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“the room whose door is broken” vs “the room which door is broken”?

This one catches natives all the time. 'Whose' is correct but feels wrong. We don't have a 'whiches' to match, but 'which' is definitely wrong too. In speech, no-one cares, really, but when written, ...
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3 votes

“the room whose door is broken” vs “the room which door is broken”?

The room with the broken door ... Sounds better.
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1 vote

Is "accept" correct in this case?

(Summarize the current conclusion) It's Chinglish or a typo. Recommended expression: access better education
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1 vote
Accepted

How old are you—if you don’t mind me/my asking?

Well... I'm actually surprised by the correct form for TOFEL. But I'm so sure that "If you don't mind me asking" is more common and I almost never heard "If you don't mind my asking&...
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If she learns the violin, she {get/will get} a job in an orchestra

"She get a job" isn't valid for any verb tense; the simple present tense third person would be "she gets a job." We could use this: If she learns the violin, she gets a job... ......
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