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问题16: "make up", "make from" 和 "make up of" 都有“制造”的意思, 2e-B1X7N3@.m4K%V1k#u
我是否可以把它们相互替换呢？
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答: 虽然这些词意义相近,但还是有细微的差别,所以不可以随意替换。如果你
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Question17: How to complete the following sentence?
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think, suppose, believe etc.", will the tag-question be
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questions.
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问题17:怎样完成下列句子？English learners' Forum&`0C$[ _$n.N-h.F
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2.I think you two have met before, _______?
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Question18: I came across a sentence like this: "Look,the eels BBS.EnglishCN.com是英语学习者和爱好者交流与提高的地方+d5G/@.~7f
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Question19:I often come across such a sentence: The Chinese English learners' Forum"@%z8K3B;^5{*})h
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3G9A&A#k4k,X问题19:常见到这样一句话：The Chinese people are a hard working
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Question20:Is "out of question" the same as "out of the question"?English learners' Forum9Y*m%I6D1@8J.\
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Question22: Is it correct to say "He is probable to win
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Question 25: Why is it wrong to say "The professor and scientist are    coming to give us a    report on modern education."?   
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回答: Scientist前无冠词，说明一人兼有两种身份，指同一人应作单数。 如果 The professor and the     scientist则应该用are，指的是两人。

Question 26: I came across a sentence like this "It is the first time    that I have visited the     Great wall of China". However, I    remember our teacher often says "It's time we     had class".    Is it possible for me to use past tense instead of present    perfect    tense here?
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Question 27: I found that the word "class" is sometimes followed by a singular verb and sometimes a plural one. Are there any rules I should follow?   
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Question 28:    It's hard for me to decide whether a noun for nationality that end with -ses,-ch, or -sh should take a singular verb or a plural one. Can you give me any suggestions?
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问题28: 我搞不清楚以-ses等结尾的国家名词后应该用单数还是复数动词。您可以给我一些建议吗？
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Question 29: In what situations must the definite article "the" be omitted?
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C) 职务、身份：
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D) 固定用法： arm in arm, day by day man to man, young and old

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Answer: When the noun that is being described is actively "doing" the action, the present participle is used as the verbal adjective. But when the noun is the receiver of the action and is passively having something done to it, the past participle is used.
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问题30: 分词作形容词可以采用现在分词（-ing）或是过去分词（-ed）的形式。那么，怎么决定应该采用哪一种形式呢？
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回答: 如果被修饰的名词是主动地做那个动作的，我们要用现在分词形式。但是如果被修饰的名词是动作的接受者，被动地接受这个动作，则要用过去分词的形式。English learners' Forum;L*N n;z:a0^&u!s(r
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