By Nouns, Negatives

"Do" is the finite verb when negative occurs, which turns "want" into an auxiliary verb along with "sleep". "As you" is added to make things clearer. It depends on how the finite verb agrees with the pronoun: "We don't want to sleep in the same bed (as each other)" - both of us share the...

1. "women" - use plural to match "the elderly" & "are more LIKELY" 2. The goals of our program ARE - use plural verb with plural subject 3. MANY benefits - "Much" is for stuff; "many" is for things you can count. 4. there IS a lot of space (missing verb in clause) ...

Where it's so white as snow--It's impossible to pass judgment on this construction unless you provide the whole context. How do we know whether there's a negative in the previous poetic line? Of another place I do not know Where it's so white as snow. You can have so + adj. + as + noun...

Hi Hoa, You are pretty brave to dare this thread! The discussion about the “as such” usage, to me, was actually more of a reflection of how we interpret what a noun or noun phrase is, rather than grammatical correctness. As I found on one of the site, it said: "As such" -as being what is...

I don´t understand the use and the meaning of these casses, i´ll put the explanation of my english bookThe use of Some/Any (Yes, very difficult)Some is used in positive sentences with plurals and uncountable nouns Examples: I have some friends Do you want some food? Any is used in negative...

CalifJim wrote:difference is a countable noun. Countable nouns in the singular require a determiner. no is a determiner. not is not a determiner. not negates the verb.So you can have the positive statement There is with the determiner no and noun the difference.Or you can have the negative...

Solomon_13000 wrote: Are they correct? Pronoun All her clothes are neatly ironed.She did not iron her clothes todayHer eating habits are not healthy These are all possessive adjectives. By definition, a pronoun must replace a noun, not modify it. Isn’t it exciting to go night cycling?It...

difference is a countable noun. Countable nouns in the singular require a determiner. no is a determiner. not is not a determiner. not negates the verb. So you can have the positive statement There is with the determiner no and noun the difference. Or you can have the negative statement...

Anonymous wrote:Interesting...When used as a pronoun, either is normally singular and takes a singular verb: The two surgeons disagree with each other more than either does (not do) with the pathologist. But when either is followed by of and a plural noun, it is often used with a plural verb:...

Kane wrote: I looked in a few grammars and I did not find anything about ‘against to’, I surely would not use it. The correct form is: I am against (to) this idea. I am against this idea. You can say I am against it (= the idea). She is against (to) him... She is against...