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    “it’s great connecting with you” is grammatically correct sentence. It can be used in business conversations. e.g. you may use it in professional meetings, emails, SMS etc. However you should not use it in personal chats and conversations as it lacks warmth. You can use other sentences like "It wasRead more

    “it’s great connecting with you” is grammatically correct sentence. It can be used in business conversations. e.g. you may use it in professional meetings, emails, SMS etc.

    However you should not use it in personal chats and conversations as it lacks warmth. You can use other sentences like “It was nice to meet you” or “nice to meet you” or “glad to meet you” etc.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The difference between "Where are you working" and "where do you work" is subtle. "Where are you working" is the correct choice if you're asking someone where they are employed, whereas “where do you work” is the correct choice if you're asking someone where their place of employment is located.

    The difference between “Where are you working” and “where do you work” is subtle. “Where are you working” is the correct choice if you’re asking someone where they are employed, whereas “where do you work” is the correct choice if you’re asking someone where their place of employment is located.

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    Poonam Sharma literarian

    Usually, calmer (the comparative degree of calm) is used in a sentence. e.g. He is calmer than his brother. Here calmer is an adjective and adding to the meaning of noun. However we can use "more" with calm in certain situations. e.g. She is more calm, patient and mature. In this case, we have threeRead more

    Usually, calmer (the comparative degree of calm) is used in a sentence. e.g. He is calmer than his brother. Here calmer is an adjective and adding to the meaning of noun.

    However we can use “more” with calm in certain situations. e.g. She is more calm, patient and mature. In this case, we have three adjectives. Hence use of more seems to be more appropriate.

    We can now conclude that most of the times, we use calmer. However depending on the structure of sentence, we can use more with adjective i.e. calm.

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    Both "unfortunately not" and "unfortunately no" can be used in the sentence. However unfortunately not is preferred and mostly used. But, unfortunately no can also be used in some instances. e.g. "Has he gone to school?". "unfortunately not!". "Has he come?"." "Unfortunately, no!". Hence both can beRead more

    Both “unfortunately not” and “unfortunately no” can be used in the sentence. However unfortunately not is preferred and mostly used. But, unfortunately no can also be used in some instances.

    e.g.

    1. “Has he gone to school?”. “unfortunately not!”.
    2. “Has he come?”.” “Unfortunately, no!“.

    Hence both can be used in the sentence.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The phrase has been taken from the poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete written by Tupac Shakur who was a famous rapper as well as an actor of US popularly known as “2pac“. It is an inspirational verse in which the poet gives example of a rose plant which grew from a crack in a concrete floor/wall.Read more

    The phrase has been taken from the poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete written by Tupac Shakur who was a famous rapper as well as an actor of US popularly known as “2pac“. It is an inspirational verse in which the poet gives example of a rose plant which grew from a crack in a concrete floor/wall.

    According to the poet, it is quite difficult to achieve one’s dream like the rose flower. It seems to be impossible according to the nature of law (which symbolically probably means the common belief), but focus, consistency and struggle ultimately leads to success.

    Read the detailed summary of the poem here.

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    In 1-syllabled adjectives, we use -er in the end for comparative degree. Cool is a 1-syllabled adjective. So, we use cooler when comparing to another thing. e.g. the weather is cooler than yesterday. However in certain situations, we use more with cool. e.g. She is more cool, patient and sweet thanRead more

    In 1-syllabled adjectives, we use -er in the end for comparative degree. Cool is a 1-syllabled adjective. So, we use cooler when comparing to another thing. e.g. the weather is cooler than yesterday.

    However in certain situations, we use more with cool. e.g. She is more cool, patient and sweet than her friend. Here we have three adjectives, so more cool looks appropriate rather than cooler.

    Refer to this page to understand the basics of degrees.

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    Here is the simple rule for making comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives. 1 syllable adjective + -er Honey is sweeter than sugar 2 syllables more + adjective Kashmir is more beautiful than Jammu 2 syllables ending in -y drop -y from adjective +-ier I am happier than him. So, we  use fresRead more

    Here is the simple rule for making comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives.

    1 syllable adjective + -er Honey is sweeter than sugar
    2 syllables more + adjective Kashmir is more beautiful than Jammu
    2 syllables ending in -y drop -y from adjective +-ier I am happier than him.

    So, we  use fresher instead of more fresh because fresh is a single syllable adjective. e.g. The air is fresher here than in Delhi.

    However, in some cases, we use more with fresh. e.g. The beans are more fresh and tasty than ladyfingers. Here more fresh seems to be appropriate because we are using two adjectives.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete by popular American Actor & Rapper Tupac Shakur is a symbolic and inspirational poem. For teaching this poem, one should follow the following Lesson Plan on the worksheet. Lesson 1: Background First, the teacher needs to tell students about the poet, hisRead more

    The poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete by popular American Actor & Rapper Tupac Shakur is a symbolic and inspirational poem. For teaching this poem, one should follow the following Lesson Plan on the worksheet.

    Lesson 1: Background

    First, the teacher needs to tell students about the poet, his life as an actor and rapper in US and why he wrote this poem. Then he should tell about the meaning of inspirational poem and then about this poem as an inspirational one.

    Lesson 2: Summary

    Now that students are well aware of the background of poet as well as the poem, teacher should summarise the poem telling about rose plant’s struggle in coming out of concrete and going against the law of nature i.e. which is impossible and finally poet’s appreciation for the rose plant.

    Lesson 3: Poetic Devices

    Next, the teacher should tell about the literary devices used in the poem like symbolism, metaphor, personification and alliteration and also their importance in the poem.

    Lesson 4: Analysis

    Finally, he should discuss the deeper meaning of the poem including its theme. The teacher should tell his students how the poet uses rose plant as a symbol for human being and concrete as problems. He should then explain how a person can succeed in life like the rose.

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    In English, both the phrases "in what year" and "in which year" are correct. However their use depends on the situation. "In which year" The word which is used for specific thing. e.g. if I have to choose from a number of shoes, I will say, "Which shoes should I wear". Similarly, we want to go for aRead more

    In English, both the phrases “in what year” and “in which year” are correct. However their use depends on the situation.

    “In which year”

    The word which is used for specific thing. e.g. if I have to choose from a number of shoes, I will say, “Which shoes should I wear”.

    Similarly, we want to go for a picnic, we will ask, “Which place should we visit”.

    Hence the phrase “in which year” can be used when we have to choose from specific number of years. E.g. “in which year America got independence?” or;

    “In which year, you got the job?”

    “In What Year”

    We use “what” for general queries. In other words, the word “what” is used when we don’t have something specific in our minds.

    E.g. “what are your plans for today”

    Hence the phrase “in what year” is used for something which is not specific and the outcome will be from out of all the possible years.

    E.g. “in what year Renaissance began?”

     

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