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Icelandic3172 questions about English
- Cómo puedo usar reported speech en una noticia de un periódico? Debo hacer uno y aplicar reported
Debo aplicar el reported speech a cada artículo que haga en el periódico, por ejemplo si la noticia es de la sección Internacional y dice "The Biden administrativo last month unveiled a proposed legislative package that would allow the federal government to sell these seized assets and use the proceeds for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine." Cómo lo puedo aplicar , ayúdenme por favor..
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Hola Judymar, Como me imagino que sabes cuando pasas de 'estilo directo' a 'estilo indirecto/reported speech' hay unos cambios de tiempos verbales que hay que hacer para que el discurso sea coherente. Si no te los sabes de memoria puedes hacer la traducción de cómo lo harías en Español al Inglés y te funcionará bien. En el ejemplo que propones tenemos un pasado simple: 'unveiled' que pasaría a ser un past perfect en Inglés, the newspaper (for example) informed that the Biden ..... HAD UNVEILED a proposed legislative (EL RESTO QUEDA IGUAL - WOULD&COULD - NO CAMBIAN). Te paso una corta lista de cómo cambian los tiempos a estilo indirecto o reported speech: De Pres.Simp (it unveils )a Past.Simple ( it unveiled) De Pas.Simp. (it unveiled - YOUR EXAMPLE) a Past.Perfect (it had unveiled) De Pres.Cont. (it is unveiling) a Past.Cont. (It was unveiling) Hay bastantes más, como puedes imaginar pero los caracteres permitidos para contestar son limitados. Good luck! :-)
- What is the difference between wonderful and beautiful?
Hi! Hope you can advise me. Is there any difference between "wonderful" and "beautiful"? Thanks in advance.
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Hi Kikimora, To put it plainly, in normal conversation you can receive wonderful news (as in you passed your exam) but not beautiful news. Beautiful = How something looks or is perceived (A beautiful painting) Wonderful = A experience / feeling of awe (think of the 7 wonders of the world, they are awe inspiring but not necessarily pretty / beautiful). A person can be both Beautiful and Wonderful, beautiful referring to how they look, wonderful referring to how they act / treat others. Hope this helps to clarify. Regards, Herman
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Hi Usman123, There is no past tense for put. Rather look at your sentence structure. Present - I put my phone on charge Past - I had put my phone on charge Future - I will put my phone on charge Hope this helps.
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Hi Nyle! At least from an American English standpoint, 'very many' could be kind of awkward to say. Very being a quantifier to describe many is somewhat redundant to say. It generally would be much better to say 'a lot of'........However it's common to use it in a negative sense.....'There aren't very many.....pens, cars, bottles, etc.
- Can I use the word "gorgeous" to describe a man, not a woman?
Usually, I heard the word "gorgeous" is used toward women, not men. Can I say that a man is gorgeous?
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The word handsome or good looking usually works better for men as gorgeous tends to sound very feminine and might come off as demeaning to extremely masculine men.
- Hi, I want just know, how could i start my English lesson? And to know the payment modality.
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Hello, You get on teachers profile and click "trial lesson" which is usually cheaper than other lessons you get. Set date and hour that you like and which is on teacher's schedule. If you want more details, I am here. Contact me on private
- Hi! What is "are you up"?
I saw this expression and not sure I understand it correctly. What is the meaning of "are you up"? How to answer this question?
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Hi Milania! "Are you up?" is actually one of the silly expressions that you will come across in the English language. It could simply mean "Are you awake?", which, of cause, a sleeping person would not be able to answer. However, people might sometimes reply saying "No, I am sleeping!", indicating that even though they are not asleep as yet, they are trying to do so. On the other hand, if the expression is used in text or on social media, it usually means "Are you online?" or "Do you want to chat?". I hope this helps. Take care, and all the best on your language learning journey.
- i want say that i did something with my friend. how to say it? i and my friend or me and my friend?
do i need to say i or me? thank you
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Hi Pikachuuu, "My friend and I" is grammatically correct when it is placed before the verb and is the subject of the sentence. Take this sentence for example: My aunt invited my friend and me to dinner. The first person singular pronoun "I" is used when it is the subject of a verb. The first person singular pronoun "me" is used when it is the object of a verb or preposition .In the example above, "my friend and me" is the object of the verb "invited" and "my aunt "is the subject. When using compound subject or object, sometimes is difficult to know which personal pronoun to use. Example of sentences with "me" in the object position: -The teacher wants my friend and me to give the new student a tour. -Sam asked Jeff and me a question. Example of sentences with" I" in the subject position: -My wife and I gave the cake to Mary -Jeff and I asked Sam a question. Hope this helps you.
- Should I use article "a" with the word "university"?
I was writing a sentence with the word university and was confused by the question whether I need to use article a or an. Could you help me? Is it a university or an university? Thank you!
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Hello Solamio, I wouldn't use any of them unless you use an adjective or specify the place or name your are referring to before the word university. i.e.: an old university or a prestigious university - the University of Harvard. No article (definite or indefinite) is used before university or school but in the cases above mentioned. I went to university/school many years ago. You can use 'a' in cases like this: A university is a place where you will enjoy learning. The letter 'u' is not considered to be a vowel in phonetics. I hope you find this useful. Greetings
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Denis DubenkoI am a professional English tutor and teacher for children and adults.
Actually, there are several ways to introduce yourself . It depends on what atmosphere you have. If you want to meet formally, it is better to say "Hello, my name is ...." or you can start with the question "May I introduce myself?. If it is informal situation you may say "Hi", "Hey", "Hello", "What's up", "I am ..." It will be good if you say 'Nice to meet you, NAME, too" in both variants. Also don't forget to use new friend's name and to smile=)
