In American English^x, Adverbs^x

Well this article has increased my confusion about inversion. Uptil now, I thought that inversion was used in the following circumstances. Questions Negative and restrictive adverbs So, nor and neither Conditional clauses May Exclamations But the following two examples in...

Hello Anon I would accept both versions: 1. I spelt "grammar" wrong. ] "Wrong" acts as an object complement, and modifies "grammar" , i.e. the word "grammar" is wrong. 2. I spelt "grammar" wrongly. ] "Wrongly" is an adverb, and modifies "spelt", i.e. the manner of spelling is wrong. ...

Goodman Why did you twist my message every time? When and where did I say such a thing like "just" and "already" are uncommon in BrE? I said to Daxiao (not to you!) that the use of such adverbs with the simple past tense is one of the features of AmE. ENGLISH TENSE The present perfect is used...

I heard that American English don't use the present perfect, is it true? It is completely false. You have been grossly misled. You mustn't believe such nonsense! Do the Americans really say: I just arrived ... instead of: I've just arrived? Yes. This is partially true. We Americans...

hanuman, If you want to learn British English you should follow the advice in British dictionaries. I'm sorry if my American English confused you! My American dictionary, which shows onto as a single word, has this note: To indicate motion to a position the prepositions on and...

Hello Anon I'm a mere English learner from Japan and my role here is rather an asker than an answerer. But if you don't mind, I'd like you to read my ideas about your question. I take "school" in "go to school" or "church" in "go to church" as an uncountable noun. As you suggested, "school"...

MrPedantic wrote: Well, I suppose you could refer to the Columbia Guide to Standard American English, which explains that "anytime" is an adverb, and therefore (as Pieanne has mentioned) can't be used in every context where "any time" functions as adjective + noun: anytime...

Well, I suppose you could refer to the Columbia Guide to Standard American English, which explains that "anytime" is an adverb, and therefore (as Pieanne has mentioned) can't be used in every context where "any time" functions as adjective + noun: anytime (adv.) is an Americanism usually...

An English grammar book wrote: Adverbs of manner most often occupy the end position of a clause, where they follow an intransitive verb, or the direct object of a transitive verb. e.g. We waited patiently for the play to begin. I sold the strawberries quickly. ...

Hello I found a site that is saying some time/place adverbs can post-modify nouns in American English. This usage of adverbs is a quite new knowledge to me, and I could find neither grammar books nor other online sites that explain this kind of adverb usage. So could you help me to know a bit...