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Grammar

question

Hello Everyone,

What do you say about this sentence? is it correct grammatically?

"sometimes the greatest solutions can be found by small things"

or "sometimes the greatest solutions can be found in the small things"

thanks

Find the ten mistakes in these sentences

Average: 3.6 (24 votes)

Each of these sentences has a mistake. Can you find the ten mistakes?

Leave your answers in the comments area.

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1) A poor remain poor.

2) These is the ones I was telling you about.

3) The horse look peaceful in the field below us.

4) Are you sure she went to an university in London?

5) He goes over all the information in him mind.

6) Sarah and Matthew has walked all the way through this valley.

Grammar doubts

Dear Friends / Panelist. In

Dear Friends / Panelist.

In the following two sentences which word is the adverb.

1. Things are not better at present

2. He is hence unable to refute the charge.

Pls. reply at the earliest.

Thx.

All about A, An and The

Average: 3.5 (64 votes)

The three aticles in English are a, an and the. They are used before nouns to give us more information.

A and An - Indefinite Articles

A and an are indefinite articles. Use indefinite articles before countable nouns.

Use a/an when it is not imortant or not known which thing (noun) we are talking about.

Let's watch a movie tonight. - Which restaurant hasn't been decided yet.

If I was or If I were

Average: 3.9 (77 votes)

Why is was used in the first sentence and were in the second?

If I were a millionaire, I would buy a yacht.
If I was late, it was because I got stuck in traffic.

Were for unreal situations

Use were when talking about imagined, hypothetical situations.

If I were you, I would book a flight now.
If you were an animal, you would be a cat!
I would ask her out on a date if I were ten years younger!

Kittiyath aayirikkam?

How can I speak this in English,Property might be gotten him by Ancestors.
Is this sentence right?

Thanksgiving in America

Average: 3.7 (26 votes)

November 27, 2014, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

_1_ 1863 Thanksgiving has been an annual holiday in America.

The holiday _2_ a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A _3_ holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.

Can you find these ten mistakes?

Average: 1.6 (1516 votes)

Here are ten sentences. Each one has a mistake. What are the ten mistakes? As you read the sentences, think about grammar, spelling, parts of speech and word forms.

Write your answers in the comments area below.

1 - This trousers are too tight for me.

2 - Have you ever seeing a monkey in the wild?

3 - She's been living in London since six months.

4 - Its much colder today than yesterday.

5 - Driving in bad weather can be danger.

6 - We are begining to see more and more birds in our garden.

7 - Are their more of those biscuits?

Should Have

Average: 3.9 (60 votes)

When we talk about mistakes we made in the past, we use 'should have' with a past participle.

Should Have

Use should have to talk about past events that did not happen.

Subject + should have + past participle

I should have worn a suit to the party.

You should have taken John with you.

We should have done more research.

Should Not Have

Use should not of to talk about regretting past actions.

World Children's Day

Average: 4.4 (23 votes)

Do you know that since 1954, 20 November is recognised as as Universal Children's Day.

The aim of children's day is firstly to promote mutual exchange and understanding among children and secondly to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the world's children.