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Pretty3
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Help me please
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Hi,
Can you help me in these things, please ?
1- How can we help sts to differentiate between these words: Young and Adult ?
2- Which one is right ? I am confused 
a- How many beliefs is Islam based on ?
or
b- How many beliefs are Islam based on ?
Which phrase is correct :
a- Fasting Ramadan
b- Fasting of Ramadan ??
Thanks a lot in advance,
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2 Dec 2010
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roneydirt
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Young and adult? Do you mean young and old? You can talk of the different age groups. baby, toddler, child (young/older), preteen, teenager, young adult, adult, elderly.
Islam is singular so use the word "is." "Is" is usually used in singular and "are" is used in plural forms like "Religions."
Fasting of Ramadan |
2 Dec 2010
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Pretty3
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Thanks a lot Roney
For is and are I know their uses but I was confused to use is or are according to beliefs or Islam.
For the first question , I want to help sts to differentiate between these words: Young and Adult ? |
2 Dec 2010
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roneydirt
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It depends on the sentence but usually when said Islam, Catholic, Christianity or Buddhism (plus others) they are spoken in a singular tense, "is."
young and adult.... that can be difficult... you can be young and an adult. like me... :)
I am young and I am also an adult of 40 years... or is that young at heart. Fighting for my students keeps my warrior heart young. ;) |
2 Dec 2010
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foose1
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I am 55 but I am still young. At the same time, I am not a child but I can be childish. I do not look like a child as I look old. Young and old are relevant only to your initial references. Again a child is a child is a child, while a child cannot be an adult until the child becomes of age. |
2 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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John!!!!! You don �t look old!! At least not that I can tell by your picture. ;-) |
2 Dec 2010
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el_profe55
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Hello,
@Edrodmedina 
That wasn �t very adult of you, but I don �t care because I know you are young at heart  
Have a nice day "Young" People!
Alex Carr
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2 Dec 2010
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