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Hi Adaya's,
If you want to use the inverted emphatic form then the second sentence is correct. The form 'send' is used because inversion is used in both halves but the auxiliary is omitted to avoid repetiton:
This is a very formal structure used for rhetorical effect. A more common way to say this would be as follows:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Both words are adjectives but there is a difference in meaning.
Electric describes things that are powered by electricity, so we can talk about electric cars, electric toothbrushes, electric guitars and electric motors.
Electrical describes things that are related to electricity in some way, so we can talk about electrical engineering, electrical faults and electrical connectors.
However, note that there is a lot of overlap in how these are used. I think in modern English the distinction is eroding so you can find examples where they are used interchangeably (e.g. you can find both electric circuits and electrical circuits).
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Ellenna,
Grammatically speaking there is nothing wrong with 'going to go'. Because it repeats 'go' some people consider it to be a stylistically inelegant or clumsy and prefer to use 'going to'. However, there is nothing linguistically wrong with 'going to go'. It is purely a question of style and personal preference.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello SonuKumar,
You can find pronunication examples in most online dictionaries, such as this one.
I'm not sure what you mean by your second question. Do you mean a meal made with potatoes, peas and carrots? If so, that is how we would say it. Each of those is an example of a vegetable.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Imran,
Tenses are a property of verbs, so you can find out more about them in the Verbs section. Although there is no section for the future, you can find out about the different forms we use to talk about the future on the talking about the future page.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello JenA,
'which' is the correct answer here. 'where' can be used in situations where you could say 'at which', but that doesn't work here because the relative pronoun is acting as the subject of the clause.
You can learn more about relative clauses on this and this page.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
What you explain makes sense to me, but for the general public I don't think there is a big difference between 'lost' or 'missing' treasure, as most of us don't really encounter treasures. This Wikipedia entry uses both adjectives separated by 'or', which suggests there may be some difference, but it's not clear to me exactly what that might be.
In any case, unless you're speaking to a group of specialist treasure-hunters, either would probably be fine. I'd probably go with 'lost'.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Both seem and seem to can be used to describe our impression, which may or may not be correct. For example:
This sentence is not incorrect but it requires a context in which we are still not completely sure about the answer. For example, you might say this if a person claims to be 18 but you find some information which suggests that he is really 23. By using seems to be you show that you are still not 100% certain of the truth. By contrast, if you are completely certain of the person's age then you would say use be:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
I don't think there is a fixed difference between seem and seems to be. I think there is a tendencey to use seem to be when there is some kind of supporting evidence (documents, another person's information etc), but I don't think this is fixed.
With regard to your other question I don't think there is any difference between seem and think in this context. Both could be used when looking at the sky and both could be used when reading a weather forecast.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello souba73,
Sorry about that! We usually ask that our users tell us what they think the answer is, and why, but here I'll just tell you the answer. The correct answer is 4.
In the future, though, please explain to us what you think the answer is.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello sofyan33,
I would suggest you contact the British Council in Indonesia. They will be able to help you find a course that meets your needs. Good luck!
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Both are possible. 'Miss' is a present form and we would use it if we are still missing the person. 'Missed' is a past form and we would use it if the missing was true in the past but is not true now (perhaps because the person we missed has returned).
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Md.Habibullah,
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any restrictions on the kind of verb that can follow 'who'. Did you have something specific in mind?
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello awahab,
'the few' is the plural subject of the verb 'want'. 'wants' is a singular form, so it is not correct. The correct form is the plural form 'want'.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Ellenna,
'Help' by itself has a very general meaning. 'Help out' means either to do part of someone's work or task or to participate in a common effort, or else to give someone money.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
When a writer writes a narrative text, they divide it into sections such as sentences, paragraphs and chapters. The writer is the one who makes the divisions between the different sections.
A passage is a piece of a text that someone else has taken out of the text. For example, perhaps your English teacher takes just a sentence or two from a story you read in class. The writer didn't intend for those couple of sentences to stand alone -- it's your teacher who chose them, not the writer.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
This is an interesting question. There are lots of different ideas on how to teach grammar and it's also important to consider what the learners' background is. For example, do the students already speak English and are just learning the grammar?
I'm afraid these are all issues that we don't really get involved in here on LearnEnglish. On our sister site, TeachingEnglish, though, I'm sure you could find some interesting discussion of this topic -- for example, searching for 'teaching grammar', I found this page on how to teach grammar.
I hope this helps you.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Md.Habibullah,
That sentence is grammatically correct -- good work!
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
Thank you for your lovely comment. It's nice to know we're helping people!
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Ellenna,
In a formal letter you should avoid using the addressee's first name in this way. In other words, you should use 'Dear Mr Smith', not 'Dear Mr
RobertSmith'.One exception to this is when you don't know the addressee's gender, though in this case you don't use the title. For example, the name 'Jordan' is commonly given to both boys and girls in English, so if you needed to write to 'Jordan Smith' and didn't know their gender, you could say 'Dear Jordan Smith'. Note that it's not 'Dear
MrJordan Smith'.All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello SonuKumar,
The use of 'the' here is no different to the use of 'the' elsewhere. It tells us that we are talking about a particular set or group of items, not about something in general.
I have enough money (general)
I have enough of the money (which we brought with us)
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
There is no fixed rule for this but I would say 'for' is the most natural choice.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team