Questions tagged [esl]
English as a Second Language
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“without considering the Earth's own movement” OR “without recognising the Earth's continuous motion”
This regards a High school English test question in South Korea
I am an English language instructor based in South Korea. I am writing to seek your expert opinion on a disputed question from a high ...
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Will and would in reported speech [duplicate]
Ibrahim promised that he _____ us as soon as the plane arrives.
A) will phone
B) would phone
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How can the conditional form ‘IF present-tense BE+continuous VERB, THEN will-future VERB’ be grammatical under the 0th, 1st, or 2nd Conditionals?
I heard a sentence:
If you are staying, we will play a table game.
Is this somehow still correct, or is it wrong? How can this be grammatical as a valid English conditional sequence of paired ...
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What's better or correct line between "Soon I'll be ..." or "Sooner I'll be..."
I'm bit confused between using "Soon" or "Sooner".
Both have the same meaning, at least as far as I know.
So lets say the line like this: "Sooner or later I'll be home again&...
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On the offset - Is it a correct expression? [closed]
I was told today that there is an expression like 'on the offset'. I have never heard of it, but since I am not a native speaker I wanted to check if this is a correct expression. I think this person ...
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Is there any difference in meaning in the sentence "he doesn't have a house in which to sleep" and "he doesn't have a house to sleep in" [duplicate]
Is the first sentence even grammatically correct? It just sounds weird to me.
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What tense should be used for the verb "film"? Why? [closed]
I was presented with this question on a test paper:
_______(film) in various parts of China, Unexplored Land presents the great diversity of China's ecosystem and throws fresh light on the concept of ...
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Why would a Burmese native prefer "alight from a bus" over "get off a bus"?
I recently read a script written in English by a Burmese native and it struck me as odd that they always used the phrase "they alighted from a bus" instead of the ordinary "they got off ...
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Can you use “if past, then past”?
Is it possible to use the past simple in the result-clause of the 2nd conditional?
Is it possible to say:
If I had enough money, I bought a car.
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Which one is correct "John is in the third" or "John is in the third place"? [closed]
If I want to ask someone in the picture, like 'Where's John?' or 'Which one is john?' which answer should it be?
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Can someone respond to a question by just saying "I´ll" instead of "I will"? Why or why not? [duplicate]
My friend keeps on responding to questions by just saying "I´ll". This doesn´t seem grammatically correct to me. However I would like to know what would be the proper use of that contraction....
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Dropping articles: "I have a little brother and little sister." - is this correct? [closed]
I teach ESL online through a company which provides materials. One sentence given is
"I have a little brother and little sister."
When I read this aloud to the student, I automatically added ...
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Meaning of 'what is this compared to her previous song'
'What is this compared to her previous song'.
Two people argued about whether a song was good or not, and one just responded with this.
What did they mean by that? I haven't found any satisfactory ...
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'strong chance' or 'strong possibility'?
'there is a strong chance that our team will win.'
or
'there is a strong possibility that our team will win.'?
i think the latter seems more suitable.
thoughts?
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Which one is correct: 'She was the first woman ever elected as President' or 'She was the first woman ever to be elected as President'?
I think both sentences are ok but my teacher said I could only use the latter? I have also asked some friends yet they gave different opinions, so I'm not sure which one is proper. please help.