1 A dog's brain is disproportionately small (compared) to the size of head. Among mammals, a dog's brain is disproportionately small for his head. 2 She knows him so well as to be able to write a message in his place and people would

How would you say this? 1 A dog's brain is disproportionately small (compared) to the size of head. 2 She knows him so well as to be able to write a message in his place and people would think it was him. (is the SO AS TO form only used with

For the average speaker/writer, they are essentially the same and can be used in either positive or negative contexts. What irks me is when someone uses "thanks to" in a negative context. Even though I recognize that sometimes the

Dear friend, due to - caused by or ascribable to, eg, His death was not due to any lack of care. ( Due to is often connected with negative consequences) because of - on account of; by reason of, eg, They moved here because of the baby. (The

Dear friend, in your sentence, none is an indefinite negative pronoun. As it is followed by an of -phrase, it is sometimes called an of -pronoun. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff

Can I say it this way? I don't recommend using a universal quantifier ( all, both, every, ...) before a negation. It's ambiguous. In this case you can solve the problem by putting all after the negation, thus: We don't all drink wine.

Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

'A lot of' can be used. I think the first (with many) 2 are fine. Regarding 'much', there is often a problem for ESL learners: much cannot be used in a positive statement, but can be used in a negative or in a question. ie

4. It took me the time of the opening credits to get back.... 3. Two negatives that don't go together. The speakers are up at max - you can't turn them up any higher.

Try not to use a universal quantifier ( all, every, both , etc.) associated with a subject combined with a negative verb. It creates ambiguity. Both of her parents are not home. Neither is at home? Or only one, but not both, of them is at home?