to devote oneself exclusively to something/to doing something
'Agatha Christie devoted herself to writing.'
to take part in/go in for a race
'Let's take part in the races to see…
There are different theories:
There are a man and a woman outside. - Here, the verb is plural because there are two people in total.
There is a man and a woman outside. - Here, the verb is used in…
Harrods - największy dom handlowy w Londynie sławny z faktu, iż dotrzymuje słowom zawartym w swoim motto 'Wszystkie rzeczy dla wszystkich ludzi, wszędzie'. Sprzedają perskie dywany do Persji…
What should do now to prevent heart disease?
>Do not smoke. Traditionally, men smoked much more than women but that
>gap has virtually disappeared. (MORE) girls are now smoking than boys
&g…
Good morning. {Have I got through to} {the Brighton Language School?}
I {am ringing} because I want to ask about {the} rates. Exactly I want to learn how much {a two-week} course {costs}.
Thanks…
As for 1. only one thing occurs to me - I guess your teacher wanted you to use the pronoun 'own' instead of the adjective 'own', and then your version is wrong, but correct grammat…
'left' means 'remaining' in this context
Instead of saying 'there are ... seats left' you could always say 'there are ... seats available'.
I think 'free…
I would also reply: 'Don't mention it.'
Gigantus - thanks for your support - some people on this forum think I am easy meat for them, but unluckily for them, I'm not at all. They …
Well said, terry. It's that time!? I guess I must be off now. I need to be fresh and ready for another day full of querries and... Night night sleep tight. {:-)]…
I couldn't agree more, eva. But who says I don't revise the material to make them understand it fully? I really do. Unfortunately for me, themselves, their parents and their teachers it some…
It's true, I have never written any essays for them - all I have been saying to them is that they should write it themselves and , if needed, I correct them, no matter how long the process of cor…
I guess they pay me for both.
I have to correct them since if didn't do so, they would get bad marks at school and that would question my language skills which would finally lead to me losing th…
I guess they pay me for both.
I have to correct them since if didn't do so, they would get bad marks at school and that would question my language skills which would finally lead to me losing th…
I deeply feel that I'm honest towards the people who pay me for the job, the kids' parents; unfortunately I feel guilty because of the fact that I help them do their homework instead of them…