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I can answer any question about the English language or US culture for non-native English speakers. I will not answer homework questions.
Native English speaker, experience teaching English to ELLs.
Bachelor's Degree, Seattle University
1) 'General' is the opposite of 'specific'. 2) I am not familiar with the term 'alos.' But the sentence means, "use the word "the" when the reader knows what specific thing you are referring to
Hi, Neither is correct. Correct forms are, Was your password about to expire? Were your passwords about to expire? 'Was' is used with singular nouns/pronouns, and 'were' is used with plural
Sorry for the delay. a) In the sentence could is not used as a past form of 'can'. It is used in the form showing possibility/probability. The verb that is in the past tense in this sentence is 'said'
a) Yes, you are expressing an opinion with what sounds like a very big promise. You are extremely confident that you will be able to persuade private developers if X leads the way. However, since persuasion
Your understanding of the difference between "will" and "would" is correct. It seems that you are able to differentiate the two perfectly. In your example sentence, the author is being persuasive
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