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Is that because of a American spelling vs. British spelling? or vs. our? Is it a noun?

Anonymous wrote: The first one is definitely wrong. Once you have "most of YOU" you cannot refer to the "you" as "they." If you wrote instead "most, if not all, do not bother to check the spelling and grammar of the sentences" then you could use "they write." Exactly. Keep the same subject...

Hi, I have a question about clause s. Halema'uma where the legendary Pele, Hawaiian goddess of fire, is said to live. (relative clause, as it defi nes Halema'uma???) Yes, it's a relative clause that is adjectival. I assume you know that this whole utterance is not a proper sentence, as it...

Dear all, All passages below are from “ Crazy English ” – by Richard Lederer, POCKET BOOKS . (I tried to find an Internet link, but failed. So please pardon me for the length of the text, which I believe would be very informative). “HETERONYMS – words with same spelling as other...

For a participle, think adjective , think -ing (present participle) or -ed or -en or -n (past participle). For a gerund, think noun ; think -ing . a thundering voice. (adjective, present participle) a closed door (adjective, past participle) a hidden motive (adjective, past...

All the rules for adding S are the same for plurals as for third-person singular present tense verbs, including the words that end in y . That said, there are a few exceptions that you will encounter from time to time, for example, words that end in f or fe . There are so few that you can...

Digger36 wrote: But what about the SPECIAL cases of the inflection on the 3-rd person singular; it seems less obvious, as in these cases .. he destroys / destroies sand dunes he trys / tries jumping high he carrys / carries the load he emptys / empties the glass of milk he finishs /...

See (for nouns) Special cases on this page at this grammar site: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm

Hello: The USUAL rule for forming plural nouns is to add an "S". There are reasonably well-established rules for forming plural nouns in special cases. The USUAL rule for 3-rd Pers Sing verbs is to add an "S". Q. What, if any, are the rules for forming 3-rd Pers Sinig verbs in special cases. Are...

Kooyeen wrote: Yes, but it's not correct to say that one consonant is not pronounced at all. Ah, but I do think it is correct to describe "stop pushing" that way -- at least at normal, unstressed conversational speed. Your example with "used to do" (as in "I used to live in Germany") is not a...