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Some English grammar books say that you can use ＜during which＞ instead of ＜when＞ in a relative adverb clause. Is it always true? Well, I'm not sure. Certainly, ＜during which ＞ and ＜when＞ are both time-related expressions. However, while ＜when＞ in a relative adverb clause modifies time...

What might be some of the difficulties that modern linguists would encounter given that speech is used as the primary data for finding out the grammatical rules in a language? I don't exactly understand what it means. Especially (given that)...is it an adverb? What is it supposed to...

Hi NJPut also in the same place where you put adverbs of frequency (always, often, usually etc.):He also knows the answer.I have also seen that film.They would also have come here.Or put it at the end of a clause (not favoured by the British):He knows the answer also.I have seen that film...

Anonymous wrote: Will someone please check me. Underline each subordinate clause in the following sentences. In the space at the right, tell whether the group of words is an adjective, adverb, or noun clause. 1. Unless you review, you will forget. Adverb Correct 2. Slips of the tongue...

Hi, Will someone please check me. 1. Unless you review, you will forget. Adverb 2. Slips of the tongue often show what we really think. Adjective 3. The life that you save may be your own. Noun 4. Some people work while other people sleep. Adjective 5. The man whose car was...

Will someone please check me. Underline each subordinate clause in the following sentences. In the space at the right, tell whether the group of words is an adjective, adverb, or noun clause. 1. Unless you review, you will forget. Adverb 2. Slips of the tongue often show what we really...

I belong to a country where English is used as a second language, so it is not my first language. A few days ago I appeared in an interview for the post of English Teacher. I want to share a few points of that interview for your worthy comments. I use A for interviewer and B for myself. ...

Please check True or False F 1. Either an adverb or an adjective can modify a verb. T 2. A preposition usually has an object. F 3. Prepositional phrases are used as adjectives or adverbs. F 4. Every verb requires a direct object. T 5. A subject complement describes or identifies the...

‘However’ is a conjunction and an adverb. ‘Although’ is a conjunction. Since ‘although’ functions as a conjunction connecting the adverbial clause with the main one, ‘however’ has no place in the sentence. ‘Like the abacus’ is a nonrestrictive (nonessential) element in the sentence, it must be...

Hi, Can someone please help me to figure out the difference between "Now that" and "Now" in the following sentences? 1.Now that I think of it as the most important thing to me. Not correct. 2. Now I think of it as the most important thing to me. Correct. the first sentence could be incorrect,...