Dear Brenda, The use of "can" and "may" are not interchangeable. One uses "may" when one is asking permission, as the word, "can" gives the idea of whether you have the ability to do something. So if
Dear Andrew, Why not change the way you state the sentence? "My ministry will reach out...is my hope." I think the sentences that use "that" sound better if you need to keep your statement. "I'm
I would start by brainstorming all the information you want to include in the essay. Once all your thoughts are on paper, you can then organize the information into categories. If you are a visual person
Dear Abriel, Remember that a pronoun antecedent has to agree in number and gender. Look at sentence a. If job hunters want to make a good impression at an interview, he should be sure to arrive in time
Dear Ryan, Generally in a question, you can switch it so it is a statement. Can you hear the band outside? can be changed to: You can hear the band outside. Then you can find the subject and verb

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