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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...

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 him... ‘Against’...

They can't be treated equally! The inversion rule doesn't apply when the initial negative modifies a noun, as in hardly a month. You could also say not a month, and the same idea would apply. These do not trigger inversion because hardly a and not a modify month, not the verb of the...

Clive wrote:My older Concise Oxford Dictionary lists 'but' as a 'negative relative pronoun'. I think the relevant example from its long list is 'I don't doubt but that she loves you'. However, it's pretty odd and unusual. If I were you, I wouldn't concern myself with 'but' as a pronoun. Did...

Hi, In fact, if you look in a good dictionary you will see that the word but has six jobs to do: verb, noun, adverb, pronoun, preposition and conjuction! http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_3.htm I cannot find any examples of but used as a verb or a pronoun in the online...

far - adverb across - preposition the - article distance - noun It is not often you find an adverb modifying a prepositional phrase, but it can happen. The most usual adverb in this position is right. right in the center right across the fence right through the heart far to the...

StanoG wrote:Hi, I'm reposting the mentioned text: Survey: People Have a Feeling That Price Increase Is Much Higher Than It Really Is People Think They Are Worse Off Than They Really Are People’s ideas of how the cost of living increases influenced by economic measures from the beginning of...