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June 19, 2013

Posts by Ilma


Total # Posts: 140

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Hello. Please help me to choose the article in the following context: "Yesterday parliament voted for a / the new speaker" (meaning: elected a new person). Thank you very much.

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Hello. I will be very grateful if you help me with a few problems. 1)Do you think it's possible to use the present perfect continuous tense with the phrase "until now / until today", for example "Until today, this job has been giving me a lot of satisfaction...

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Hello. I will really appreciate it if you help me complete the sentence in the correct way: "Police fired on anti-government protesters, killing three and wounding ... 1)a few others, 2)some others. Maybe both are OK? Thank you.

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Hello. Will you please tell me if inversion is possible in the following context: "Many people came to Mary's party yesterday. There aslo was (?) Peter, Jack's cousin." Thank you so much for your help!

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Hello. Thank you for all your answers. I'd like to clarify my previous question. Do you think it's OK to use "before" in the context: "The kids will not calm down before I buy this toy"? (Meaning: the kids will behave normally / will stop being naug...

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Hello. Please help me with the language problem. Do you think it's possible to use "before" in the following context: "The kids will not calm down before I buy this toy"? Thank you very much for help.

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Hello. Thanks for the previous answers. Please have a look at the context, and say if it's OK (I'm afraid it's again stilted (the way you say): "He is a well-known scientist with a very good reputation; there are good responses to him in the academic world and...

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Hello again. Will you please help me with a few more questions? 1)Which word order is correct: a)he was accused of taking bribes by his colleagues or b) he was accused by his colleagues of taking bribes? 2)Do you think it's possible to say: "there are good responses t...

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Hello. Please help me with the use of the word "judge". The dictionary defines one of its meaning as "to criticize", but somehow I feel it does not suit the following contex or am I wrong? "The Russian parliament yesterday adopted an anti-gay law. The ...

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Hello. Will you please help me with the word "judge"? Do you think it's possible to say:"The EU has judged this decision (or law)" (meaning: 'condemned, criticized')? Thank you for your help.

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