In Genitives^x, Pronouns^x

1. Do / does / did is generally used instead of repeating a verb:He likes coffee and so do I.John saw her there and I did as well. (NOT: ... and so saw I)2. I am not familiar with the term 'noun phrase'. Being corrected is a passive gerund and there is vacillation in its subject. If the subject...

Hi SOP SeekerOfPeace wrote:Would I be correct to say that relative clauses: ü modify a noun or a pronoun Correct, but they can also modify a clause: He didn't say anything, which was a surprise. ü Are either defining or non-defining Correct. In the following...

Hi KilimanjaroTwo things are common to your sentences: both contain a restrictive relative clause and an of-genitive. As a door normally has only one handle and a house has only one roof, the relative pronouns can't refer to handle and roof. For that to be possible, the sentences should read:He...

for name in Old English e g how English was spoken 1000 years ago was nama In the accusative it was naman

Hi J Lewis, you said: Pete is a noun; Pete's is not a noun. It is a genitive form acting as an adjective. The word that replaces it is therefore an adjective. In some ways you're right because Pete's in fact seems to function like an adjective. I'd like to say, however, that the function of a...

>Pete is a noun; Pete's is not a noun.>It is a genitive form acting as an adjective. >Does Pete's always act as an adjective? No, let's take the feminine, which is clearer: >It's Susan's car. It's her car. >It's Susan's. It's hers. Hers is a pronoun; her (as a possessive) is...

As this thread seems to be reviving, I'll say what I avoided saying before.Stefan said:Pete's car is old, but his computer is new. In this example his replaces Pete's (a noun).Pete is a noun; Pete's is not a noun. It is a genitive form acting as an adjective. The word that replaces it is...

That's a question. Before any native speakers' responses, I'd like to list out what I've checked out in some dictionaries: American heritage: adj & interj Cambridge Advanced Learner's: determiner & exclamation (old exclamation) Oxford English Dict.: 1、pron.:The possessive genitive of I...

This is the most attractive piece (not pieces) of clothing I have seen so far. It means nothing is more attractive than ... . This is a most attractive piece (not pieces) of clothing. here most means very Among the most significant early explanations was that of Hernando De Soto (why...

Eating a hearty breakfast, we prepared for our long journey. Why is the underlined part of the sentence a participle phrase? 'eating' is a non-finite verb, not a gerund, but the whole phrase may be considered as a verbal noun (gerund phrase), not a verbal adjective (participle phrase)....