M-K-G's entry (16)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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