unacceptable expressions
(1-1) Hundreds of trees were blown down by the wind.
(1-2)*Hundreds of trees were blown down by wind.
(2-1) It's over. You should...
number, the possesive case
(a-1) It is true that we still have many things to learn from a way of life in a foreign country.
(a-2) It is true that we still have ma...
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how many classes a week / how many classes ~ in a week
(a) How many classes a week do you have?
(b) How many classes do you have in a week?
Are these both ordinary?
Or is either of them m...
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only / nothing but
(a) We could see only the sky and the sea.
(b) We could see nothing but the sky and the sea.
I don't understand well the differen...
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appropriate phrases to replace "a mother of a child" with ...
(a) I thought Mary would be [was] the last to marry, but she had become a mother of a child before I knew it.
I think this sentence ...
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my friend XX / XX, my friend ... & my friend, XX?
(a) This is my friend Hatoyama.
(b) This is Hatoyama, my friend.
(c) This is my friend, Hatoyama.
In written language, I've seen...
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learn matters?
(a) We still have many things to learn from foreign lifestyles.
(b) We still have many matters to learn from foreign lifestyles.
I th...
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A sequel to the question about semi-colon
"Something is wrong with this door; it will not open."
In the last journal,
I got to know that this semi-colon isn't li...
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A sequel to the question "do? can?"
"I can't play or sing." "Neither can I. I wish I could."
In the journal I wrote yesterday (with the title &quo...
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Which is natural? ~"A of B and C is? As of B and C are?
(a) The structure of this and that protein is quite little different.
(b) The structures of this and that protein are quite little diffe...
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2 Questions ~1 do?can? / 2 ";" = ...?
1.
(1-1) "I don't play or sing." "Neither do I. I wish I would."
(1-2) "I don't play or sing." &q...
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a vs. the 2
Suppose that the a friend of yours tell you this sentence at the very beginning of the conversation.
"I have the book in my bag...
break "a" promise
"You shouldn't have broken a promise."
If you are told this,
will you understand that the speaker wants to tell you a g...
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2 Questions 1.abbreviation 2.now vs by now
1.
(1-1) I would rather live in the country than live in the city.
(1-2) I would rather live in the country than in the city.
Is the...
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to be afraid of "this street"?
(I'm sorry I have questioned too many in a short time...
I'll be happy if you would answer whichever you feel inclined to! =D )
...
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would / used to
These two are very confusing to us Japanese.
In grammar books, they are both categorized as 「過去の習慣（one's habit in the past）」.
Of co...
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come and see = come and play??
(a) If you're free now, come and see me!
(b) If you're free now, come and play!
In translating 「暇なら遊びにきて！」 in English,
I thi...
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2 Questions (1)shouldn't/had better not (2)do
Question 1.
(1-1) It's good for your health to take a bath, but you shouldn't take a bath many times a day.
(1-2) It's go...
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I wish I were able to?
I think I've never seen this phrase.
Do you normally use it?
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