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Hi SonuKumar,
Yes, you could use 'as' to express the same idea. You could also use 'the way', but it isn't very natural-sounding, so I'd recommend using 'as' or one of Peter phrasings.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Could you please ask these questions on appropriate pages on our site? I'm not sure where you found that statement about 'for', for example, but please ask your question about it on that page.
The same is true for your question about 'since' and 'for'. This topic is covered to some degree, for example, on our present perfect page.
In any case, I'm afraid that neither of the sentences you ask about is grammatically correct; they could be if you changed the verb to 'know', but I'm not sure if that changes the meaning to something other than what you mean.
Thanks in advance.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi bedour1414,
There is only one way to improve and that is to learn and practise. Do this and you will make progress.
You can find materials for different levels, and you can also use it to find different topics and types of practice. Remember that levels are descriptive and very general approximations. Everyone is on a spectrum and has different strengths. For example, a person may be very accurate and use a wide range of structures when they write but find it very hard to understand when they listen or be very slow and lacking in fluency when they speak. Identifying and working on your weaknesses is important, I think.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
When we report a question we use normal (not question) word order. Thus if the question is
then we report it as follows:
It is incorrect to use the word order of the question:
He asked who was the best player[incorrect]Complement is a term used in linguistics. It describes a linguistic unit (a word, phrase or clause) which completes the meaning of an expression. The wikipedia page on complements gives clear definitions and many examples. You can find it here.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi uchiha itache,
In most cases this sentence would be used to communicate the idea that the listener can relax. The idea is that there's no need for them to worry about anything and that the only thing that they could possibly worry about is having a good time because everything else is taken care of. Although it literally seems to doubt whether the listener will have fun, in the way we use it, it isn't meant to cast doubt on the idea that the person can have a good time -- it's just a way of saying that everything is taken care of so they can focus on enjoying themselves.
I hope that helps clarify it.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Generally speaking, in modern English (the use of occasion has changed over time) an opportunity is a chance to do something positive, while an occasion is a particular instance. I might meet someone on a particular occasion (a party or a chance meeting) and that meeting is an opportunity for me to learn something new. However, words are used in particular contexts and structures which may not entirely fit this general definition.
In terms of your context, I think opportunity to talk is the best phrase in both sentences.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
Conditional forms are reported in the same way any other forms are reported:
See here for reporting structures.
See here for reporting structures with that, wh- and if-clauses.
Note that there is often a choice with the verb forms, depending on the context and the intended meaning (if the action is still true or is no longer true, for example).
Your examples could be reported as follows:
In each pair, the first sentence tells us that the original speaker's words are still true. The second sentence tells us that the speaker's words were true when he said them but may or may not be true now.
For example, imagine I am reporting the sentence I love you. I can say either of these:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi learning,
Option A is the only correct one here.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi uchiha itache,
There's an article on just this topic on this Oxford Dictionary page.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
In general, we use will to talk about a future which we consider likely or real in some way, while we use would to talk about less likely or hypothetical futures. However, we can also use would as a polite form because it is less direct and more tentative. Some phrases, such as would like are now simply polite forms (would like describes the present and is a more polite way to say want, for example, while will like is purely about the future).
In many contexts both will and would are possible and which you use depends upon your intention. For example:
I will buy an orange shirt - in this sentence the speaker is sure of their decision
I would buy an orange shirt - in this sentence the speaker is not sure of their decision or sees it as purely hypothetical. You could add an if-clause to make this clearer:
I would buy an orange shirt if there was one in the shop.
You can read more about these forms on this page.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi pyramid,
Both are considered correct, though 'It is I' is less common because it sounds rather formal. Unless you're speaking or writing in a quite formal context, 'It's me' is probably better.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi uchiha itache,
I'm sorry to hear about this situation. Without knowing a lot more about how the tests you have to pass are prepared, I'm afraid it's difficult to give specific advice. What I can do is recommend the Cambridge Dictionary's explanation of must, which is quite detailed and includes a section in which it is contrasted with 'have to'.
Note that the rule about 'must' being for obligations coming from the speaker and 'have to' being more for external ones is a general rule and requires some interpretation. For example, one might consider a rule or prohibition an external obligation (and this would make sense), but 'must' (and 'must not') are often used in public notices announcing rules and prohibitions. You can see examples in the Rules and laws section of the page I linked to above.
I hope this helps you.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Ellenna,
Yes, 'He could work in the bank' can mean the same as 'Maybe he works in the bank'. It can also have the second meaning that you describe. Only context can really tell us which it is. As you can see, modal verbs can be used in different ways to mean different things.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Khadhar,
We use 'have to' with a similar meaning to 'must'. It can be followed by any verb in the infinitive form, including 'be':
'Had to' is the past form for both 'must' and 'have to':
You can read more about 'have to' and how it differs from 'must' on this page.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello hawa100,
I think a hobby is something a person actively does in their free time, while an interest is simply anything which we are interested in. Something can be an interest of mine in general terms, such as politics, history or fashion, but for it to be a hobby I would need to actually devote some time to doing it actively in some way. For example, I might participate in a political discussion group, or do some local history research, or write a blog on fashion trends - these would be examples of hobbies.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
The term native speakers applies to people who speak any language as a mother tongue rather than having learnt it as a second language. Thus, a person can be a native speaker of English, Spanish, Chinese or Urdu. Everyone is a native speaker of at least one language, and many people are native speakers of more than one. For example, I live in Poland and my children learned both English and Polish at home. They are native speakers of two languages. In school they are learning a third language - French - but they will never be native speakers of this, even if they become very proficient.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
In general, when speaking about the amount of money someone could expect to pay for something, they mean the same thing. I'd encourage you to look them up in the dictionary and to study the example sentences there.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Imran 26,
With trees we always say 'in' and not 'on'.
If you said 'on' then it would mean that the person is literally standing on the tree just as you might stand on a roof. It's similar to the way we say 'in the river' even if only the soles of your feel are actually touching the water. We do, however, say 'on a branch'.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Imran,
I'm afraid that since neither of those sound like sentences a native speaker would use, I can't really help you with these, particularly without knowing the context.
Please remember that our main purpose is to help our users with our website. We occasionally answer questions about sentences users have found in other places, but we can't provide corrections or explanations of sentences such as these two.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Imran,
I'm afraid that since neither of those sound like sentences a native speaker would use, I can't really help you with these, particularly without knowing the context.
Please remember that our main purpose is to help our users with our website. We occasionally answer questions about sentences users have found in other places, but we can't provide corrections or explanations of sentences such as these two.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
When we are talking about time we use the following:
Today is Saturday, 31st March 2018. Therefore:
this Monday = Monday, 2nd April 2018
next Monday = Monday, 9th April 2018
last Sunday = Sunday, 25th March 2018
the Sunday before last = Saturday, 18th April 2018
When we walk about months there is a possibility of confusion. To avoid this, we generally use 'last' to refer to the month before the current cycle. To take your example, if it is March 2018 then 'last February' would refer to February 2017. To refer to February 2018 we would simply say 'in February' with a past tense verb.
We use 'the last' only to mean 'the final' - the last of a sequence. Thus 'the last year' would need some context like 'the last year of my studies' or 'the last year of the century'. We do not use it in the way you suggest. Instead we say 'the year before...':
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello uchiha itache,
All of those sentences are fine. The 'Without...' construction means something similar to 'If... not...':
The difference between the last two is the time reference of the result clause. The second example has a present or future result, depending on the context, while the third example has a past result.
As you say, we do not use 'but for' in the first example. We can use 'in case of' with all of these examples. For example, it is fine to say 'I'll take an umbrella in case of rain'.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
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