「The balance of payment is due one month prior to departure.」 I am not clear the sentence from my text book 　⇒「The balance of payment is due one month prior to departure.」 I think we need to put "by" before one month. otherwise, there is no connection with due and one.... Could you tell me the construction grammatically?

I can't find the verb in the sentence ;) Here is the sentence ・During the month of July, shop at Strictly Business to take advantage of discounts on suits, dress shirts, neckties and other fashion accessories from some of the world's top designers and manufacturers. I think that something left out? possibly 'it is' ?? (It is) during the month of July,

What is the difference between 'I haven't decided yet' and I haven't decided it yet'? For example, if you were asked, What are you doing this afternoon? What would you say? 'I haven't decided yet' or I haven't decided it yet?? Thanks,

Do we need to put "that or those" always?? Is it grammatically correct without them? Please look at the examples. ①The human brain is more advanced than 'that' of the chimpanzee. ②The students in the U.S. are so different from 'those' in Japan. I am just wondering, I always say without that or those. It is like below. ⅠThe human brain is more advanced than the chimpanzee. ⅡThe students in the U.S. are so different from Japan.

What the difference between 2 sentences? ①He should not have been driving so fast. ②He should not have driven so fast. When you describe the verb with condition (ex know or believe..) you use the present perfect form and when its the verb with action (ex talk or study..) you use the present perfect continuous generally. when its the verb with habit(ex work or live) you use both of them. So that why in this case, we should use ①sentence. am I correct??

Practice using an auxiliary verb ①The lawer says that he may not have been driving so fast. ②The car accident was totally his fault. He should not have been driving so fast. ③We saw a security camera and found that he must not have been driving so fast. ④If he had found the people in the road, he would not have been driving so fast. All of above does it work? Thanks,

Search for a good response You were asked a question that have you been to Finland? (You would like to say that you have been to Helsinki airport for just transit) So I would say, 'I have been to Helsinki airport for just transit.' or I have been to Helsinki by transit.' but I am not sure especially transit??? Is that colloquial expression? What would you answer that??

Academic writing: About computer problems Nowadays, We are very depend on many sort of computers. In an office, hospital, school, on a road.. everywhere. Obviously, computers make our lives better but on the other hand, I feel that a human life is going to be lost. I mean as a human, we have a ability to live relying on ourselves. For example, we used to use an abacus to calculate. People who learnt how to use an abacus, can calculate in their head using imaginary abacus. However, now It is not so popular to learn how to use it or I would say it is going to be disappear because we have a calculator including smart phones. In my opinion, You will have a benefit to keep doing what we can do ourselves. When I get lost, I would have some information about which I don't know how to deal with and It's easy to confirm using devices but when I asked the road to people who I don't know. This is a chance to know more information or might be friends. That's an advantage as well. In conclusion, I am afraid in the future, you might be able to do everything without using your own power. I would say computer make our lives better but we should not forget how much we can do by ourselves.

Brush up Grammar on the sentence: "They enjoy listening to me play" Question: They enjoy listening to me play. They: Subject enjoy:Verb listening : Object to: Preposition me:Object play: Verb Is my understanding correct? Thanks :)