By Adverbs, Clauses

Hi, Is my sentence grammatically correct? Any correction would be appreciated. Most of existing players in the market are so small and still have limit size of their customer base that can make no difference in term of service and pricing among competitors. I would like to mean "market is...

You have a major problem in clarity. I've read even your explanations and still can't quite make sense of your stuff ...I'm not sure e.g. if the limited size of the customer base refers to the market or to the individual competitors. You don't separate well between properties...

Hi bo435, Re "determined to destroy the fortress," I don't think it's a clause. There's no subject. I'd say it's a participial phrase, acting as an adjective modifying "soldiers." I expect you can argue that it acts as an adverb, telling how they...

Is my sentence grammatically correct? Any correction would be appreciated. Most of existing players in the market are so small and still have limit size of their customer base that can make no difference in term of service and pricing among competitors. I would like to mean "market is...

This seems like a use of "in" we don't often hear discussed - Fill out these forms in triplicate. She went to the party in disguise. Add the acid in small increments. He acted in the manner of a small child. I guess it's just another prepositional phrase, acting as an...

.B as it stands is not correct. A comma would help:He rang, making a reservation for a table for four.1-- I like A better2-- No, not informal; it is neutral (as corrected with the comma).3-- No, it is a present participle introducing a nonfinite clause acting as a sentence adverb.

1. An adjective modifies a:A. verb. B. noun. C. pronoun. D. both b & c.Answer D. 2. Adverbs modify:A. verbs. B. adjectives. C. other adverbs. D. all the aboveAnswer D. 3. The purpose of a preposition is to connect:A. nouns to other words in the sentence. B. pronouns to other words in the...

Conjunctive adverbs, or simply "conjuncts", do exist, and are different from sentence adverbials.These conjuncts link sentences or paragraphs and usually appear at the beginning of a sentence. The adverbials Anonymous mentioned in their first post, those that tell us something...

I don't think you've got this list right. I would not include what. I would include when and where.In any case, I believe you may be looking for the term "sentential adverb" -- an adverb that modifies the entire clause or sentence.CJ

Hi, It is known to me that conjunctive adverbs which seem to connect two independent clauses can function as simple adverbs and appear parenthetically within a clause; and they also seem capable of being the first word of a sentence. It's usually helpful to supply actual examples of the...