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All I do is to press the button. What I want is for you to talk to Mary. Why are these sentences, which contains two verbs ..read more

Two friends leave a mutual friend's house. It's late, they're on foot. One of them, a girl, lives at the other end of town, so the other friend, a boy, asks her, "Do you want me to walk you home?" 1) Is 'walk' the most natural word to use here? They arrive at the girl's house and she says, "Thanks for walking me safely home." 2) Is the sentence natural with 'safely'? Thanks ..read more

Peter buys some new furniture and asks John and Bob to carry it into his house. They do what he's asked them to do. An hour later, John meets Sarah, and they go to a park. After they sit down on a bench, the following conversation takes place between them: John: "Ouch!" Sarah: "Are you okay?" Then John continues with one of the following sentences: 1. Not quite. I' ve been carrying a lot of furniture around, and I hurt my back. 2. Not quite. I was carrying a lot of furniture around, and I hurt my back. Are the tenses in bold correct in the context given? I'm wondering about both British and Am ..read more

Hello everyone, In this sentence "Effective 1 July, we will expand our operations in Mexico." - Why can "effective" be put at the beginning of a sentence? - Is "Effective 1 July" a adverbial phrase ..read more

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Hi Is it correct to say: To welcome/invite someone on stage? What about 'to the stage'? Thanks ..read more

Do you search files in a folder or do you search for files in a folder? If both are possible, do they convey the same meaning? If not, when should I use each of them? Can you provide some examples? Thank you ..read more

I missed those years. I would be invited to the annual meeting of the company every year. It ..read more