Hi Cool Breeze I thought that might be what you were getting at. I think it is a mistake to equate complexity solely with the degree of inflectional morphology of a language. I have never studied Finnish, but I would be willing to bet

I think YL's suggestion is good. And don't neglect this possibility: Can you tell me the last time you saw him? As for the word order of an indirect question with heavy clauses, you can be flexible. You don't need to strand the verb

are sought = are looked for. You look for an apartment or job. = You seek an apartment or job. (Not seek for .) I would have said ... are sought with complete secrecy ... . It means People a great many processes depending on

a. I don't know what they're getting at with this one. It should be because of his poetry . Or maybe booed by his students of poetry , which is some kind of word order problem, but check your textbook for the specifics. Maybe someone else can

I think you have got your terms mixed up, Anon. Sep a rating a subject from its verb is in no way exceptional in English, as Clive has already shown you. What I think you mean is sep a rating a verb from its object , which does happen in some

1. Your explanation was correct. You might have added that that begins a relative clause in the sentence and is the subject of the clause. There is not what some grammarians call a preparatory there in the clause. 2. Inverted word order, in other

Maple wrote: But this one seems correct: Not far from there stood Edgar Snow , the famous American author . Hi Maple You are right. However, note that just the word order is inverted and the usual grammatical interrogative structure is not used.

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

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

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