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View Article  Plural of sheep

The plural of 'sheep' is 'sheep' !

 

Example:

The lady had a sheep called Henry.

The lady had three sheep.

View Article  We have many words similar to the meaning of naughty:
e.g. bad, cheeky, disobedient, wayward, mischievous, impish, troublesome, silly, annoying, contrary, fiendish, fractious, insubordinate, obstreperous,
View Article  Colours: yellow, green, blue, red, orange, turquoise, mauve, brown, grey, pink
I am looking for a beige jumper in the sale.
View Article  Thank you so much for your help in this matter. I am very grateful.
View Article  "I don't want to do that." Informal and not that polite.
"I do not wish to do that please." Formal and more polite. 
View Article  I would request that we arrange a meeting urgently.
View Article  I would be grateful if you could consider my application.
View Article  Wrong spelling: Wensday. It should be Wednesday.
View Article  Wrong spelling: Febuary. It should be February.
View Article  He is kind.

He has a kind personality. He used to be so kind. I hope he will turn out to be a kind adult.

View Article  I learnt how to be a runner when I was young.
I learnt how to sing when I was at school.
View Article  I am very pleased with the result.
I am disappointed with the result.
View Article  It's windy today. The wind is very strong.
It is windy today. The wind is so strong.
View Article  much

If writing colloquial speech:

"I do not like him much" : Polite way of saying that I do not like him. Also could mean (depending on context) that I do not like him (but not a complete 'do not like him').

"I do not like him ....much!"    .... being a pause: Can mean "I fancy him!"

View Article  I am angry.
Are you angry? Is she angry? Are they angry? Why is he not angry? When did he become angry? Why was she angry?
View Article  I like singing.
She likes singing. You like singing. They like singing. Do you like singing?
View Article  I would like to dance.

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'to dance': this can be replaced by many different verbs e.g. 'to sing', 'to laugh', 'to smile', 'to go on holiday' ....

View Article  I look forward to hearing from you.

May be used at the end of a job application covering letter.

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View Article  He was so fastidious.
fastidious.....giving a lot of attention to detail.....trying to have perfection.
View Article  You cannot do that.
Shortened, less formal: 'You can't do that.'
View Article  I appreciate your consideration of my application.
Useful for a job application letter.
View Article  "They are unable to explain that to them."
"She is able to explain this to him."
View Article  "I would be so grateful if you could spare a moment to help me."
Formal and polite.
View Article  "Send him over there!"
"Send them over there!" "Send her over here!" "Do not send him over there!"
View Article  "We should not do that."
Opposite: "We should do that."
View Article  "Why should we do this?"
"Why should we do that?"
View Article  "Please explain that to him."
'Explain to' : Please note the 'to' !