Forum: English Questions 
Jun 9th, 2008, 04:19 am
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Views: 6,663  incredulous vs sceptical
In the following multiple choice exercise:
"A lot of people are ... about the benefits of nuclear power."
A disbelieving B sceptical C incredulous D unconvincing
The answer key gives...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 3rd, 2008, 05:53 am
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Views: 3,662 Bargain vs moderate
Hello. In the following multiple-choice exercise:
"Here is a wonderful opportunity at a .............. cost to visit the truly remarkable island of Cuba."
A cheap B moderate C bargain D...
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Forum: English Questions
May 9th, 2008, 04:19 am
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Views: 2,752 Soil vs earth
In the following exercise, I'm supposed to choose the correct option:
"What do scientists mean by soil/earth erosion and what causes it?"
The answer key gives "soil" as the correct answer, but I...
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Forum: English Questions
May 7th, 2008, 04:59 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,403 Error correction
Hello. In the following exercise I'm supposed to spot the mistake:
"My brother has been getting so nervous with me recently - I've no idea what's the matter with him.
Apparently, the only mistake,...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 28th, 2008, 08:05 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,064 Pills and Potions
In the following multiple choice exercise:
It's unlikely that using vast amounts of pills and ... will delay the ageing process.
a tablets b potions c exercise d injections
The...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 23rd, 2008, 08:53 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 186,422 Continue + infinitive or ing
I know there's little difference in meaning between the two structures: continue to do or continue doing. I came across the suggestion we normally use continue to when we are talking about a state,...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 3rd, 2008, 06:26 am
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Views: 15,185 Made of vs made from
Is there a difference between "made of" and "made from"? I can find lots of examples of both in google. However, when looking at the answer to the following fill-in-the-gap exercise : "don't buy...
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Forum: English Questions
Mar 10th, 2008, 08:31 am
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Views: 2,712 Votes is votes
Hello, I'm reading a humorous article about the length to which some people are willing to go when canvassing for votes. The title is "Votes is votes" which, to my understanding, is grammatically...
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Forum: English Questions
Mar 10th, 2008, 04:22 am
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Views: 4,107 Admit vs admit to
In the following sentences:
He admits to stealing the power drill
He admitted committing the crime
Is there any reason we use "admit to" in the first but simply "admit" in the second? Is there any...
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 28th, 2008, 06:15 am
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Views: 2,492 When a child
In the following fill-in-the-gap exercise: "He went back to the same school he had attended ... a teenager", I'm aware of the fact the most common answer would be "as a teenager", I was wondering...
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 28th, 2008, 06:09 am
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Views: 6,151 In fifty years' time
In the phrase "in fifty years' time" is the apostrophe strictly necessary or can it be omitted? Thank you
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 21st, 2008, 08:53 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,387 Re: Hire vs Rent
If in American English you can "hire" somebody to do a job, can you also do so in British or do you need a different verb, such as "contract" or "take on"?
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 20th, 2008, 08:08 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 13,387 Hire vs Rent
Hello.
I am faced with the following fill-in-the-gap exercise "The young and the more adventurous probably ... a motorcycle and set off for the less frequented beaches." I've got the answer key and...
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 13th, 2008, 06:30 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,066 Regret (Grammar)
Hello. I'm checking a book on the grammatical usage of "regret". There is the following sentence:
I regret (the fact) that she has left
The book says normally we can omit "that" after regret. But, in...
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 12th, 2008, 07:12 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,470 Alertly vs raptly
In the following fill-in-the-gap exercise:
Some other nations did the occasional scrawl when listening ..., but the British were undoubtedly the most compulsive of all those attending.
a...
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 11th, 2008, 05:11 am
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Views: 7,071 Doodle vs Scrawl vs scribble
Is there a difference between these three words? I've looked them up in the dictionary and basically found similar definitions. Thank you.
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Forum: English Questions
Feb 6th, 2008, 05:24 am
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Views: 3,096 Boost vs heighten vs lift
In the following multiple-choice exercise:
The mailing list has done much to ... the numbers of people attending.
A lift B encourage C heighten D boost
I know the correct answer is "boost" but I was...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 29th, 2008, 06:51 pm
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Views: 8,424 Key word transformation
Ok, in this exercise I need to rephrase the following sentence into another one including the word "remember":
"I'm sure we studied this unit last year."
Obviously, the most natural sounding answer...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 29th, 2008, 07:21 am
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Views: 16,899 Error correction exercise
Hello, I need to spot the mistake in the following sentence:
"The psychiatrist asuggested against allowing Mavis to live with her family."
I know the mistake is "suggested" and could replace it with...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 29th, 2008, 07:09 am
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Views: 3,220 Is this sentence correct?
I know the most common sentence would be "He advised her to get some qualifications before leaving school", but is the following sentence grammatically correct? "He advised her that she should make...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 23rd, 2008, 06:02 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,615 Attendant
Hello. I seem to be having problems with the following fill-in-the-gap exercise (Sorry it's such a long paragraph, but I thought I'd better give you the whole context)
"The British, as everybody...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 16th, 2008, 05:52 am
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 9th, 2008, 08:50 am
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Views: 4,518 Ing as verb or noun
Hello! Sorry, I’ve got one of those horrible grammar terminology questions to ask you. In the following sentence, I’m supposed to decide whether the fragment between commas is a noun phrase or a...
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