Greetings, Tina, Mister Micawber's answers are completely relevant, but let me make some additional remarks: 1. A time of prosperity and peace - is a noun phrase you analysed absolutely correctly. In general, noun phrases may have the

When I was little my dad brought me home a goldfish. I was delighted but something soon went wrong. My parents were talking to some friends who had come to visit us, and I was a bit bored so I went into the kitchen to see my goldfish. The packet

'Post-modification' just means that the modifier (in bold) comes after the head (underlined): Is it good enough ? A time of peace . The bag that I put the body parts in .

so it will be like this then: A (det) time (head) of prosperity and peace (post-modifier)? Can you explain what you mean with post-modifying? I don`t understand, because my grammarbook explains this very briefly..

Hi, Is it ok if I don't put 'of' in the following sentence? No. For the meaning of 'getting rid of', the 'of' is required. This means that almost all of the paper that is discarded on campus is being

Hi, Is the above sentence correct? Yes, it is. Or, must we necessarily say: he acted in ways that were inconceivable to civilized minds. Clive

Is it ok if I don't put 'of' in the following sentence? This means that almost all of the paper that is discarded on campus is being disposed of in the regular garbage. Thanks!

" I'll do what I see fit to do." " I'll do what I see fit." Which of these sentences is correct ?

"Whatever you do is fine by me." or "Whatever you do is fine with me." Which of the above two sentences is correct ? Similarly which of the following two sentences is correct ? "Whatever you do is okay by

' by ' in the given sentence is a preposition. It is used to show how something is done .