there's correct and correct. Grammatically correct "It is I" sounds stilted most of the time. I knock on Mom's door, she shouts to see who it is (cause it might not be worth climbing out of the easy chair for just anybody), I shout back "It's me." Call my brother on the ...
As a mime, I am a physical medium, the instrument upon which the figures of my imagination play their dance of life. The individuals in my audience also have responsibilities—they must be alert collaborators. They cannot sit back, mindlessly self-content, and wait to have their emotions ...
B. He is late for an appointment with the man and woman.C. He forgot to do his assignment for today’s class.D. He is in the same class as the man and woman.8. A. She can’t help the man.B. She owes the man some money....
I always give the same advice to ambitious photographers: Wherever home is, that’s where you should begin. Having lived and worked everywhere but in Sweden for most of my life, I was terrible at following it myself. For me, Sweden has always been a place to relax and spend time with...
I think that "She is speaking" or simply saying "This is 'insert your name' " is the most grammatically correct way to reply to the caller when answering your phone. However, the expression in question is a very common way to answer the phone in modern English. I use it myself and ...
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. ...
When I greet someone, I will smile and ask if I can help them. W: When I present myself, I will also use some gestures to show that I am full of energy. M: Many books suggest that you should stride into a room and greet the person with a firm handshake. W: I dont agree ...
Both 都 and 已经 are okay in the given sentence, but the sense would be a little bit different. Actually as a native speaker, I'd say use even "都已经"(i.d. 我都已经吃了饭了) is okay(and is the way of speaking that at least I myself would prefer). Using 都 tend to have so...
This is where culture andgrammarmeet. An American would consider a statement such as “I am cool” to be strange - even if it is grammatically correct. So, when speaking with friends, feel free to use the term cool. Although informal, it has a good, positive meaning. ...
To be beside oneself (or myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself…) This expression means that someone feels overwhelmed by a certain emotion. If no emotion is specified, it means that the person feels extremely stressed out or sad (or both). When a particular feeling such as joy, exci...