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DKorolev October 23rd 2009
Hello.
I have many questions that I would like to get some answers for. I want to thank all of you who will help me.
1) Is there a conditional sentence, which starts with future tense? ("If you will..., then ...")
2) Can the word "Greetings" be used as a greeting?
3) What is correct?
3a) "How do you feel today?"
3b) "How are you feeling today?"
4) Is there a conditional sentence with "have" instead of "will"/"can"/"may"? ("If you do not see anything, you have no eyes.")
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
6) Do I use any prepositions before names of cities?
6a) "The city Moscow";
6b) "The city of Moscow".
(I shall be glad if the answer is not "Moscow city".)
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
8) "He was tired, so he went to bed."
Everything in that sentence is in past simple tense. Is it the same if I speak in present about future or should I insert "will"? ("I hope that you (will) like me.")
9) When do I use "this", "these", "that" and "those" instead of just "it"?
10) Is this web site about British or American English. (Some sentences or words are marked as British or American versions, but what about the parts which are not marked?)
11) Does the author, owner and/or "community help person" speak British or American? (Native language.)
12) If there is a thing that provides services (certain shop), and those services use the same word as the profession, do I use an apostrophe in its name?
12a) Barber shop;
12b) Barber's shop.
Thank you for the help that you are willing to provide to those who needs it. I hope that I do not take too much of your precious time.
Dmitry
I have many questions that I would like to get some answers for. I want to thank all of you who will help me.
1) Is there a conditional sentence, which starts with future tense? ("If you will..., then ...")
2) Can the word "Greetings" be used as a greeting?
3) What is correct?
3a) "How do you feel today?"
3b) "How are you feeling today?"
4) Is there a conditional sentence with "have" instead of "will"/"can"/"may"? ("If you do not see anything, you have no eyes.")
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
6) Do I use any prepositions before names of cities?
6a) "The city Moscow";
6b) "The city of Moscow".
(I shall be glad if the answer is not "Moscow city".)
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
8) "He was tired, so he went to bed."
Everything in that sentence is in past simple tense. Is it the same if I speak in present about future or should I insert "will"? ("I hope that you (will) like me.")
9) When do I use "this", "these", "that" and "those" instead of just "it"?
10) Is this web site about British or American English. (Some sentences or words are marked as British or American versions, but what about the parts which are not marked?)
11) Does the author, owner and/or "community help person" speak British or American? (Native language.)
12) If there is a thing that provides services (certain shop), and those services use the same word as the profession, do I use an apostrophe in its name?
12a) Barber shop;
12b) Barber's shop.
Thank you for the help that you are willing to provide to those who needs it. I hope that I do not take too much of your precious time.
Dmitry
Martin October 23rd 2009
1. No, I was told not to use will in the "if-sentence-part", but in the second part.
If I find the address, I will send you an invitation.
If I found the address, I would send you an invitation.
If I had found the address, I would have sent you....
3. I am not sure about the present progressive with feelings. I would use "How do you feel today".
4. "If you don't see anything, you must be blind." Without have.
If I find the address, I will send you an invitation.
If I found the address, I would send you an invitation.
If I had found the address, I would have sent you....
3. I am not sure about the present progressive with feelings. I would use "How do you feel today".
4. "If you don't see anything, you must be blind." Without have.
Clare October 24th 20091) Is there a conditional sentence, which starts with future tense? ("If you will..., then ...")
Yes - when we refer to insistence.
If you will insist on walking around barefoot, no wonder your feet get dirty.
2) Can the word "Greetings" be used as a greeting?
It sounds a bit strange. You might see it on a postcard. "Greetings from Devon."
3) What is correct?
3a) "How do you feel today?"
3b) "How are you feeling today?"
Both fine - we can use feel with continuous:
I'm not feeling very well.
4) Is there a conditional sentence with "have" instead of "will"/"can"/"may"? ("If you do not see anything, you have no eyes.")
Yes - zero conditional.
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
It's an article, not a preposition! And yes, you need an aricle for unique objects.
6) Do I use any prepositions before names of cities?
6a) "The city Moscow";
6b) "The city of Moscow".
b is correct.
(I shall be glad if the answer is not "Moscow city".)
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
If you're talking about something you've already referred to, us "the":
This is the book I was talking about.
(See the page on articles for more info.)
8) "He was tired, so he went to bed."
Everything in that sentence is in past simple tense. Is it the same if I speak in present about future or should I insert "will"? ("I hope that you (will) like me.")
Use will when you're referring forward, otherwise use present.
9) When do I use "this", "these", "that" and "those" instead of just "it"?
When you refer to something the other person can also see or understand.
10) Is this web site about British or American English. (Some sentences or words are marked as British or American versions, but what about the parts which are not marked?)
Often the two varieties are the same.
11) Does the author, owner and/or "community help person" speak British or American? (Native language.)
British English.
12) If there is a thing that provides services (certain shop), and those services use the same word as the profession, do I use an apostrophe in its name?
12a) Barber shop;
12b) Barber's shop.
Yes, though drop shop: "the barber's"
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Martin October 24th 2009
Thank you for your correction. I am always amazed about the possibilities we have.
DKorolev October 26th 2009
Thank you very much for your answers. I have more questions, though. I hope that it does not take much of your time.
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
It's an article, not a preposition! And yes, you need an aricle for unique objects.
What I meant is a preposition at the "..." in my examples.
"The city of Moscow." - "of" is a preposition. Do I need the same for planets, countries, streets, etc.?
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
If you're talking about something you've already referred to, us "the":
This is the book I was talking about.
(See the page on articles for more info.)
What if I use the title of the book?
7c) This is the "Twilight".
7d) This is "Twilight".
What if the title has "the" already?
7e) This is "The Hobbit".
7f) This is the "The Hobbit".
There are some new questions as well.
13) Do I need a "of" preposition before dates?
13a) "In the year 1000...";
13b) "In the year of 1000...".
14) Do I use "a" or "an" article before words that start with "u" letter? "U" seems to be a vowel to me, but "an" does not sound well before it.
15) Are these four forms of a verb correct?
15a) (Speech) - "lie" - "lied" - "lied" - "lying";
15b) (Position) - "lie" - "lay" - "lain" - "lying";
15c) (Action (put)) - "lay" - "laid" - "laid" - "?"
16) How do I spell "s" and "z" in the following sentences? (Phonetics are welcomed.)
16a) "This is Charles' book";
16b) "This is Liz's book"?
Thank you for your help. If there are more questions, I shall post it here.
Dmitry
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
It's an article, not a preposition! And yes, you need an aricle for unique objects.
What I meant is a preposition at the "..." in my examples.
"The city of Moscow." - "of" is a preposition. Do I need the same for planets, countries, streets, etc.?
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
If you're talking about something you've already referred to, us "the":
This is the book I was talking about.
(See the page on articles for more info.)
What if I use the title of the book?
7c) This is the "Twilight".
7d) This is "Twilight".
What if the title has "the" already?
7e) This is "The Hobbit".
7f) This is the "The Hobbit".
There are some new questions as well.
13) Do I need a "of" preposition before dates?
13a) "In the year 1000...";
13b) "In the year of 1000...".
14) Do I use "a" or "an" article before words that start with "u" letter? "U" seems to be a vowel to me, but "an" does not sound well before it.
15) Are these four forms of a verb correct?
15a) (Speech) - "lie" - "lied" - "lied" - "lying";
15b) (Position) - "lie" - "lay" - "lain" - "lying";
15c) (Action (put)) - "lay" - "laid" - "laid" - "?"
16) How do I spell "s" and "z" in the following sentences? (Phonetics are welcomed.)
16a) "This is Charles' book";
16b) "This is Liz's book"?
Thank you for your help. If there are more questions, I shall post it here.
Dmitry
Clare October 27th 2009
5) If I specify an "unique object" (name, title, etc.), should I use any prepositions before it? ("The planet ... Earth", "The star ... Sun")
It's an article, not a preposition! And yes, you need an aricle for unique objects.
What I meant is a preposition at the "..." in my examples.
"The city of Moscow." - "of" is a preposition. Do I need the same for planets, countries, streets, etc.?
- Yes, you're more likely to use "of" in this context. You could either say "Moscow", or "the city of Moscow".
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
If you're talking about something you've already referred to, us "the":
This is the book I was talking about.
(See the page on articles for more info.)
What if I use the title of the book?
7c) This is the "Twilight".
7d) This is "Twilight".
What if the title has "the" already?
7e) This is "The Hobbit".
7f) This is the "The Hobbit".
- "This is Twilight" or "This is the book Twilight", but if you're demonstrating it to someone, it's obvious that it's a book!
There are some new questions as well.
13) Do I need a "of" preposition before dates?
13a) "In the year 1000...";
13b) "In the year of 1000...".
- No
14) Do I use "a" or "an" article before words that start with "u" letter? "U" seems to be a vowel to me, but "an" does not sound well before it.
- It depends on the pronunciation. If the u has a /ju/ sound (as in "university"/ use a.
If the u has a /er/ sound as un "umbrella", use an.
15) Are these four forms of a verb correct?
15a) (Speech) - "lie" - "lied" - "lied" - "lying";
15b) (Position) - "lie" - "lay" - "lain" - "lying";
15c) (Action (put)) - "lay" - "laid" - "laid" - "laying"
- I haven't had time to check these in the dictionary, so I'm not 100% sure. Reason why I'm not is that for a native speaker, some of these forms are extremely rare (esp the participle forms and the present perfect or past participle forms). 15a I can guarantee is correct!
16) How do I spell "s" and "z" in the following sentences? (Phonetics are welcomed.)
16a) "This is Charles' book"; Charles's book /charlziz/
16b) "This is Liz's book"? / Liziz/
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
It's an article, not a preposition! And yes, you need an aricle for unique objects.
What I meant is a preposition at the "..." in my examples.
"The city of Moscow." - "of" is a preposition. Do I need the same for planets, countries, streets, etc.?
- Yes, you're more likely to use "of" in this context. You could either say "Moscow", or "the city of Moscow".
7) Do I use an article in the following kind of sentences?
7a) This is "Twilight" book;
7b) This is the "Twilight" book.
If you're talking about something you've already referred to, us "the":
This is the book I was talking about.
(See the page on articles for more info.)
What if I use the title of the book?
7c) This is the "Twilight".
7d) This is "Twilight".
What if the title has "the" already?
7e) This is "The Hobbit".
7f) This is the "The Hobbit".
- "This is Twilight" or "This is the book Twilight", but if you're demonstrating it to someone, it's obvious that it's a book!
There are some new questions as well.
13) Do I need a "of" preposition before dates?
13a) "In the year 1000...";
13b) "In the year of 1000...".
- No
14) Do I use "a" or "an" article before words that start with "u" letter? "U" seems to be a vowel to me, but "an" does not sound well before it.
- It depends on the pronunciation. If the u has a /ju/ sound (as in "university"/ use a.
If the u has a /er/ sound as un "umbrella", use an.
15) Are these four forms of a verb correct?
15a) (Speech) - "lie" - "lied" - "lied" - "lying";
15b) (Position) - "lie" - "lay" - "lain" - "lying";
15c) (Action (put)) - "lay" - "laid" - "laid" - "laying"
- I haven't had time to check these in the dictionary, so I'm not 100% sure. Reason why I'm not is that for a native speaker, some of these forms are extremely rare (esp the participle forms and the present perfect or past participle forms). 15a I can guarantee is correct!
16) How do I spell "s" and "z" in the following sentences? (Phonetics are welcomed.)
16a) "This is Charles' book"; Charles's book /charlziz/
16b) "This is Liz's book"? / Liziz/
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
DKorolev October 27th 2009
Thank you very much. If I need more answers, I shall certanly ask.
Dmitry
Dmitry
DKorolev November 1st 2009
3) What is correct?
3a) "How do you feel today?"
3b) "How are you feeling today?"
Both fine - we can use feel with continuous:
I'm not feeling very well.
I have an English textbook with a grammar attachment, and it says that continuous cannot be used with following words:
to be, to know, to understand, to think, to recognize, to want, to like, to see, to hear, to feel,
to have (in its primary meaning).
I have a question about "to like". Can I use continuous with "to love", "to hate", "to dislike"?
17) Do I use a preposition before an adjective in the following sentence?
17a) "beautiful lady";
17b) "a beautiful lady".
Do I use it as it would have been before the noun ("lady")? Or does "a/an" depends on the first letter of the next word ("beautiful")?
18) Is the following order of adjectives correct?
Opinion, description, colour, nationality, material, purpose.
Example:"I see a beautiful tall green French wooden defensive tree." (Sorry for the meaningless example.)
Thanks.
Dmitry
3a) "How do you feel today?"
3b) "How are you feeling today?"
Both fine - we can use feel with continuous:
I'm not feeling very well.
I have an English textbook with a grammar attachment, and it says that continuous cannot be used with following words:
to be, to know, to understand, to think, to recognize, to want, to like, to see, to hear, to feel,
to have (in its primary meaning).
I have a question about "to like". Can I use continuous with "to love", "to hate", "to dislike"?
17) Do I use a preposition before an adjective in the following sentence?
17a) "beautiful lady";
17b) "a beautiful lady".
Do I use it as it would have been before the noun ("lady")? Or does "a/an" depends on the first letter of the next word ("beautiful")?
18) Is the following order of adjectives correct?
Opinion, description, colour, nationality, material, purpose.
Example:"I see a beautiful tall green French wooden defensive tree." (Sorry for the meaningless example.)
Thanks.
Dmitry
Clare November 2nd 2009
You can use feel with a continuous form. You can't really use verbs of emotion like love, hate etc in this form, though of course McDonald's has!
You don't need a preposition. "She's a beautiful lady". The choice of a / an depends on the word that's following - not necessarily the noun.
Yes, but some of these adjectives could have interchangeable positions. Generally, the closer to the noun, the more they define the noun. It's unnatural to have so many adjectives before the noun, by the way!
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Clare,
english-at-home.com
You don't need a preposition. "She's a beautiful lady". The choice of a / an depends on the word that's following - not necessarily the noun.
Yes, but some of these adjectives could have interchangeable positions. Generally, the closer to the noun, the more they define the noun. It's unnatural to have so many adjectives before the noun, by the way!
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
DKorolev November 4th 2009
Thank you very much.
19) What is the difference between "to give up" and "to give in"? Which one is more gramatically correct? Which one is more British?
20) Why do you pronounce some of it in English, and some in Latin?
e.g. = for example;
i.e. = that is;
NB = Nota Bene;
etc. = et cetera;
Thanks.
Dmitry
19) What is the difference between "to give up" and "to give in"? Which one is more gramatically correct? Which one is more British?
20) Why do you pronounce some of it in English, and some in Latin?
e.g. = for example;
i.e. = that is;
NB = Nota Bene;
etc. = et cetera;
Thanks.
Dmitry
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