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Which of these is the right way to talk about the weather in English? (Some people believe that the English spend all their time discussing such things!) |
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There is not raining so hard now, as it was this morning. |
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It is not raining so hard now, as it was this morning. |
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There are not such hard rains hard now, as this morning. |
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It rains no more so hard as this morning. |
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Which is the correct way to express this information? |
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Excuse me, there gives a problem with the bill. |
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Excuse me, there is a problem with the bill. |
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Excuse me, is problem with bill. |
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Excuse me, has problem with a bill. |
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Which of these is the only right way of saying it? |
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There is twenty past five, so we'll be on our way home very soon! |
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Has twenty past five, so we'll be on our way home very soon! |
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There are twenty past five, so we'll be on our way home very soon! |
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It is twenty past five, so we'll be on our way home very soon! |
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Which of these is the only right way of saying it? |
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Is no shame in making a mistake - if nobody is hurt, and someone can learn from it. |
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It is no shame in making a mistake - if nobody is hurt, and someone can learn from it. |
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There is no shame in making a mistake - if nobody is hurt, and someone can learn from it. |
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There are no shame in making mistakes - if nobody is hurt, and someone can learn from it. |
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Which of these is the only right way of saying it? |
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Oh look, there are sheep on the side of that hill. |
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Oh look, there is sheep on the side of that hill. |
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Oh look, is sheep on the side of that hill. |
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Oh look, have sheeps on the side of that hill. |
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Which is the most correct way to finish this sentence (even if it may not be the most polite, or helpful!)?
However many Euros you lost down that drain, ... |
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... there are not my problem. |
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... there is not my problem. |
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... it is not my problem. |
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... are not my problem. |
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Which is the best way to end this question?
Do you know how many stars ... |
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... there is? |
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... it is? |
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... there are? |
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... it has? |
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Finally a quotation from a very famous English poem, 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester' written in 1912 by Rupert Brooke:
'Stands the church clock at ten-to-three, and ... |
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... are there honey still for tea?' |
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... is it honey still for tea?' |
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... is there honey still for tea?' |
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... is some honey still for tea?' |
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