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Bokeh wrote: Yankee wrote:Congress is debating a bill requiring that ballots be printed in both Spanish and English.Hmm! In Spanish, (which has a clearly defined subjunctive,) the verb "to be" would always take the indicative in that context as it is merely a description, not that that has...

Clive wrote:I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses. eg noun clause I read what he wrote.eg relative clause I read the letter which he wrote. Here, which he wrote is relative (ie relates to) the noun 'letter'. I don't see any indirect questions, either. Hi...

<I would be interested to see quotations from the early English grammarians that presented spoken English as somehow inferior, or that demonstrated an imposition of inappropriate rules from Latin. > Do you doubt that was the case? If so, I guess you disagree with this: "If they have...

Peaceblinkfriend wrote:So possible is the adjective in both sentences, the impossible is the object, making is the gerund, then where is the verb? Sorry, Pbf, making is the only 'verb'. Of course it really is a gerund and the impossible is its object. The gerund is a somewhat controversial...

In this meaning, work out is a verb derived from a noun work-out(workout), which implies the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.Exercise may mean more than doing physical training. You can exercise in English grammar or mathematics. Old people can exercise walking to...

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Jay_zzz0 wrote:I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most...

I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most questions focus...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

I am not an english speaker, and therefore, often i face problems in English grammar. Please help me regarding the following question. What is lexical verb? What are its kinds? What is question tag? how can we use it?