In Verbs^x, Word order^x

Hi again, Do you agree: Who is your favourite rock band? This question asks for a subject. Rolling Stones(=Subject) is my favourite rock band. In such a case, when forming a double question, the word order goes two possible ways: It's not a double question. 'Could you tell me . . .'...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. It is said that 'too' is an adverb. Please let me know in what way it is an adverb in sentences like this. 1. You too , Brutus! This is not really a sentence. It's an exclamation. I would consider that the verb is implicit but not stated. It's like you are...

Peaceblinkfriend wrote: I think the more common statement is 'making the impossible possible'. Good point, Peaceblinkfriend. The reason is the fact that in English the object ( the impossible ) is preferably immediately after the verb. This is because there are no inflections for nouns and...

I know that there was a pretty large group of people... CORRECT or I know that there were a pretty large group of people... WRONG I assume it should be: There was a group of people, the group being a single object subject containing an uncountable ( indefinite) ...

I know that there was a pretty large group of people... CORRECT or I know that there were a pretty large group of people... WRONG I assume it should be: There was a group of people, the group being a single object subject containing an uncountable ( indefinite) number of people,...

If I will be rich - You can't have will or would in the if clause of a conditional structure. describe me the picture - describe (and other verbs) do not allow this word order. These have to be learned one verb at a time, unfortunately. (The general pattern is that verbs of...

Hi, Can you please explain to me more thoroughly the meaning of the sentence ( i can't get the idea here) 'As a reader aloud of his own work, Andersen was unsurpassed , and this tale ( the ugly duckling) is always a favourite' Andersen sometimes read his own work aloud, to other...

Sorry my French isn't good enough to check your answers thoroughly, but I would say - watch out for the word order in your first two sentences. References to time are usually either at the end or beginning of sentences or phrases, e.g. 1. I came across Brandon at the cinema yesterday. 2. Let's...

They are all fine. Only the emphasis changes. The underlying position is just before the constituent being modified -- before the prepositional phrase in these cases. If you leave it there, there is greater emphasis on that phrase, and the tendency is to stress the only or even with the...

Although I'm a native English speaker, I've often struggled to understand English grammar, especially its morphosyntatical elements. I've done some reading on nominative-accusative as well as ergative-absolutive cases and I just don't get it. Can someone who's better at linguistics explain...