please help check for mistakes in the sentence Today, it is true that we see a neighbor more like a stranger next door, and obviously, that kind of friendliness which existed in grandparents' neighborhood is replaced by our ignorance, or even indifference. What might have contributed to this negative tendency could be young people's preference not to get acquainted with each other, and of course the change of living.

replace 1. The woods were all replaced by two schools, which were linked to the village by a new road. In fact, the piece of land was for woods. Then they were removed. Finally two schools were built in the same area. So, is sentence 1 right? Does sentence 2 mean the same thing? 2. A road ran south from the village to two schools, which covered the land for woods in older times.

any difference? This region just experienced a great change. There were four farms before. 1. However, only two farms remained. 2. However, only two farms were left. Are 1 and 2 both right? Do they mean the same thing?

usage of rate? The rate of boys in my class is 60%. The rate of married people in all the adults in my country is 54%. Can I use rate this way?

celebrate somebody? I read in an article, "We celebrate one another and meddle in our lives." I am quite not sure about "celebrate somebody". Is it right to say this?

compensate for??? Not sure whether I am right about "compensate for". Courses in the Internet qualifications compensate for problems with classroom learning. Students who have registered in colleges can also attend distance learning programs, where they will find other ways of teachers' illustration of the texts...

help me please Which word is right? 1. Some people studied through the Internet resources. 2. Some people studied with the Internet resources. 3. Some people studied by the Internet resources. 4. Some people studied on the Internet resources.

I am not sure if i expressed what i meant to. I am trying to say that the class schedule (for adults' learning) is fixed and any adult has to attend the class during the right time. Then I wrote: 1. Classroom learning with teachers requires fixed/set time. 2. If adults learn in a classroom with a teacher, they must fix their time for the class schedule. 3. Few adults can afford to schedule the class time personally. 4. If adults learn in a classroom with a teacher, they must fit their time for the class time. 5. If adults learn in a classroom with a teacher, they must fit the fixed class into their schedule. I feel I was at least wrong about "fit".

I intended the 7 different sentences to mean the same thing. I intended the 7 different sentences to mean the same thing, but I am just not quite sure, esp. about the last one. I am not even sure that are all right. 1. Spanish lower secondary school teachers taught 700 hours of lessons per person. 2. Teachers from lower secondary schools in Spain taught 700 hours (of lessons) per person. 3. Spanish teachers in lower secondary schools taught 700 hours (of lessons) per person. 4. Each Spanish lower secondary school teacher gave 700 hours of lessons on average. 5. Spanish lower secondary school teachers spent 700 hours in class each. 6. Spanish lower secondary school teachers’ class/teaching hours were 700 per person. 7. It took each Spanish lower secondary school teachers 700 hours of lessons to finish their lessons on average.