In Adverbs^x, Articles^x

Hi Mr. P. Many thanks for your suggestions, which are really useful. Shoot! It seems that I’ll never stop having doubts with the bloody article. Here I have some new doubts: 1) “Throughout Sextus’ other writings one finds the Skeptic’s distinctively agnostic attitude coexisting with negative...

I guess if you don't know the verb at all, you're stuck, Lana. There are no prescriptive rules, only guidelines. Greenbaum & Quirk list five differences: (1) The particle of a prepositional verb must precede the object, but the particle of a phrasal verb can either precede or follow the...

Hi Taka, Yes I've found the reference-- it's over in 'adjectives', and has to do with the rather anomalous order of adjectives with intensifiers 'how, too' etc. where the order of indefinite article and attibutive adjective is reversed. So, just as we cannot have 'X how lovely flowers these...

The word ‘dated’ is defined in many dictionaries (e.g., MW, Oxford, Cambridge, American Heritage) as: Main Entry: dat·ed Function: adjective 1 : provided with a date 2 : OUTMODED, OLD-FASHIONED - dat·ed·ly adverb - dat·ed·ness noun Following usage illustrates meaning #2: The article is...

For those interested, here is an excellent link on adverbs. I read the article and now I understand the topic much better. MountainHiker

Good news. I think you are both correct. Here is a brief article that discusses the placement of adverbs. So looking at the two sentences, I (my personal bias) would say the following: 1) More artistic, more fanciful. If you are attempting to project prestige, this is a better method. 2)...

Hello again, Lupa Thank you for posting again. Now I understand what you have been asked to do. It seems I was looking for something more complicated, or something "tricky" behind that question! Anyway, I don't think you will find all three combinations in those two sentences. Let's see what...

Hello again, Lupa Sorry I couldn't come back online earlier. I found out later that the problem was my phone line, not my poor server. It seems to have been fixed now. Going back to your question, I'm not sure what your teacher was referring to when they asked about "verb + participle" and...

Hi again, Lupa Certain word categories (such as prepositions, articles and conjunctions among others) are called "function" or "structure" words, as opposed to "content" words (nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, adverbs). Some grammarians say that "function" words convey no meaning (on their...

looked it up with gurunet... from the article on in: adv. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in. Sports. So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in. from the article on on: adv. In or...