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Use and Misuse / "Which" and "that."

« on: October 21, 2011, 01:39:55 PM »

Can we use either "which" or "that" in the two sentences below?

1. Apple Inc. is an American computer hardware and software company (that/which) produces Apple desktop computers, the MacBook and iPhone mobile phones.

2. Apple Inc. is a public company (that/which) is listed on the NSSDAQ.

I would prefer "that" in Item 1 and "which" in Item 2 but just do not know the rules governing them.

Thanks

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Use and Misuse / Which one should be used, the compound verb "may be" or the adverb "maybe"?

« on: October 09, 2011, 07:50:46 PM »

A. We may be unaware of our own safety and feel that nothing can stop us.

B. We maybe unaware of our own safety and feel that nothing can stop us.

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Use and Misuse / Re: Which one is correct?

« on: August 06, 2011, 11:47:40 AM »

Why do we say does absence make and not does absence makes?

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Use and Misuse / Which one is correct?

« on: August 03, 2011, 05:03:53 PM »

1. Does absence make heart grow fonder men?



2. Does absence makes heart grow fonder men?

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Use and Misuse / Are native speakers of English correct when they say the following sentences?

« on: May 18, 2011, 06:37:28 AM »

Are native speakers of English correct when they say the following sentences?

1. There's only 5 classes on the second floor.
2. There's many students not attending their classes.
3. There's only 2 classes I got today.

Maybe, I am not just used to it? Maybe, I missed out this lesson at school? I am really confused on this matter.

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Use and Misuse / Re: Is the "...15 days sick leave...," correct in the paragraph below?

« on: May 04, 2011, 12:06:00 PM »

Thanks, sir! That part of the article was taken from the Online Community Newspaper of UP Diliman.
 
http://www.upd.edu.ph/~updinfo/index192.html

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Use and Misuse / Is the "...15 days sick leave...," correct in the paragraph below?

« on: May 03, 2011, 07:30:23 PM »

Is the "...15 days sick leave...," correct in the paragraph below?

In terms of benefits, Cao mentioned the 15 days sick leave benefit for the faculty that may be monetized upon retirement, the Financial Assistance Program for Hospitalization Expenses in the amount of P200,000 per employee and the additional 10 percent discount at the Philippine General Hospital on top of the 20 percent discount for government employees.

Thanks.

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Use and Misuse / Re: Minus "FOR"

« on: April 11, 2011, 10:49:05 PM »

Thanks, sir.

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Use and Misuse / Re: Minus "FOR"

« on: April 11, 2011, 12:29:46 PM »

1. Could you give me some advice and tell me how to deal with the dilemma?
2. Some upperclassmen have warned us that no one can expect to get passing grades without efforts.
3. My excellent performances in high school kept me in the headmaster's honor list.

What are the direct and indirect objects of the sentences above?
What is the usage of "that" in sentence 2?
How can we apply the S+V+O1+O2 (Subject+Verb+Object1+Object2)?

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Use and Misuse / Is the sentence "..." oxymoronic or paradoxical?

« on: February 14, 2011, 12:19:33 AM »

Is this sentence “It's as though there's an unfinished ending to what could have been a great story," oxymoronic or paradoxical?

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Use and Misuse / Re: When do we use "to me" and "for me"?

« on: January 31, 2011, 03:40:13 PM »

Where my confusion often rises about these two phrases is when they are fronted in a sentence. Are they interchangeable?

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Use and Misuse / When do we use "to me" and "for me"?

« on: January 30, 2011, 01:50:06 PM »

When do we use "to me" and "for me"?

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Use and Misuse / What are substantive and attributive clauses?

« on: December 19, 2010, 02:35:27 PM »

What are substantive and attributive clauses? Thanks.

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Use and Misuse / Re: Which one is correct?

« on: October 12, 2010, 09:36:35 PM »

 

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Use and Misuse / Which one is correct?

« on: October 11, 2010, 07:31:07 PM »

1. Let us go to [a, the] cinema.

2. To my mind, essay is a means of communication using a framework that consists of organization, examples, analogies, relationships, and other elements to help illustrate one's ideas. Can you explain the usage of the two verbs "help and illustrate" in the sentence?