ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/2/gkgxj/Post.htm#552390Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552390dionusos0http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/2/gkgxj/Post.htm#552390http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552390.xmlAccording to a journalism professor, "that" should be used in attribution where the subject changes. He says he supports electoral reform vs. He says (that) his opponent supports electoral reform.Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552378Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552378dionusos1http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552378http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552378.xmlThanks CJRe: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552349Fri, 22 May 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552349CalifJim2http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552349http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552349.xmlThe person who is sitting in the corner is Dan. = The person sitting in the corner is Dan. Is this also a matter of choice? Yes. Are you sure it's optional? After "I said" or "He said" and so on? Yes, I'm sure it's optional. I can't think of a case where that is required. If there is one, I'm sure somebody will pipe up. would it be correct to simply rewrite those two lines: "I saw that movie three times" and "I said that I saw that movie three times"? It would be OK. But the "correct" backshift of "saw" is "had seen", so "I said that I had seen ..." is "more correct". The version without the backshift is more commonly used...Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552340Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552340dionusos3http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552340http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552340.xmlWould you say "the party would " or "the law would incriminate people who blah blah blah" instead of "the party will" or "the law will"? You can use either one. If it is enacted, the law will ... vs. If it were enacted, the law would ... The first shows more certainty that the law might really be enacted. That's what I suspected. I notice "which is" is occasionally omitted in writing. It's called Whiz-Deletion. It's the deletion of a relative pronoun like which or who followed by a form of the verb to be , for example is . If you take the wh of which and the pronunciation of is (iz) you get "whiz". Whiz-Deletion is optional. The person who is sitting in the...Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552335Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552335CalifJim4http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552335http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552335.xmlWould you say "the party would " or "the law would incriminate people who blah blah blah" instead of "the party will" or "the law will"? You can use either one. If it is enacted, the law will ... vs. If it were enacted, the law would ... The first shows more certainty that the law might really be enacted. I notice "which is" is occasionally omitted in writing. It's called Whiz-Deletion. It's the deletion of a relative pronoun like which or who followed by a form of the verb to be , for example is . If you take the wh of which and the pronunciation of is (iz) you get "whiz". Whiz-Deletion is optional. The person who is sitting in the corner is Dan. = The person...Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552312Fri, 22 May 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552312dionusos5http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552312http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552312.xmlNo, Doll. I couldn't find an adequate answer to my question about beginning sentences with attribution. On the 'will' vs' would.' It sounds like we're both unsure. After all, merely because something is repeated in print doesn't mean it's correct. I've read "hearken back" many times in the LA Times, when what they meant to write was "harked back."Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552265Fri, 22 May 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552265Doll6http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552265http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552265.xmlThis is confusing. Because ,say, a bill is written. All that needs to happen for it to become a law is for it to be passed. So a proposed law isn't a hypothetical. But "will" tends is used to indicate likelihood or certainty. Is it then appropriate to say, "The law will" or must you qualify the noun wiht "proposed" every time you refer to it? I remember reading "the law will.." for a hundred times. "The law will abolish..." , "the law will propose...", "the law will indicate these points..." are the ones I can remember. Whe it is passed, it becomes present tense. I hope someone else will explain in detail. I tried that. It would really require a lesson? ...Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552257Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552257dionusos7http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552257http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552257.xmlHello, Welcome to EF! Thanks My two cents: -- would vs will Let's say you're discussing a plans for a party or a law that may or may not actualize but you're describing what they will entail. Would you say "the party would " or "the law would incriminate people who blah blah blah" instead of "the party will" or "the law will"? I've noticed in some newspapers the use of "will" even about laws and ordinances that are being proposed or voted on. It seems to me that "will" is preferred most of the time however using would or will depends on your intention and meaning you want to give us. Would suggest a hypothetical thing. This is...Re: Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552246Fri, 22 May 2009 07:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552246Doll8http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htm#552246http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552246.xmlHello, Welcome to EF! My two cents: -- would vs will Let's say you're discussing a plans for a party or a law that may or may not actualize but you're describing what they will entail. Would you say "the party would " or "the law would incriminate people who blah blah blah" instead of "the party will" or "the law will"? I've noticed in some newspapers the use of "will" even about laws and ordinances that are being proposed or voted on. It seems to me that "will" is preferred most of the time however using would or will depends on your intention and meaning you want to give us. Would suggest a hypothetical thing. --,which...Some grammar questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htmSun, 22 Feb 2009 08:09:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:552237dionusos9http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeGrammarQuestions/gkgxj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-552237.xmlI can't find simple answers to these questions in the CMS or via web pages. Here they are: -- would vs will Let's say you're discussing a plans for a party or a law that may or may not actualize but you're describing what they will entail. Would you say "the party would " or "the law would incriminate people who blah blah blah" instead of "the party will" or "the law will"? I've noticed in some newspapers the use of "will" even about laws and ordinances that are being proposed or voted on. --,which is.., or not? I notice "which is" is occasionally omitted in writing. For example, "She was referred to Teen Court, an early intervention...