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“Would rather” or “had rather” indicates preference, similar to “wish”, used in unreal situation.

1.  To indicate an unreal present:

Which is accurate?

I am irritated by John’s chatting in the class.

or,

Present Perfect (現在完成式) 

1.  Actions began in the past, time unspecified, still happening in the present and may continue into the future, indicating changes that have happened over a period of time (specifying duration from the past until now).  Actions may have been repeated numerous times and are likely to be repeated in the future. 

Present Continuous / Present Progressive ( 現在進行式)

1.  Temporary actions happening right now and have not ended at the time of speaking, at this very moment, as we speak.  – Whilst, simple present is used to describe a permanent situation.

I have just talked about the prepositions of time and their correct usage.  I would like to continue the topic and talk about the prepositions of places since the usage of which confuses many people too.   

When should we use “at”, “in” or “on” when referencing place?

    Recently, I got a comment from someone confused with the usage of “in old age” vs. “at old age”.  I thought that it would be beneficial to share what I know with you.  A lot of people seem to have confusions around the usage of prepositions “at”, “in” and “on”, when referencing time or place.  If you commit a usage error of the prepositions of time or place, you are not alone and are among many, including native speakers.

When should we use “at”, “in” or “on” when referencing time?

Interrogative Pronouns - 疑問代名詞

An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions, acting as a subject, object or possessive in a sentence, such as:

1. Personal Pronouns - 人稱代名詞:

• a.  Subjective (Personal) Pronouns - 人稱代名詞主格
• b.  Objective (Personal) Pronouns - 人稱代名詞受格
• c.  Possessive (Personal) Pronouns - 人稱代名詞所有格

What is a Pronoun?

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase, the antecedent, previously mentioned to avoid redundancy, or to refer to the person speaking or the person listening.

Verb Tense Summary (for details, please see links)  

The Simple Present Tense (簡單現在式)

The simple present is used to describe, indicate or express

Misuse or lack of punctuations

1.  Missing Commas after Introductory Elements:

There are arguments around whether to punctuate after introductory elements.  Traditional English writing requires you to place a comma after introductory elements.

A simple complete sentence consists of a subject and a predicate.

A fragment sentence is an incomplete sentence, which lacks a predicate, a subject, or both a subject and a predicate.  It is a section of a sentence and has no meaning when standing alone; for example, a subordinate or dependent clause.

複合詞的組合形成:

Which vs. Where:

1. I like to go to a park which is very quiet 這裡的which是不是可以換成where呢?

(1) 副詞用法:
副詞修飾動詞, 形容詞, 其他副詞, 片語, 子句或句子

This is an interesting topic that I came across on Yahoo knowledge.   

請問「幸福如履薄冰」的英文可以翻作

The differences among cohortative mood (勸告語氣), the imperative mood (祈使語氣) and the jussive mood (命令語氣).

A.  Cohortative (勸告語氣) is a volitive mood of the 1st person, a plural form of exhortation, used to express plea, wish, desire, and intent. 

Past Simple vs. Past Perfect (過去式 vs. 過去完成式)

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Usage of Comma (3 of 3)

I.  Use a comma after a participial phrase or an absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence.