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Lightbulb anyone need help with english?? - 02-19-2009, 02:15 AM

if anyone needs help with the English language I'll help out ^^ im native and currently living in america
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English grammar - 02-19-2009, 05:56 AM

Could you help me?
1.I feel the following two expressions are quite discouraging and you should say otherwise.
a.If the sun should rise in the west, I would believe in our victory.
I feel this suggests "I" do not believe in the victory when the sun rises in the east as usual. And "I" should say "I believe..."
b.I wish you would get well soon.
Similarly, you should do without "would".
2.May I ask if you can omit the that parenthesized as below?
What is quite interesting is (that) wild geese that are making a row look so small.

Thank you.
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02-19-2009, 06:48 AM

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Could you help me?
1.I feel the following two expressions are quite discouraging and you should say otherwise.
a.If the sun should rise in the west, I would believe in our victory.
I feel this suggests "I" do not believe in the victory when the sun rises in the east as usual. And "I" should say "I believe..."
b.I wish you would get well soon.
Similarly, you should do without "would".
It's been a while since I studied English grammar so I could be a bit rusty.

You need 'would' because you are hypothesising. If ____, I would ____. Omitting 'would' would be ungrammatical.

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2.May I ask if you can omit the that parenthesized as below?
What is quite interesting is (that) wild geese that are making a row look so small.

Thank you.
'That' and any clause after it is modifying "what". You will need 'that' there, otherwise it would be ungrammatical.

In Japanese, "that" is not needed, just say the clause followed by the noun you are trying to modify.

魚を食べている猫
The cat that is eating a fish.

"that" here is modifying the cat while in japanese, since the clause, eating a fish comes before the word cat, it is understood that eating a fish is modifying the cat.
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It's been a while since I studied English grammar so I could be a bit rusty.

You need 'would' because you are hypothesising. If ____, I would ____. Omitting 'would' would be ungrammatical.



'That' and any clause after it is modifying "what". You will need 'that' there, otherwise it would be ungrammatical.

In Japanese, "that" is not needed, just say the clause followed by the noun you are trying to modify.

魚を食べている猫
The cat that is eating a fish.

"that" here is modifying the cat while in japanese, since the clause, eating a fish comes before the word cat, it is understood that eating a fish is modifying the cat.
i guess she answered it for u....thanks kirakira


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i guess she answered it for u....thanks kirakira
I don't think you're capable of teaching anyone English if you can't capitalize when necessary.


How hard is it to spell out "you"?
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03-01-2009, 02:51 AM

Well,1)I don't care what u say about me because I don't care
2)I am capable to help if i want to
3)This was my choice to do this
I do apologize for my slang, it does comes out sometimes and I should correct my grammar and I need to capitalize more but only when necessary.Sometimes I just don't capitalize.


loving you loving me
brought together by fate
my buddy,my friend
my hater my lover
no matter what you say
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Im loving you loving me


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