By Direct objects, Prepositions

Hi, Please, help me with the following questions: - began to listen (or) began listening (?); Both are OK. - I remember of my life (or) I recall of my life (here is it correct to add the preposition 'of')? ; These verbs take a direct object, so omit 'of' here. - Many teenagers (or) a lot of...

LOL, what do you mean? Prepositions speak highly of me?It's a take-off on a common exchange used to gently make fun of someone who uses the exaggerated formula "I hate ...". (Of course the typical usage has a person or group of people in the position of the direct object of hate, not...

And the final word: ------- Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. inculcate (v.) The prepositions combining with inculcate are usually in or into, as in We have tried to inculcate some of...

i dont get them either don't worry

Now that you mention it, it does perhaps sound odd like that - but is it because of the grammar or the potential redundancy of the lexis? When I thought about it, it was the occurence of "spend" and "buy" together that made it feel odd to me. I hope others can dip into this and help me with...

Anonymous wrote:There is a sentence: We weren't explained to why he had done such terrible things.Your sentence is incorrect. The structure you are using is possible with some verbs but not with explain. There is no rule or reason for this, English just isn't the most logical of languages. It is...

Schetin, I am still trying to dial to the right frequency so that we can communicate. I am afraid I have failed because I realize we are not talking in the same wave length. I find your pattern of thought difficult to understand. I once heard this analogy "there is only a thin line between a...

Schetin wrote: Yankee wrote: She only stated that it was not the specific use that was the topic of discussion in this thread. Since Americans started their expansion by means of language, the rule "but don't ask me why" has become nearly universal.I find that to be an exceptionally unfair and...

Yankee wrote: She only stated that it was not the specific use that was the topic of discussion in this thread. Since Americans started their expansion by means of language, the rule "but don't ask me why" has become nearly universal. There's a rule and it can be explained. That one thinks an...

Schetin wrote: Goodman wrote:... but all in all, the grammar rules still applies. Simply, "in according" is bad English. The logical usage with "according" are "according to" or "in accordance with/ to". Some absolutely agianst the usage of "In accordance to", but this is used quite often. I...