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No, it would not. "Even" can be used here without changing the meaning of the sentence. When speaking, using "ever" is actually more common than not using it and the sentence flows more naturally as well. Ex: This house has everything you could need. Ex: This house has everything you could ever need.

Good question! "Saw the girl," which is past-simple tense, would imply that he saw her a while ago, while they were not in the same room, or at a previous moment. But since they're still in the present moment, the present perfect tense is used. "Have seen the girl" also implies that he has already fully acknowledged and noticed her presence in the space, so the action is already complete. Ex: I've just won the game. => Present perfect tense - which implies that it was very recent Ex: I won the game at the fair. => Past-simple - the time of winning is not clear

No, "as the fact that" can not replace "for the fact that".

There are two rules to remember when considering the order of adjectives in a sentence. Firstly, they should go in the order of opinion> size > age > shape > color > origin > material > purpose. Ex: A century-old blue vase. => Age > color > material Ex: A ten-year old yellow dog. => Age > color Additionally, when it comes to colors, qualifiers for a color always go before the color itself. Ex: A snow white horse. Ex: It was pitch black outside. Thus, based on these rules, "snow white horse" is correct, and "white snow horse" isn't!

"Every day" and "each day" have the same meaning. They both mean that something is occurring daily. You can use these phrases interchangeably. Ex: He goes to the gym almost every day/each day. Ex: Each day/every day, she goes for a run. Ex: We watch t.v. each day/every day.

Here, "go out" is used to show sympathy and caring emotions to someone else. The phrase "for one's heart to go out" is commonly used in this way~ to show sympathy. Ex: Their hearts went out to the families affected by the fires. Ex: My heart goes out to you. I'm here if you need anything.

No, in this context "swings and roundabouts" is meant literally. They are children, so they are looking for playground fixtures like "swings and roundabouts" in a jungle environment that is quite unfamiliar to them.

You could use either of these, and the sentence would remain the same. This meteorologist may have used "into" because she indicates direction and motion: the rain is moving towards the city of Alameda. The preposition "into" shows that something is moving and its direction, usually with the result of being enclosed or surrounded by something. In this scenario, the city of Alameda will be enclosed by rain. Ex: The concert was moved into the stadium because of the rain. Ex: We went into the store. Ex: Put the food into the fridge, please.

A pharmacy is where mainly medicine is sold with a few other products. A drugstore has a pharmacy and also sells various other products. A "drugstore" could be considered a "convenience store" that has a bit of everything. Ex: Can you go to the drugstore and get some bread and painkillers? Ex: I went to the pharmacy, but they didn't have the medicine I needed.

You can exchange "extraterrestrial life" with "alien"! "Extraterrestrial life" does have a more scientific and official tone than "alien". So, in some cases, one can be better than the other. Ex: Do you think there are aliens out there in space? Ex: My cousin has been watching all these documentaries on the possibility of extraterrestrial life!