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There are often optional ways of looking at sentence structure, but here are my opinions: 1. She | tried phoning | his home number, | but | he | didn´t answer. Subject | Verb | Direct object / noun phrase | conj. | subject | verb - Could "but he didn´t answer" be a clause?-- YES, it...

I am reading the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and cannot understand the following passage because of its too complex sentence structures. Would you please explain and, if it doesn't take too much time of yours, re-write it for me in a briefer English. "Now, supposing for a...

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Thanks davkett for the explanation, So, It should be 'that is' insteaf of 'that was' And thanks Mister Micawber for the clear examples. (I like the last sentence "The man I kicked kicked back") Which book that has number of sentence structure and examples do you recommend me to read? Tuan,

A couple of points. 1) I have a suggestion as to the reason why people from the u.s. think they have an enormous variety of accents, but no-one else does. This could be due to the typical u.s. insular, isolationist attitude which means they are often ignorant of the outside world in a number...

Many Singaporeans do speak very good English, but the reason many western native English speakers don't consider that Singaporeans in general speak 'native English' is because of the predominance of the Singlish dialect. Singlish in it's most extreme forms lacks inflection for tense and plural...

This is my rencent cover letter. Dear Recruiter / hiring maneger I would like to sincerely ask you to provide me an opportunity in your company where my skills and knowledge can be use and expend. I was born in China and grown up in China. I came here when I was 15 years old without speaking a...

I'm new here and probably quite qualified to help out when I can. There is a common error that many people make in written English that compels me to comment. It's the mistaken use of one word where two are intended, or vice versa. When I registered on EnglishForums.com, one particular...

Sweet Life of Celebrities Gloss and shine coming out from almost all eminent people are at the same time the obstacles, which do not allow us to see the stars closer. It is only this is the reason for appearance of a lot of prejudges and mistakes connected with the life of celebrities. It is...

I would have used a comma before the final "and" or "or" in a series, like this: mother, and lesbian church, or community You need "losing parental custody" -- one "o" in "losing". I think you need a more parallel structure than "as an activist and through faith", maybe "through faith and...