Hello I'm studying English and now I'm learning contrastive grammar I have some questions according to that subject. Maybe you can help me? 1.Basic concepts within contrastive studies. 2.Problem of word order: place, time sequence

Hi AlpheccaStars, Thank you for the pictures and explanation to my questions. The example I gave wasn't very effective in regard to word order. I have this one in mind: "Jane's lost toys were found in Mary's locker with the

Ttate: Welcome to the forums. This is a very interesting subject! Languages do have a formal grammar, but also there are many times when the rules are broken by native speakers in actual practice. Sometimes "formal speech," although

Hi AlpheccaStars, Sorry for keeping you. I notice that in your reply you didn't correct (at / in) the back of the office, do both correct depsite AME and British usage? Would you correct the following sentences in which I have

Yes, but the word order in (b) is not the most natural - Happily, we went by car. (we were glad that we didn't have to walk.) We went happily by car. (we were happy when we were in the car)

Hi, Let me first point out that in an English test, the second sentence will be marked as incorrect because it does not start with a capital letter. It's important. could anybody tell me which sentence is correct? great

When when is interrogative, it must be at the start of the sentence, and the subject/verb order inverted: When must we get back to the truck? When can also be a subordinating conjunction (it is not interrogative). In this case, the word order is

Hi When do you think he came to France? Do you think when he came to France? What is it about the word order of the second sentence that makes it incorrect? Specifically what grammar rule is being violated by placing

I have been following (or trying to follow) that rule of thumb that says "don't put an adverb between the verb and the object" Good work! Keep it up! decision to take into account fires That was just written by a stupid headline

. Yes, the normal word order is 'He will have already left' or 'He will already have left'. It is more tentative than 'He has already left'. It indicates the speakers estimate of a future event based on some knowledge he