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- Sat Nov 08, 2003 2:33 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: The simple present for schedules
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The simple present for schedules
According to my book, we use the simple present for schedules (buses, movies, classes, etc.) For example, "The plane arrives in New York at 7:30 tomorrow morning." Then here's my question. "I want to meet Sarah at the staion. What time _________?" a. does her train arrive b. is her train arriving Ac...
- Thu Nov 06, 2003 6:36 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: article "the"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4449
article "the"
We say, "I go to school" without "the" because "school" means "studying or learning" here. Let's say, I am a mom and I need to go to school not to study but to meet my child's teacher. Do I still say, "I need to go to school?" without "the"? With the same token, we say , " I go to church". "Church" ...
- Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:51 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Is sandwich countable?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10382
Is sandwich countable?
We say, "Would you like a sandwich?". It seems like a countable noun to me. So do we also say that "Would you like sandwiches?"
- Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:55 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: From Mass to Count
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1846
From Mass to Count
I really have a problem with this topic. "coffee" is an uncountable noun. But we can say "a coffee" and "3 coffees" because it denotes a serving. Also "cake" can be countable and uncountable according my book. For example, a cake OR a piece of cake. So then, is it "three different kinds of cake" or ...
- Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:11 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Uncountable noun - candy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2422
Uncountable noun - candy
According to my grammar book, "candy" is considered as an uncountable noun.
"two pieces of candy" is correct rather than "two pieces of candies". But don't we say "I want two candies."?
"two pieces of candy" is correct rather than "two pieces of candies". But don't we say "I want two candies."?
- Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:17 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Go + gerund
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3679
Go + gerund
We say "go for a walk, go for a run, go walking, and go running."
Do we also say "go for a ski, go for a fish, go for a sail, go for a shop" instead of "go skiing, go fishing, go sailing, go shopping"?
Do we also say "go for a ski, go for a fish, go for a sail, go for a shop" instead of "go skiing, go fishing, go sailing, go shopping"?
- Tue May 13, 2003 10:29 pm
- Forum: Material Writing
- Topic: References
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3356
References
When I write a journal or an essay, not a research paper, and I like to quote somebody's words, do I still need references at the back of the page?