English as 2nd Language

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2012-02-10 English as a Second Language - need to explain:

Here it would mean: collecting...can turn almost anything into a category    This means the act of starting a collection will create categories (if we remove it from history itself which also categorizes

2012-02-07 English as a Second Language - noun to "to expedite":

Hello, Dan,    First of all, I am Ms. York.    As to a noun form for "to expedite", the only thing I can come up with is the gerund form, in which the present participle of the verb is used as a noun:

2012-02-07 English as a Second Language - learning english:

Hi Ashil,    In my opinion, the best way to learn English is through a conversation partner and tutor.  Sometimes your tutor can also serve as a conversation partner.  Ideally, this tutor would also be

2012-02-07 English as a Second Language - difference between words:

Hello, Ashil,    "Explore" and "investigate" are in some senses, synonyms, and can in some cases, be used interchangeably. However, there are some specialized uses for each word, in which the other word

2012-02-07 English as a Second Language - independent clause:

Hi Glen!    Yes, they are independent clauses (any simple sentence is an independent clause).    For the first sentence:   I'm hungry.   (This is a contraction of I am hungry.)  The subject is the pronoun