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may well

(a-1) It is natural that you should think so. (a-2) You may well think so. I think these two (the subject is "you") are und...
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Nov 27th 2009 23:49 combination

vacation

(a) I climbed Mt.Fuji during the vacation. (b) I climbed Mt.Fuji during my vacation. (c) I climbed Mt.Fuji during vacation. (d) I clim...
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Nov 26th 2009 00:01 ordinary-phrase

not to do

(a) I hurried in order not to be late for school. (b) I hurried so as not to be late for school. (c) I hurried not to be late for schoo...
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Nov 25th 2009 23:53 ordinary-phrase

comma / who is my friend

Suppose in your letter you are going to write about your friend, Aya, whom the person you write to doesn't know. In this situation...
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Nov 20th 2009 03:36

the same ... as/that 2

(a-1) I have the same watch as you have [as yours]. (a-2) I have the same watch that you have. (b-1) This is the same watch as I lost...
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Nov 14th 2009 06:21 phrase-selection nuance

Question about a short sentence

"What will you do when you come across a word whose meaning you don't know?" Is this sentence correct? What I'm a...
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Nov 14th 2009 01:17 tense

the usage of "before"

(a) This is a house where I once lived. (b) This is a house where I used to live. (c) This is a house where I lived before. I think ...
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Nov 13th 2009 16:45 usage

the same ... as/that

I read in a grammar book that "the same ... that" is used when the thing is exactly the same one, and "the same ... as&quo...
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Nov 11th 2009 23:22 usage nuance phrase-selection

one sort or another

(1) There are few people who don't enjoy music of one sort or another. Suppose you hear this sentence. Do you take it as (2)? ...
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Nov 11th 2009 23:17 nuance

Questions about a short sentece pt.5

(0) Driving a car is most dangerous when you are drunk. Would you answer my questions about (0)? (1) the position of "when...
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Nov 10th 2009 23:48 position ordinary-phrase article

Questions about a short sentece pt.4

(0) The harder you practice the guitar, the more interesting you will find playing it. Regarding this sentence, would you answer thes...
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Nov 10th 2009 23:41 ordinary-phrase

Questions about a short sentence pt.3

"It goes without saying that the most important thing in the modern Olymic Games is not to win but to take part in them." Wo...
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Nov 07th 2009 07:43 position phrase-selection

Questions about a short sentence pt.2

"I had hardly realized how great a part of my life my wife had occupied until she left me never to return. Even now, there is no day...
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Nov 07th 2009 07:05 number ordinary-phrase

Questions about a short sentence pt.1

"I had hardly realized how great a part of my life my wife had occupied until she left me never to return. Even now, there is no day...
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Nov 06th 2009 04:22 phrase-selection tense

the last person

(a) Tom is a very gentle man. He would be the last person to criticize others. (b) Tom is a very gentle man. He is the last person that ...
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Nov 04th 2009 17:08 form

others / someone

(a) Tom is a very gentle man. He would be the last person to criticize others. (b) Tom is a very gentle man. He would be the last person...
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Nov 04th 2009 17:03 phrase-selection