What would be the correct sentence and why:  He is president of Finland?  or  He is the president of Finland?
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I saw this in  on Stuff.  Who is Greek president?  Jose Barroso Karolos Papoulias Lucas Papademos Panagiotis Pikrammenos  (sic)  Surely the word &quot;the&quot; should be in there somewhere?  But I've heard, for example, &quot;US President Barack Obama&quot; used instead of &quot;the US President Barack Obama&quot;, so I'm curious if this construct is actually valid.
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I want to know which sentence is correct. If i say     Guess, what it is?   or     Guess, what is it?   which one is correct?
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We have been asked to correct the error in the sentence:     Either he or I is right.   The only possible change that I can think of goes like this:     Either I or he is right.   Am I right? It will be helpful if someone can state the rules for such sentences as I am unable to understand why the first sentence is wrong.
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Sentences are:   "The rainforests are in danger." "Rainforests are in danger."  So in this case, I think that they are both correct sentences...but:  "Guitars are musical instruments."  "The guitars are musical instruments."  In this case, we are still making generic statements about a plural noun, but the second one sounds bizarre. This for a student. I'm not sure WHY it's awkward. Why do we opt for "The guitar is a musical instrument."  Thanks in advance :)
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Which of these is grammatically correct?       1. a) He has been working under my direct supervision since the last two years           1. b) He has been working under my direct supervision for the last two years            2. a) He has not met her since a very long time        2. b) He has not met her in a very long time    Which of the above are correct? Are all of them correct? My friend says 1.b and 2.b are correct, but I am not sure. Or is this an American English and British English thing? (He mostly goes by American English)
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Possible Duplicate:     Which one is correct? I thought the latter would be correct but apparently the former is always used; why? Edit: Another (confusing) example:
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Which of the following sentences is correct in a formal context?  Both?  If possible, please also explain why each of these sentences is correct/incorrect.     I do not know where the best place to ask this question is.      I do not know where is the best place to ask this question.
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Is there any difference between these two sentences?     Mirek went to Europe on business.   Mirek has gone to Europe on business.
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Possible Duplicate:          Would I use is or are in the following sentence?      The Pohutakawa Coast, Hauraki Gulf, and Waiheke Island is/are the backdrop for our day.   If I rewrote it so the subject (backdrop) starts the sentence, then it seems to me that as it is singular, the verb should be the singular is. But as it is written above, are seems less clumsy.
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This may be related to a general grammar rule, but which of these is correct?     I wonder if Steve Jobs will be giving the keynote speech at WWDC this year?   or     I wonder if Steve Jobs will be giving the keynote speech at WWDC this year.   My hunch tells me the question mark is incorrect, but I find myself instinctively wanting to add it. Is there a rule about this type of situation?
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How to ask the position(?) of a president (like 10th) of a country, correctly?
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The first sentence of each row is direct speech. The second one is reported speech. The modals will and can change in the reported speech. But I am not sure what to do with should.  &quot;I will go to Europe.&quot; — He said he would go to Europe. &quot;I can play the guitar.&quot; — He said he could play the guitar. &quot;I should go to college.&quot; — He said he [should] go to college.
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He was almost as bad at English as me. He was almost as bad at English as I.   The first one sounds better as-is, but not when you change the second one to He was almost as bad at English as I was.  Which is correct?
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I remember (vaguely) reading somewhere that it is wrong to use the present perfect when the subject of a sentence is someone who is long dead:     *Einstein has visited the Philippines.   My question is, What if the dead person is not the subject but an object:     Leo is the best president our country has/had ever had. (The ones who   succeeded him were inferior, even our current president.)   Which tense is proper here
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It is me who am to blame.    It is I who am to blame.      Which one is correct here? I am bewildered about these two sentences.
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He is taller than me/I?  Also, what is the difference between the two:  1 - I love you better than him. 2 - I love you better than he.
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Which of the following sentences is correct?        The number of apples is half the number of pears   The number of apples is half of the number of pears