Did he eat the food on his own plate, or did he eat the food on someone else's plate? ~~ If he ate the food on *his own plate*, the sentence is: He ate *his* food at 4:00. If he ate food on *someone
George, Didn't they implies that you know they did but are looking for reassurance. Did they indicates that you don't know but are trying to find out. I'm not positive, but I think didn't they falls
Dear Glen: Is there any real difference in meaning between the expressions "oversight" and "careless oversight"? In other words, do the following sentences have the same meaning? 1. My mistake was
Dear Rich: I am answering your question and, at the same time, praying that we don't get hung up with your subject matter. "Indicative" is recognized in the English language, but "declarative" is
Hello Hame, Again, very little difference is made between the two sentences using "at" and "in". We use these two prepositions interchangeably. The difference between "secret" and "mystery" is shown

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