentence can't we consider that "dog" can also be used as a generic term?
As you mentioned in the other...
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Forum: English Questions
Dec 18th, 2012, 07:14 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,451 use of the definite article
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me which type of article is needed in the following sentence and why? Could both the definite and the indifinite articles are possible ?
Many families keep pet...
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