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09/05/2010 — "And"
Solution - lightbulb  FANBOYS  | Fragments |  Parallel Phrasing 

Keep bedrooms free of clutter where bedbugs can hide and seal wall cracks and crevices.


08/28/2010 — "died"
Solution - lightbulb  Never Passive  | Same Time vs. Earlier Agr. |  Formal vs. Informal Agr. 

We saw that the honey bees were died.


08/8/2010 — "Ali and I's"
Solution - lightbulb  Possessive Pronouns  |  Pronouns  | Appositives

 Ali and I's relationship is getting stronger.


07/24/2010 – "A…one"
Solution - lightbulb  Quantifier Unit –negative   | Quantity of –negative

 Not a one is left. / I'd like a one.


07/11/2010 – "For some reasons"
Solution - lightbulb  Some / Any | Indefinite Pronouns

 For some reasons, I didn't win a tournament for eleen months.


06/027/2010 — "Am to"
Solution - lightbulb  Pres-Future Real Conditionals 

 If I am to help, you need to listen to me.


06/020/2010 — "In Case"
Solution - lightbulb  If / In Case  |  Conditionals

Call me in case you need help.


06/013/2010 — "Much"
Solution - lightbulb  Much / Many |  Some / Any 

Much oil has flowed into the water and nobody knows how to stop the flow.


06/06/2010 — "Nationality"
Solution - lightbulb  A – Nationality Names 

 My classmates included a Canadian, a Greek, a Chinese, a Swiss and an English.


05/30/2010 — "Suggest"
Solution - lightbulb  Gerund / Infinitive Switching in Progressive Sentences  |  Subjunctive verb

 Doctors are suggesting teaching children to swim early.


05/23/2010 — "Ask"
Solution - lightbulb   Commands  |  Infinitive Commands

 The EPA asks that BP finds a less toxic chemical ot use to break up the oil.


05/03/2010 — "Hardly"
Solution - lightbulb  Adverbs of Degree  |  Adverbs of Manner 

The Arizona Governor signed a bill that would hardly deal with illegal immigration.


04/25/2010 — "Strangely"
Solution - lightbulb  Adverbs of Manner  |  Sentence Adverbs – the 'hopefully' debate

 He strangely was unhappy even though he had everything.


04/18/2010 — "Consists of"
Solution - lightbulb  Stative Verbs – Measurement and Other States 

 The ash cloud is consisting of tiny its of rock, glass and steam.


04/11/2010 — "Everyone"
Solution - lightbulb  Gender Neutral Agreement   |   Indefinite Pronouns

 Everyone took their horses and rode away.


04/04/2010 — "Since"
Solution - lightbulb   For - Since 

We have been coming to Morro de Sao Paulo since fifteen years a go.


03/28/2010 — "And too"
Solution - lightbulb   Conjunctions – and so, and too, but |  Independent clause 

My bother has a new toy and me too.


03/7/2010 — "In fact"
Solution - lightbulb    Fragments  | Semicolons   |  Connectors (conjunctive adverbs)

 A large number of people have been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. In fact, eighty million!


02/28/2010 — "Dream of"
Solution - lightbulb   Two- and three-word verb expressions  | Placement of modifiers | Verbs and Adjectives followed by prepositions 

 I've been able to make my dream come true of pursuing a higher education.


02/21/2010 — "Say"
Solution - lightbulb   Say vs. Tell

 My daughter says me all her secrets.


02/14/2010 — "Self"
Solution - lightbulb   Reflexive Pronouns

 If a man isn't comfortable with hisself then he can't be comfortable with anyone else.


02/07/2010 — "In contrast to"
Solution - lightbulb   Making comparisons  |  Identifying – Non-identifying clauses

 Haiti was devastated in contrast to the Dominican Republic suffered little damage.


01/31/2010 — "High"
Solution - lightbulb   Modifiers to Adjectives  | Tall-High  | Noun Modifiers 

 The statue is eight-foot high and stands on a two-foot tall base.


01/23/2010 — "Supplies"
Solution - lightbulb   Noun Modifiers  plural exceptions |  Unusual Sing-Plural Nouns  |  Noncount Nouns

 Supplies coordination are improving day by day in Haiti.


01/17/2010 — "Haiti"
Solution - lightbulb   Adv_degree  |  Past Perfect   |  Part Adj 2 -ed / -ing 

 She was so happy to see that the children escaped from the fallen building and were alive.


01/10/2010 — "2010"  pros & cons
Solution - lightbulb   Using hyphens  with numbers  | Associated Press comment on 2010

 Is it two thousand ten or twenty-ten?


01/03/2010 – "Blue Moon"
Solution - lightbulb   Article Use | Possessives  | Pronoun Placement  | Pronoun Agreement

 Once in a blue moon there is one on New Years Eve.