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From time to time, companies will issue a reverse split concurrently with a forward split, making a reverse/forward split. Note
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The price of each share is adjusted to $25 = $5000 / 200. The market capitalization is 200 × $25 = $5000, the same as before
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Had the reverse splits not taken place, ZSL's closing price on April 21, 2011 would have been $0.3685, rather than $14.74, or
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As an example of how reverse splits work, ProShares Ultrashort Silver (ZSL) underwent a 1-10 reverse split on April 15, 2010,
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Defence can be played man-to-man or in zones, such as a 2-4 (four defenders along the goal line).
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Is 'tiresome' a two-syllable word or a three-syllable word?
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1. Mr. is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr. before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name. [Simple
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Is Mr. a contraction of 'mister' or 'master'?
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When do parents apply for Social Security cards in the USA for their kids?
After the birth of their babies, do they have to apply
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How do you pronounce Mia, a female given name? [ˈmiːə] or [ˈmaɪə]?
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1. The Yosemite is famous for its natural wonders.
2. Yosemite Valley is famous for its natural wonders. 3. Yosemite National
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1. I have many books.
2. I have a lot of books. 3. Do you have many books? 4. Do you have a lot of books? 5. I don't have many
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1. I'm sorry, but I can't.
2. I'm sorry I can't. 3. Sorry, but I can't. 4. Sorry I can't. 5. I'm sorry that I can't. Can we use
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1. They are not real tails. They just look like beavers' tail. In Ottawa, a beaver tail is a big, flat bread.
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1. They are making a school newspaper.
2. They are making the school newspaper. ============= What is the difference between
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Look! We have a special dessert today. It’s chocolate ice cream, my favorite dessert. (The kid enters the cafeteria and found
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1. Here's the cafeteria of our school.
2. Here's the cafeteria in our school. 3. Here's the cafeteria at our school. [Which
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1. The room has tall tables.
2. The room has high tables. 3. The room has big tables. 4. The room has large tables.
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1. I'm busy till late in the evening.
2. I'm busy till late this evening. 3. I'm busy till late every evening.
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1. I like some of them.
2. I like them some. (Is this grammatical?) 3. I ate two of them. 4. I ate them two. (Is this
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1. There is no seaweed cake and no birthday cake.
2. There are no seaweed cake and no birthday cake. ----------------------------
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How do you pronounce "Ava", a female name?
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Do I need an umbrella?
1. Yes, you do. / No, you don't. 2. Yes, I do. / No, I don't. --------------------------- Answer 1 is
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Do we need books?
1. Yes, you do. / No you don't. 2. Yes, we do. / No, we don't. --------------------- Which answers can we use?
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1. This bone is the dog's.
2. The dog is in the garden. The bone is its. 3. I have a dog. This bone is its.
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Boxing Day is not and has never been a shopping holiday in the USA; however, 26 December often starts many U.S. retailers'
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How do you pronounce "Aleksey" in English?
It seems to be a Russian name.
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1. I had a cold yesterday.
2. I got a cold yesterday. ------------------------------------ What is the difference between them? I
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1. Write things names in English.
2. Write item names in English. 3. Write stuff names in English. 4. Write things in English. 5.
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1. Don't laugh.
2. Do not laugh. ===================== Where do we have to use #1 or #2? In everyday speech, we use #1. In a
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1. I will break the window. [Will is stressed.]
2. I will break the window. [Will is not stressed.] 3. I'll break the window.
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1. His hand is sticky.
2. His hand is slimy. ---------------------------- Are both the same in meaning? Which one is commonly
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1. I like playing catch.
2. Catching and throwing [only] baseballs 3. Catching and throwing any big or small balls
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1. He is eating his snack.
2. He is having his snack. ------------------------- Can we use 'having' instead of 'eating' here?
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1. Put your phone on vibrate.
2. Put your phone on vibration mode. 3. Turn your phone on vibrate. 4. Turn your phone in vibration
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1. He goes to the movies once a month.
============================== In this sentence, what does 'the movies' mean?
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1. Take any book you like.
[Do I have to take only one book?] 2. Take any books you like. [Can I take many books or some books in
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1. On the train, he goes to sleep.
2. On the train, he falls asleep. 3. On the train, he goes to bed. 4. In the train, he sleeps.
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1. It is 23:45.
2. It is 22:00. ------------------------------- How do you read the time above? 3. It is twenty-three forty-five.
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1. I don't have any special plans for this weekend.
2. I don't have any special plans during this weekend. 3. I don't have any
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1. We have a special plan for you.
2. We have the special plan for you. ============================== Are both okay? Is 'for
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1. Did you go to the baseball field yesterday?
2. Did you go to the baseball ground yesterday? 3. Did you go to the baseball
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1. Saturday is a fun day for many students.
2. Saturday is a fun day to many students.
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1. She won't come to Chicago. [won't is stressed]
2. She won't come to Chicago. 3. She is not willing to come to Chicago. 4.
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Hurry! says the father,
Time to go to bed! Slowly, says the darkness, You can talk to me... =============================== It is
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1. I don't like to eat popcorn at the movies.
2. I don't like to eat popcorn at the movie theater. 3. I don't like to eat popcorn
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1. What time does the train arrive in Los Angeles?
2. What time does the train arrive at Los Angeles?
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1. I will leave at exactly five o'clock.
2. I will leave at five o'clock exactly. 3. I will leave exactly at five o'clock. 4. I
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1. I kept a diary last night.
2. I wrote a diary last night. 3. I wrote up a diary last night. 4. I wrote in a diary last night.
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1. At about 4 pm I finally get home.
2. About 4 pm I finally get home. 3. At around 4 pm I finally get home. 4. Around 4 pm I
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1. I bought bundle fonts at 1,000 dollars.
2. I bought font bundles at 1,000 dollars. 3. I like this bundle font. 4. I like this
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1. I arrive home around five o’clock.
2. I arrive home about five o’clock. 3. I arrive home at around five o’clock. 4. I
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1. The situation is good for you to move and laugh now.
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1. It's half past five.
2. It's half to six. [Can we use both expressions? Which one is commonly used?] 3. It is nine forty-five.
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1. Is it okay for me to open the door?
[Is 'It' a dummy subject? Is 'for me to open the door' the real subject?] 2. Is it okay if
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1. It is good for him to help the poor man.
2. It is good of him to help the poor man.
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1. He laughs and thinks of tomorrow's math test.
2. He laughs and then thinks of tomorrow's math test. 3. He laughs and thinks of
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1. The concert is over.
2. The convert is finished. 3. The concert is ended. 4. The concert is completed. 5. The concert is done.
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On the way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Tom."
[Situation] This is one sentence in a passage. Tom is the writer of this
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1. He saw a fly on his leg.
2. He saw the fly on his leg. ================== Which one is grammatical? Are both okay? Do you have
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1. Write an ending to the story.
[Is 'to the story' an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase?] 2. Write the ending to the story.
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1. Keep off the grass.
2. keep the grass off. --------------------------- What is the part of speech of 'off' Is 'off' an adverb
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1. My father drives me to school.
2. I go to school in my father's car. 3. I go to school by my father's car. [Can we use 'by' in
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1. I like seafood stew.
2. I like seafood soup. [Which word should we use?] 3. I like sliced raw octopus. 4. I like raw octopus.
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1. Don't make a noise at the movies.
2. Don't talk out loud at the movie. 3. Don't talk to others in the movies. 4. Don't talk
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1. It would be happy if I could swim well.
2. It would be sad if I had to go back to Mexico. 3. It would be good if I would fly
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1. It is good for you to move and laugh now.
2. It is good of you to move and laugh now. 3. You are good to move and laugh now.
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1. What's on at the movies?
2. What's on at the movie theater? 3. What's on at the cinema? [Can we use all the sentences? Which
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1. I see a fly on my leg.
2. I saw a foreigner on the street. 3. I saw the foreigner on the street.
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1. I get up at seven.
2. I get up around at seven. 3. I get up at around seven. 4. I get up around seven. 5. I get up round
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1. I met him at the corner.
2. I met a beggar at the corner. 3. I met the beggar at the corner. ------------------------------
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1. It is okay for you to move and laugh now.
2. It is okay if you move and laugh now. ------------------------- In sentence 1,
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Which person did you see in the room?
1. I saw a man who was in the room. 2. I saw the man who was in the room. [Based on your
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Which person did he see?
1. He saw the person in the room. 2. He saw a person in the room. [Which answer is correct? Are both
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1. The situation is okay.
2. The situation is okay for you to talk. 3. The situation is bad. 4. The situation is bad for you to
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1. Which person did he look at?
- He looked at a man in the park. 2. Which person did he look at? - He looked at the man in the
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1. It's okay for you to go home now.
2. It's okay your going home now. 3. It's okay if you go home now.
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1. Tom built a house which is on the hill.
2. Tom built the house which is on the hill. [Are both grammatical? Is there any
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There are three houses on the hill.
1. A house on the hill is mine. 2. The house on the hill is mine. [Can we use both sentences?
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1. He will hit the boy with a pen.
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1. I arrived there at two quarters past three.
2. I arrived there at half past three. 3. I arrived there at three thirty. 4. I
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1. It's a quarter to six.
2. It's quarter to six. [I think two expressions are correct. Which one is commonly use in the USA?] 3.
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1. What time do your sister and you get up?
2. What time do you and your sister get up? [Which one is grammatical? Can we use
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1. She has a brother.
2. He has a brother. 3. It has a brother. [Can we use all the expressions? Does "It' refer to "She" or
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posted by rfvv Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 6:36am
On the way home, Mom smiles and says, "Good job, Hojin. The concert is over.
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I have a bad habit "of" watching TV too much.
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1. match: a game of soccer, tennis, or other sport
2. match: a game of soccer, tennis, or other sports
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posted by rfvv Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 5:57am
1. I laugh. Don't laugh, I tell myself. Think of tomorrow's math test. That
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1. I kick it up and down.
2. I kick it down and up. [#1 is correct. What about #2? Is #2 correct?] 3. That works. 4. That is
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1. He sat on the chair.
2. He sat in the chair. 3. She sat on the sofa. 4. She sat in the sofa. ------------------------------
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1. I'm booking a couple of tickets tomorrow coz it'll sell out.
2. I'm booking a couple of tickets tomorrow 'coz it'll sell out.
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Is Jessy a female given name or a male given name?
It seems that Jessy is a female given name. Can we use 'Jessy' as a male give
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1. The bird flies in the sky.
2. Any bird flies in the sky. 3. The specific bird flies in the sky. [Does #1 mean #2 or #3?] 4.
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1. The verb root of seen is see.
2. The root verb of seen is see. ------------------------------ Do we have to use 'the verb
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What does he wear?
1. He wears an umbrella. 2. He carries an umbrella. 3. He has an umbrella. [Which expressions can we use?]
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1. He is moving in the seat.
2. He is moving on the seat. 3. He is moving at the seat. [Which prepositions can we use? Are the
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1. Tom
2. John 3. Bill 4. Ted 5. 6. 7. Sam 8. Don 9. Matt 10. David ------------------------- Number one is Tom. Number two is
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1. Water freezes at zero degree.
2. Water freezes at zero degrees. [Which one is correct?] 3. My best friend has the new
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1. He is moving in the seat.
2. He is moving on the seat. 3. He is moving at the seat. [Which prepositions can we use? Are the
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He goes to a concert once a month.
------------------------------ In this sentence what does "a" before 'concert' mean? Does 'a'
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