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Hello again, Mask. I musunderstood your question, but I see what you mean now. Just like many other English words, "than" belongs to more than one class. It is a preposition in sentences like "She is taller than me", and it is a conjunction in sentences like "She is taller than I (am)." In other...

Hi Migo, You seem to be a wizard with English grammar. Can I call upon you to look at the question that orginally brought me to this forum? My introductory post with its topic is at the following link Complex sentences, restrictive clauses, and comma usage. It is now a long thread, but a...

Maj, > Yes, but they can be pesky little devils. I don't think English grammar is rigid. I think there is a lot of room for style. It is also probably much more important that one be consistent in their writing. I am going to have watch very closely articles in the more popular magazines...

Dave, I can understand the fact that you find this book you've discovered fascinating. It is difficult for me, though, to discuss grammar and/or linguistics in depth with you. In my opinion, it is one thing to favour a certain approach to a topic after you have considered several different...

Miriam, Many thanks for your thoughtful expansion of Pem's analysis. I'll first address the specific questions you've raised, then re-state more thoroughly the case which the Cambridge book is making for the gerund's redefinition. Consider the following two sentences: 1. I can't stand your...

Dave, First of all, and even when everyone is surely aware of this, I must insist that even when I believe my knowledge of the English grammar is good, I'm not a grammarian or a linguist. It would be completely absurd for me to try and analyse a language that is not even my own in depth when I...

Hello all! Ok..i have got the answer for above question.. The answer is : John was asked TO GET AND KEEP the hardcopy of the report. There is no 'to' for the second clause. The answer can be found in Fundamental of English Grammar book written by Betty Azar..

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

Jamie and Jennifer gave their friends a birthday gift yesterday. identify: sentence type by form and intent the number and types of clauses the function fo the clauses the types and functions of all phrases the subject and predicate of all clauses the subjective and objective complements, if...

Hi, the second entry is more informative than the first; it’s interesting. 1 The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar 2 Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 1 The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar paragraph (n.) A distinct section of a piece of writing, beginning on a new, and...