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Is this correct English: I hear you are travelling to Spain soon.
Hello,
Is the following sentence correct?
If I must take a few ,I would say everything that my mother used to give to me as Christmas presents
Thanks in advance
Grammatically the sentence has no errors but I don't understand what 'take a few' refers to. Perhaps the context would clarify it, but it's not clear from the sentence.
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following is correct
Resting helps to renew our batteries or
Rest helps to renew our batteries
Thank you in advance
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following are correct
1.Feel yourself at home or make yourself at home?
2.Shall I bring you or shall I bring to you?
3 It smells like daisy.
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct:In specifically the part :To work at your firm and provide.Is it to work and provide or to work and providing?
-I would love to work at your firm and provide my services as a math teacher.
Thank you in advance
In this situation, presumably she is on the bus at the moment of saying this sentence (since "will stop" refers to something that has not yet happened). So, I might say something like She wants to know if the bus she's on will stop at Oxford Street instead. Saying "took" (past simple) may give the idea that the bus journey is already over, which is not the case here.
Hello,I would like to ask if the following sentence is correct.
-In specifically the part: Instead of signing page by page
I would prefer to read all pages and then sign instead of signing page by page until the last page of contract.
Thank you in advance
Yes, they are both correct, and there is a difference. Sentence 1 uses the past simple, so the week is over and finished. Perhaps today is Saturday and the speaker is referring to the person's week at work from Monday to Friday, for example. Sentence 2 uses the present simple, so the week extends into the present and is not yet finished. Perhaps today is Wednesday the the working week is not yet finished, for example. The speaker could add "so far" to emphasise this meaning.
Hello,
I would like to ask the following. Is it correct to say? Does it make sense?(For example if we start with an adjective in a sentence it is better to continue with an adjective)
Is it correct the following?
-Please try to use the same part of speech in a sentence
Thank you in advance
Both of these sentences are correct and sound natural to me.
We usually put a comma after the phrase 'for example', and I would also recommend putting a comma before 'it is better to ...', but these are punctuation issues.
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following are correct and what is the difference
I love having time to myself
I love having time for myself
Thank you in advance
Both of these are correct. To my mind, there is a subtle difference, though in many cases these could mean the same thing. 1 means one loves to be alone and 2 focuses more on having time to pursue what you want (which doesn't necessarily mean being alone).
Dear team hello,
Passengers must fasten their seat-belts.
We use "must" in formal situation. Is it possible to see this sentence with "have to" on the plane?
If I say to my son: you must eat your food. You have to eat your food.
Any differences in meaning?
Thank you
When giving instructions, 'must' generally has more rhetorical power than 'have to'. This is the reason it tends to be used in things like moral dictates (religious laws/rules, for example), legal regulations and warning notices.
In your first example I think 'must' is really the natural choice. While 'have to' is not grammatically or semantically incorrect, it would not sound natural in this context.
In your second example I think both forms are possible, but I think 'have to' is more likely because of the less formal familial context.
Hello,
I would like to ask about the following
1.I have many things to take care OR
2.I have many things to take care of?
(I would like to say,that I have a very busy schedule concerning family,health,job etc)
Thank you in advance
I have a question regarding finite and non-finite verbs. I am having trouble identifying whether verbs are the latter or former when placed in sentences. I hope you can help me out with this!
1. Example of a finite verb (source: Collins Dictionary)
- Coming home last night, I SAW a deer run across the road.
2. Example of a non-finite verb (source: Collins Dictionary)
- Our guests DEPARTED, we felt a little depressed.
The 2nd example from the dictionary has caused me to feel confused. I am unsure why the dictionary labels DEPARTED as a non-finite verb in the sentence since DEPARTED has a subject (GUESTS) and also has a tense (PAST)? I do not see how DEPARTED and SAW from the 1st example is any different as SAW has a subject (I) and a tense (PAST).
Through conducting my own research online, I figured that the answer to this may have to do with regular and irregular verbs. SAW is an irregular verb unlike DEPARTED which is a regular verb and so the verb conjugated in this form is the past participle which is non-finite. Still, I do not understand the reasoning behind why DEPARTED in the sentence in the 2nd example is non-finite according to the dictionary!
I feel stuck which is why I decided to write a comment! Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
Thanks for your question and I'll try to help. You are right that "departed" is a past participle here, and that is why it is non-finite. It's similar in structure to these examples:
Our guests gone (away), we felt a little depressed.
The food all eaten, we went for a walk.
In example 2, "departed" as a past participle functions as an adjective and it has the meaning of "gone away" (see the Collins Dictionary page for "departed") or "having already left here". This usage of "departed" is uncommon and somewhat old-fashioned in style.
I can see why "departed" looks like a finite verb in that example. However, if "Our guests" is the subject and "departed" is a finite verb, then together they make an independent clause, and to make the sentence grammatical a conjunction would need to be added between the two clauses. It's not grammatical without the conjunction.
Our guests departed, and we felt a little depressed.
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct
-I would like to ask if you are interested in continuing the math lessons in October
(After summer break)
Thank you in advance
'Nice to meet you' is correct, but 'Nice to meeting you' is not correct. 'Nice meeting you' is correct (perhaps that's what you meant).
You can say 'Nice to meet you' anytime during your conversation with a new person, e.g. at the beginning after learning their name, or when you are saying goodbye.
As far as I know 'Nice meeting you' is only used at the end of a first conversation with a new person. In other words, you wouldn't say it just after learning their name, but after awhile when it's time for you or the other person to leave.
1 sounds strange because of the incongruence between someone else doing your nails and you doing them. 2 is what I'd recommend, but the pronoun 'them' should be used instead of 'it' since 'nails' is plural. With that small change, it will be correct.
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following is correct
1.I have helped many students make Italian their second language
2.I have helped many students to make Italian their second language
Thank you in advance
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Hello I would like to ask if the following are correct
Hello students,
Please take your books out of your bag
Put your books on the table
Put your books back to your bag
Thank you in advance
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct
If someone got sick unexpectedly can we say
He has got really sick and he is at the hospital
Thank you in advance
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct:
-I would like to ask if the buses/transportation to and from school are free
Thank you in advance
Hello team! I have a question. Could you tell me about this? ‘You got a delivery. It’s in the kitchen.’ But i want to say ‘you got a delivery in the kitchen.’ Is it okay to say like this?
Since it's clear that the speaker wants to tell the other person about a delivery – in other words, the news here is the delivery, not the location – I think the second example would need to change a little. As it is, it sounds like the speaker is more interested in the location than the delivery (You got a delivery in the kitchen instead of in the bathroom!). To make it more natural I think the present perfect should be used, giving you these two options:
Is this correct English: I hear you are travelling to Spain soon.
Hi benleng,
Yes! It's grammatically correct.
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
Is the following sentence correct?
If I must take a few ,I would say everything that my mother used to give to me as Christmas presents
Thanks in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Grammatically the sentence has no errors but I don't understand what 'take a few' refers to. Perhaps the context would clarify it, but it's not clear from the sentence.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following is correct
Resting helps to renew our batteries or
Rest helps to renew our batteries
Thank you in advance
Hello again Nagie23,
Both are fine, but I think the best verb is not 'renew' but 'recharge'.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following are correct
1.Feel yourself at home or make yourself at home?
2.Shall I bring you or shall I bring to you?
3 It smells like daisy.
Thanks in advance
Hello Nagie23,
1. You can say 'feel at home' or 'make yourself at home'.
2. You can say 'Shall I bring you the book' or 'Shall I bring the book to you'.
3. This is fine.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following sentence is correct
What president is Bosh the father in succession?
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct
I am taking flute lessons (I am the student).
I am a beginner
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Yes, those sentences are fine. Well done!
By the way, in English a flute player is called a flautist.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct:In specifically the part :To work at your firm and provide.Is it to work and provide or to work and providing?
-I would love to work at your firm and provide my services as a math teacher.
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Yes, that is correct, i.e. 'provide' is correct and 'providing' is not.
If you're applying for a job, best of luck!
Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct:
She wants to know if the bus she took will stop at Oxford Street
Thank you in advance
Hi Nagie23,
Yes, it's fine!
In this situation, presumably she is on the bus at the moment of saying this sentence (since "will stop" refers to something that has not yet happened). So, I might say something like She wants to know if the bus she's on will stop at Oxford Street instead. Saying "took" (past simple) may give the idea that the bus journey is already over, which is not the case here.
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,I would like to ask if the following sentence is correct.
-In specifically the part: Instead of signing page by page
I would prefer to read all pages and then sign instead of signing page by page until the last page of contract.
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Yes, that looks great -- well done!
Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello, I would like to ask if the following are correct
1.How was your week?
2.How has your week been?
Is there any difference?
Thank you in advance
Hi Nagie23,
Yes, they are both correct, and there is a difference. Sentence 1 uses the past simple, so the week is over and finished. Perhaps today is Saturday and the speaker is referring to the person's week at work from Monday to Friday, for example. Sentence 2 uses the present simple, so the week extends into the present and is not yet finished. Perhaps today is Wednesday the the working week is not yet finished, for example. The speaker could add "so far" to emphasise this meaning.
I hope that helps.
Jonathan
Hello,
I would like to ask the following. Is it correct to say? Does it make sense?(For example if we start with an adjective in a sentence it is better to continue with an adjective)
Is it correct the following?
-Please try to use the same part of speech in a sentence
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Both of these sentences are correct and sound natural to me.
We usually put a comma after the phrase 'for example', and I would also recommend putting a comma before 'it is better to ...', but these are punctuation issues.
Well done!
Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following are correct and what is the difference
I love having time to myself
I love having time for myself
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Both of these are correct. To my mind, there is a subtle difference, though in many cases these could mean the same thing. 1 means one loves to be alone and 2 focuses more on having time to pursue what you want (which doesn't necessarily mean being alone).
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
hello, I would like to ask
can I use "she might be working right now" for present when I'm not really sure what is she doing?
Hello Xiaotii_,
Yes, that is correct. Well done!
Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Dear team hello,
Passengers must fasten their seat-belts.
We use "must" in formal situation. Is it possible to see this sentence with "have to" on the plane?
If I say to my son: you must eat your food. You have to eat your food.
Any differences in meaning?
Thank you
Hello Hosseinpour,
When giving instructions, 'must' generally has more rhetorical power than 'have to'. This is the reason it tends to be used in things like moral dictates (religious laws/rules, for example), legal regulations and warning notices.
In your first example I think 'must' is really the natural choice. While 'have to' is not grammatically or semantically incorrect, it would not sound natural in this context.
In your second example I think both forms are possible, but I think 'have to' is more likely because of the less formal familial context.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Thank you sir for the help and time.
Thank you
Hello,
I would like to ask about the following
1.I have many things to take care OR
2.I have many things to take care of?
(I would like to say,that I have a very busy schedule concerning family,health,job etc)
Thank you in advance
Hi Nagie23,
Number 2 is correct! The preposition is needed.
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,I would like to ask when we use the following
1.When you are speaking English and
2.When you speak English
Thank you in advance
Hi Nagie23,
They are similar but the first one gives a stronger sense of an ongoing activity, something like When you are in the middle of speaking English ... .
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I have a question regarding finite and non-finite verbs. I am having trouble identifying whether verbs are the latter or former when placed in sentences. I hope you can help me out with this!
1. Example of a finite verb (source: Collins Dictionary)
- Coming home last night, I SAW a deer run across the road.
2. Example of a non-finite verb (source: Collins Dictionary)
- Our guests DEPARTED, we felt a little depressed.
The 2nd example from the dictionary has caused me to feel confused. I am unsure why the dictionary labels DEPARTED as a non-finite verb in the sentence since DEPARTED has a subject (GUESTS) and also has a tense (PAST)? I do not see how DEPARTED and SAW from the 1st example is any different as SAW has a subject (I) and a tense (PAST).
Through conducting my own research online, I figured that the answer to this may have to do with regular and irregular verbs. SAW is an irregular verb unlike DEPARTED which is a regular verb and so the verb conjugated in this form is the past participle which is non-finite. Still, I do not understand the reasoning behind why DEPARTED in the sentence in the 2nd example is non-finite according to the dictionary!
I feel stuck which is why I decided to write a comment! Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
Lena
Hi Lena,
Thanks for your question and I'll try to help. You are right that "departed" is a past participle here, and that is why it is non-finite. It's similar in structure to these examples:
In example 2, "departed" as a past participle functions as an adjective and it has the meaning of "gone away" (see the Collins Dictionary page for "departed") or "having already left here". This usage of "departed" is uncommon and somewhat old-fashioned in style.
I can see why "departed" looks like a finite verb in that example. However, if "Our guests" is the subject and "departed" is a finite verb, then together they make an independent clause, and to make the sentence grammatical a conjunction would need to be added between the two clauses. It's not grammatical without the conjunction.
Does that make sense?
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct
-I would like to ask if you are interested in continuing the math lessons in October
(After summer break)
Thank you in advance
Hi Nagie23,
Yes, it is correct!
Jonathan
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I would like to ask what is the difference between the following.When we use
Nice to meet you and when
Nice to meeting you
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
'Nice to meet you' is correct, but 'Nice to meeting you' is not correct. 'Nice meeting you' is correct (perhaps that's what you meant).
You can say 'Nice to meet you' anytime during your conversation with a new person, e.g. at the beginning after learning their name, or when you are saying goodbye.
As far as I know 'Nice meeting you' is only used at the end of a first conversation with a new person. In other words, you wouldn't say it just after learning their name, but after awhile when it's time for you or the other person to leave.
This is purely a question of usage.
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello, dear teachers and team!
Could you please help me with the following:
Which option (if any) is correct:
1. I have had my nails done. I did it one week ago.
2.I have had my nails done. I had it done one week ago.
Thank you so much for your constant help with confusing issues and I'm very grateful for the answer to this comment beforehand!
Hello howtosay_,
You're welcome!
1 sounds strange because of the incongruence between someone else doing your nails and you doing them. 2 is what I'd recommend, but the pronoun 'them' should be used instead of 'it' since 'nails' is plural. With that small change, it will be correct.
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello,
I would like to ask which of the following is correct
1.I have helped many students make Italian their second language
2.I have helped many students to make Italian their second language
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Both are possible and I don't think there is any difference in meaning or style.
You can read a discussion on this topic and see some information on dialectical variation here:
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/47221/help-to-do-something-or-help-do-something
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Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello I would like to ask if the following are correct
Hello students,
Please take your books out of your bag
Put your books on the table
Put your books back to your bag
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
The last one should be 'into your bag' rather than 'to your bag'. Other than that, they are fine.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct
If someone got sick unexpectedly can we say
He has got really sick and he is at the hospital
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Yes, that's fine. You could also use the past simple 'he got' in this case.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello,
I would like to ask if the following is correct:
-I would like to ask if the buses/transportation to and from school are free
Thank you in advance
Hello Nagie23,
Yes, that looks fine to me, though if you say 'transportation', the last two words should be 'is free' since 'transportation' is an uncount noun.
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello team! I have a question. Could you tell me about this? ‘You got a delivery. It’s in the kitchen.’ But i want to say ‘you got a delivery in the kitchen.’ Is it okay to say like this?
Hello englishlearningenglish,
Since it's clear that the speaker wants to tell the other person about a delivery – in other words, the news here is the delivery, not the location – I think the second example would need to change a little. As it is, it sounds like the speaker is more interested in the location than the delivery (You got a delivery in the kitchen instead of in the bathroom!). To make it more natural I think the present perfect should be used, giving you these two options:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team