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Antecedent, Relative Pronoun and Adjective Clause

Ask him whether or not he knows the man who is teaching in the other room.

The students whom you taught two years ago are here to see you.

I would like to see the man whose child you were teaching.

I asked him if I could take the books which were on his desk.

May I borrow the book which you were reading last night?

The man whose car is in the yard is here to repair the chairs whose legs are broken, isn’t he?

A Nudge in the Right Direction

Freedom, independence, choice-these are all good things, right? Some might even argue that these are basic human rights and that having laws that dictate behaviour clashes with our right to choose for ourselves. 2 But is there such a thing as too much choice? Yes, some say. Being free and independent requires us to make choices, and sometimes those choices can be difficult.

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The Scarlet Letter – 01

SALEM, MY HOME TOWN, is a quiet place, and not many ships call at the port here, though in the last century, before, the war with Britain, the port was often busy. Now the ships go down the coast to the great sea-ports of Boston or New York, and grass grows in the streets around the old port buildings in Salem.

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next and the next

next week, month, etc; the next week, month, etc
Next week, month, etc (without the) is the week, month, etc just after this one. If I am speaking in July, next month is August; in 2016, next year is 2017. The next week, month, etc is the period of seven, thirty, etc days starting at the moment of speaking. On July 15th 2016, the next month is the period from July 15th to August 15th; the next year is the period from July 2016 to July 2017. Compare:

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Star Trek Technology

One of the most successful science fiction programs of all time is Star Trek. The original television series was first broadcast from 1966 to 1969. This sparked the “Trekkie” phenomenon, with a total of six television series and eleven movies as of 2009. A large part of Star Trek’s ongoing popularity with science fiction fans is the futuristic gadgets found in the various episodes. Although transporters, time-travel machines, and the like are not currently feasible, other equipment seems viable and may be developed during our lifetimes. Consider the advanced hologram technology on the ships’ “holodecks,” which allowed characters to create simulated realities. Scientists are working to develop similar technology today and Tele-immersion is one such application. Teleimmersion will create a simulated virtual room that allows people to come together and interact without leaving their own physical location. In fact, many of the Star Trek technologies that seemed dubious or impossible only a few decades ago now are available for use in the real world.

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شروع نکنید؛ اگر دلیلی برای ادامه دادن ندارید

همیشه دلیل کافی هست برای ادامه ندادن! خستگی، افسردگی، کار، دانشگاه، مریضی، کسالت و… اما یادمون باشه، اونایی که موفق شدن و به نتیجه مطلوبشون رسیدن، حتماً دلیلی داشتن برای ادامه دادن.

اگر دلیلی محکمی نداری، اصلاً شروع نکن و خودت رو عذاب نده. اما… من می‌دونم، می‌شناسمت، تو فقط به کمی سکوت و تنهایی نیاز داری؛ شاید وقتشِ که موزیک مورد علاقه‌ات رو پخش کنی و به دلایلت فکر کنی.

اگر موسیقی دم دستت نیست، یکی تدارک دیدم، گوش کن، دلیلت رو کشف کن برای خودت بنویسش واگر مایل بودی به من هم بگو؛ منتظر جواب محکمت هستم.