Forum: English Questions 
Mar 5th, 2018, 10:46 am
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Views: 1,983  Hardly versus Barely
Hi!
I came across this paragraph which I had to complete with hardly or barely:
"Building a hotel in the treetops is _______ a new idea, but the concept has blossomed; today you’ll find them...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 7th, 2015, 04:29 am
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Views: 7,784  Re: would enjoy + v.ing ?
Thank you for your reply Susan53.
What about "would enjoy" + to infinitive? Is it also correct?
We use TO INF. after I would like/prefer/hate/etc..., except "I would mind" which follows v.ing....
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 4th, 2015, 10:48 am
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Views: 5,256 Re: I find it easy doing gymnastics
Thank you for your answer Susan53.
What about after the structure "I would enjoy"? Is it followed by "v.ing", "to infinitive" or both? e.g.:
I would enjoy playing golf.
I would enjoy to play golf....
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 2nd, 2015, 05:41 am
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Views: 7,784 would enjoy + v.ing ?
Hi!
Which form is it correct?
1. I would enjoy playing golf.
OR
2. I would enjoy to play golf.
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 1st, 2015, 10:49 am
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Views: 5,256 I find it easy doing gymnastics
Hi!
I don't know which sentence is correct, or if maybe both are correct:
1. I find it easy doing gymnastics (I think "v.ing" is incorrect)
2. I find it easy to do gymnastics (I think "to...
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Forum: English Questions
Jul 31st, 2015, 04:25 am
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Views: 1,774 Re: whether
Thank you Susan53. Your explanation has been very useful to me. I've always been taught that whether is formal for if, and clearly that's not true.
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Forum: English Questions
Jul 30th, 2015, 12:16 pm
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Views: 1,774 whether
"It would be better whether these are fully equipped tours"
"Whether" is incorrect in this sentence. The correct word would be "if", but I don't understand why. I know that whether is more formal...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 12th, 2015, 03:36 am
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Views: 7,841 Re: rhetorical questions (with question tags)
Hi Leon037,
Yes, your answer helps a lot. Now I understand why I can't find these kinds of tag questions in a grammar book. I saw these tag questions in the advanced coursebook I'm using, which says...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 9th, 2015, 09:43 am
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Views: 7,841 rhetorical questions (with question tags)
I would appreciate if someone could give me some information about this kind of question. I've come across with question tags like these ones:
Oh, so he paid you back at last, did he?
So we're...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 21st, 2014, 01:57 pm
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 21st, 2014, 08:05 am
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Views: 13,798 Re: There was such much traffic?
Thanks for your quick reply Susan53.
I understand your explanation. However, we can use such with and adjective and a noun
e.g. Maybe this isn't such a good idea as I thought.
If much and many...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 20th, 2014, 11:30 am
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Views: 13,798 There was such much traffic?
Hi!
I'm teaching the use of "so" and "such" and I've got a doubt with the following senteces:
1. Sorry I'm late - There was so much traffic
2. Sorry I'm late - There was such a lot of traffic...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 24th, 2013, 06:19 am
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 24th, 2013, 06:15 am
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 24th, 2013, 05:53 am
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Views: 23,537 Re: In spite of/Despite me telling her
Hi Susan, thanks for your quick reply. I think I know what the problem is. The book is "New Ready for FCE", Macmillan . The grammar is so briefly explained that sometimes can be a bit...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 23rd, 2013, 12:50 pm
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Views: 23,537 In spite of/Despite me telling her
Hi, the text book I´m using to prepare my students for the FCE says that if the subject of the verbs in the two clauses is the same, the gerund can be used inmediately after "Despite/ In spite of"...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 2nd, 2012, 02:17 pm
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Views: 2,284 Oficial Exams_Writing part
Hi! This is my first post!
I am an EFL teacher and I have 2 students that need lessons on how to write for an oficial exam (B1+/Intermediate level).
I am looking for a book that I can use with them...
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