English Grammar

They are acceptable, but they don't mean the same thing. They are also both unlikely. The first sentence is only likely to be used by a native speaker if one were trying to decide, for example, what restaurant one wished to visit.

"Nearby, there's a Thai restaurant, a Greek restaurant and a rib house. What type of food do you want?"

I cannot think of an instance in which a native speaker would use the second sentence, but it's not impossible.

"Well, have a look at what's in the refrigerator, and we'll make a lunch with what we find there. What food do you want?"

Both sentences, while not in any way incorrect, just sound improbable.

Dearest Setanta,
thanks. Once I have passed the English tests, I will stop studying an English grammar for a week.

You don't of course have to answer, but i'm curious: is Mandarin your native language?

(you would write: ". . I will stop studying English grammar for a week.")

Yes,my parents studied Mandarin only and they did not study English . So they can't guide me at all but schools teach English and deliver all most subjects and most modules in English.

Is the motive commercial? I mean, is English studied because it is, to a large extent, the language of international commerce?

Will you still forget Grammar rules occasionally

I think so because Singapore has many different races and we need to communicate with each other frequently.

It is not really a part of my day-to-day life. It only becomes important because of my participation here. However, for more than twenty years in my professional life, i was a free-lance small business manager, or worked full-time as a business manager for small businesses. My experience was that the English used in business was very conservative, and that one's image with governmental agencies, with clients or potential clients and one's peers in whatever area of business one pursued was significantly affected by how well one could express one's self in writing. It was, therefore, important to me to write clearly, concisely and correctly.

Some people these days, for example, will say that double negatives don't matter, and that they are not in fact incorrect. (An example would be: "He don't make no sense.") But there is a certain large and important segment of the literate population who consider double negatives wrong. It would be foolish to ignore this. This is especially true in business relations, where people will be harshly judged for not using what that community considers proper English.

Ah, so English becomes the day-to-day language in Singapore? Is Malay a significant language there?

No,Malay is not.But most Singaporeans' English is still weak because we rarely speak English here. Dearest Setanta, where do you stay?

Toronto.

Are you a Canadian?Do you like dogs a lot?

I am an American. Yes, i do like dogs, and i like Canadians, too (well, some of them).

Good night Setanta,
I have seven hours left to sleep.