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Right... that was a bit of a mind-boggle there fluffyhamster! I had to read your post twice before comprehension clicked... So, in short, you're saying that 'due to' (as far as you know) cannot be followed by an independent clause, as such in the example I gave and that the gap-fill question was inc...

Hello all, First of all, my apologies if I've posted this on the wrong board. None of the other boards looked related to my question, so I thought I'd try my luck here. Anyhow, my question is the about the conjunction "due to", its structure and whether or not it can be used instead of "due to the f...

Hello everyone, It seems that my English is falling apart the more time I spend teaching it! The English that I've learnt in the British education system is not enough to provide solid answers to some of my students' questions. The differences between American vs. British English, spoken vs. written...

Hello all, I am plagued by a question that I've yet to find a concrete solution for, even after a couple of hours of consultion with a few grammar bibles. Allow me to explain. "I'm so tired, I______ all day." The two possible answers given are: "'ve studied" and "'ve been studying". Instinctively, I...

Hi there, I have two "small" questions for the community, if that's O.K. The first being: Which university in England has a reputable name when it comes to English MAs? I did a little search and two names popped up: Leicester and Aston, Birmingham. Are there others that I've missed? My second questi...

Please keep the replies coming in! So, it sounds like to me that both formats are correct? Although, the non-capitalised format is rather outdated? I, also, learnt how to write during the 1980s! Perhaps, this non-capitalised format is something that some British people still use? This situation remi...

Hello there, I am currently teaching English in South Korea and a newcomer to this site, so please be gentle with me! I spent a good few hours yesterday evening browsing through various forums to find an answer to my question, which is: what is the rule on capitalisating the first letter of each wor...