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A student is arguing that the phrase should be "He sent in his resume and hopes to get a job 'at' the company." It should be 'with' but, I can not find facts to prove my point. I would appreciate any ideas.

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, Thank you for the support!!! I didn't even realize that I was demoralized until I felt comfort in all your words. Well, I don't have to worry about the lesson anymore. I never had the chance for the next class because it was cancelled. This was a group-intermediate class but he was the only...

I am a Canadian born native English speaker with Chinese roots. I am currently teaching English in Buenos Aires. Recently, a student of mine decided to question the grammar point I was teaching and proceeded to ask if, perhaps, I was confusing the grammar with Chinese (in not so nice words). Althoug...

Thank you all for your input and help! I will definately make the student squirm by drilling him next lesson.

Thanks again!

I have a student who insists that "Who did wrote King Lear?" is correct. It is obviously not. I've been researching and am at wits end trying to find the correct grammatical classification to prove that the question above is wrong. (I am one of those native English speakers who have had to re-learn ...