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To Seem ...
(A) The girl came with a woman who seemed to be her mother.
(B) The girl came with a woman who seemed her mother.
(C) The girl came wit...
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To Put On / To Wear 2
I know the difference between them, that is, "to put on" refers to the action, and "to wear" the state.
However, I&...
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I Don't Think So / I Think Not
(A) "Will he get well soon?" "I don't think so."
(B) "Will he get well soon?" "I think not."...
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Day / Date
(A) The day when I visited my old friend is November 23.
(B) The date when I visited my old friend is November 23.
I think (A) is co...
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To Climb into a Postbox
I found this phrase in a book.
Here I quote a passage around it.
"One afternoon my neighbor's two children were playing hide...
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One / That
I'm interested in the usage of the pronoun "that / those".
For example, I think (A) is a correct sentence.
(A) The po...
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To Knock At / On
I'm interested in the difference between "to knock at" and "to knock on",
and I've found this example in one...
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Thinking For Oneself
Some English-Japanese dictionaries don't distinguish between "for oneself" and one of the usages of "by oneself" ...
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Looking for the Watch
(A) "What is he doing?" "He is looking for the watch he lost."
(B) "What is he doing?" "He is looking...
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A Man Selling Food
(A) "Who did you talk to?" "I talked to the man selling food."
(B) "Who did you talk to?" "I talked t...
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Out of Which
(A) Do you know where the box out of which you took some books is? It seems I left my favorite book there.
(B) Do you know where the b...
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Speaking English with Confidence
I've translated a passage written by some Japanese writer.
Would you mind correcting the translation?
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Memory 2
One day, I happened to have a chance to visit the town where I lived during my childhood.
Trying to remember my way around, somehow I m...
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Upcoming Wedding
(A) I'm going to attend my friend's wedding tomorrow.
(B) I'm going to participate in my friend's wedding tomorrow.
(C)...
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John who / John, who
Suppose a person named John is staring to call someone whom he has an appointment with, but isn't personally acquainted with.
In t...
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Careless Mistakes
"I make careless mistakes less often in mathematics than in other subjects."
When you rephrase this, which of the below sent...
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Twice As Far
(A) His house is twice as far away from the school as mine is, so he leaves his house fifteen minutes earlier than I do.
(B) His house...
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An Umbrella in Nice Weather
Which sentence(s) of the below ones do you think is(are) correct?
I'd appreciate your opinions!!
(A) Nothing is as troublesome ...
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A River Running
(A-1) The Mississippi flows [runs] through New Orleans.
(A-2) The Mississippi flows [runs] in New Orleans.
(B-1) The Mississippi flow...
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All Cities / All The Cities
(A) Of course I don't know about all cities in Japan, but I'm sure Kyoto is the most comfortable to live in.
(B) Of course I d...
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