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12/13/2009 – "By-the-time"
Solution - lightbulb   By the time   |   Adverbs in Mixed Time Frame - when

 When I arrive, they will have eaten dinner.


12/6/2009 – "Funner"
Solution - lightbulb   Fun / Funner ?

 This video game is funner than ever!


11/29/2009 – "Less"  
Solution - lightbulb   Little / Few |  Count vs noncount nouns  | Fewer/Less | Irregular Agreement

 During this recession, less people are able to give to community food programs.


11/21/2009 – "Most of who"
Solution - lightbulb   All of Which / Whom / Whose  |  Quantity Phrases

 On my tour, there were forty people, most of who were Italian


11/15/2009 – "Tortoise"
Solution - lightbulb    Conditionals – mixed tenses & clauses 

 If you had told me how old the tortoise is, I wouldn't have believed you.


11/8/2009 – "Rain"
Solution - lightbulb    Real Conditionals – present & future

 If it will rain next Monday, we will postpone our game


11/1/2009 – "Breaking"
Solution - lightbulb    Participial Adjectives – Ongoing and Completed States

 Breaking news: a broken cable stops evening traffic on the Bay Bridge.


10/25/2009 – "Hulahoop"
Solution - lightbulb    Reducing Clauses to Modifying Clauses  |  Using Commas - modifying clauses

 Michelle Obama demonstrating her hula hooping skills on the White House lawn.


10/18/2009 – "Quantity"
Solution - lightbulb    Number of - Several vs. Amount  |  Agreement-Quantity Phrases

 The number of people who are unemployed in my country is very bad.


10/11/2009 – "Stood" 
Solution - lightbulb    Special Verbs

 A flightless heron stood dry its wings in the sun.


10/4/2009 – "That–which"
Solution - lightbulb    Identifying & nonidentifying clauses  |  Reducing clauses to participial phrases

 The marine iguana that eats algae in the sea is only found in the Galapagos Islands.


9/20/2009 – "Strongly"
Solution - lightbulb     Verbs of Perception

 I feel stongly about this issue.


9/13/2009 – "On - In"

Solution - lightbulb     Prepositions - On vs. In

 The mayor promised to fix all the potholes on the streets of San Francisco.


9/6/2009 – "during"
Solution - lightbulb     During / In 

 Work on the Bay Bridge is lasting during the four-day Labor Day holiday.


8/30/2009 – "though"
Solution - lightbulb     Though 

 Brian wanted to attend a job fair (but / though) the line wrapped around the block.


8/22/2009 – "because" 
Solution - lightbulb     Because / Because of 

 Because of they were holding a street fair, the main street was closed to traffic.


8/16/2009 – "meteors"
Solution - lightbulb    So..that 

 The Perseid meteor shower was so beautiful display that it lit up the sky.


8/9/2009 – "If / Whether"
Solution - lightbulb     If vs. Whether  |  Changing Questions to Reported Speech |  Noun Modifiers

 I wonder if I can get cell phone reception here.


8/1/2009 – "Boat Trip"
Solution - lightbulb     Number Modifiers  |  Hyphens and numbers

 

 3 hours boat trip


7/26/2009 – "Meats"
Solution - lightbulb     Agreement - Count-Noncount

 Please don't disturb the meats!


7/19/2009 – "Parthenon" 
Solution - lightbulb     Agreement - Quantity Phrases

 Each of the Parthenon sculptures are displayed in the new Acropolis Museum, except for those that are still in the British Museum.


7/15/2009 – "Fishes"
Solution - lightbulb    Plurals-varieties   |  Many - in affirmative sentences 

We saw many fishes at the market.


5/31/2009 – "Whatever"  
Solution - lightbulb     Wh-ever   (Whoever, Whatever, Whenever, etc.)

 Whatever is the reason, they painted a window on the wall of their house.


5/24/2009 – "Not only" 
Solution - lightbulb     Both   and   (Paired Conjunctions)

 Not only the Grand Canyon is deep but also is wide.


5/17/2009 – "Pitted" 
Solution - lightbulb     Participial Adj 2   (Ongoing vs. Completed States)

We bought some pitted olives.


5/10/2009 – "Mothers" 
  Solution - lightbulb   punctuating examples  |   complex agreement    |   Mother's Day Wikipedia

Mothers Day like Fathers Day are celebrated on different days throughout the world.


5/3/2009 — "Have got"
Solution - lightbulb   Irregular Agreement   |  Phrasal Verbs- Have  |   Have vs. Have Got

Swine have got nothing to do with the flu.


4/26/2009 — "Having"
Solution - lightbulb  sensory states- possession

My puppy has six months. Here she is having a ball.

4/19/2009 — "Liking"

Solution - lightbulb  sensory states |    mental states

 How is your food tasting? Are you liking it?


4/12/2009 — "Bridge"
  Solution - lightbulb that v. which    |   phrase [be]   

 The London Bridge which it was in England is now in Arizona.


3/29/2009 — "Like"
Solution - lightbulb Like-As

 He was going like "I'm so out of here."


3/29/2009 — "Be used to"
Solution - lightbulb Used to vs. be used to

 We are used to go camping every spring.


3/22/2009 — "Looking forward"
Solution - lightbulb Two- and three-word verb expressions

 I am looking forward to work with you on rebuilding our infrastructure.


3/15/2009 — "Shorter than"
Solution - lightbulb Comparisons

 Eleni and Maria are a bit shorter than me.


3/8/2009 — "Mind"
Solution - lightbulb Expressing attitudes  |  Hypothetical Statements  |   Requests  |  Noun phrases

 Do you mind me smoking here?


3/1/2009 — "Parrots"
Solution - lightbulb Adverbs - "right" 

The parrots flew right over the lake.


2/22/2009 —   "Bachelor"
Solution - lightbulb Double object pronouns 

"I'm really starting to see what it would be like for her and I."


2/15/2009 —   "Idol Talk"

Solution - lightbulb    Phrasal verbs 

"What did you think off the last guy?"


2/8/2009  —   "Got cut"
Solution - lightbulb
   "Get" expressions

 "What got cut from the stimulus bill?"


2/1/2009  — "Purple Tunnel"

Solution - lightbulb

   Adverb – place  |  Preps –place 

"I don't know where we are going to."


1/25/2009 — "Inaugural Stumble"

Solution - lightbulb

   Splitting Verbs  | Adverb Word Order  

"I do solemnly swear that I will execute ... faithfully the office of president of the United States faithfully ..." 


1/19/2009 — "Hudson"

Solution - lightbulb

   Hypothetical past   | Participle forms 

If the pilot hadn't flew the plane down like a glider, it would of crashed into Manhattan. 


1/11/2009 — "Commands"
Solution - lightbulb

   Sit-Set   | Lie-Lay   expressions

Sit! Lay down! Stay!


1/4/2009 — "Tesla"

Solution - lightbulb   Possessive - Its   | Commas  |  Hyphens

The appeal of Tesla's Model S lies in its lithium ion powered bater pack and its sexy sport car design.