In Pronouns^x, Tenses^x

Dear Alanou here are some example sentences with different tenses: * Sandra Bullock , who is a movie star, lives in Hollywood. * Sandar Bullock , a movie star, lives in Hollywood. ( relative pronoun and be is omitted) * Alan Wright , who was a successful journalist, died last...

1. I 've been studying adjective clause via a site. http://netgrammar.altec.org/Units/Unit_10/a101c10_101000.html . A piece of sentence in it that I couldn't understand, "If the subject relative pronoun is followed by the verb be in any tense, both the relative pronoun and the verb be can be...

I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had , and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English the only possibilities after I wish (that) (with subject pronoun or noun) are would (with the bare infinitive), could (with the bare infinitive), had (with...

Alienvoord wrote: thanks CB. The labels may not be important, but if we are to understand the structure of English, it's important to understand that the verb form used in your first example has a quite different distribution from the forms in your second and third examples. Calling them...

Please tell me what tense is used. Is the future tense acceptable? What kind of the word "when"? Is it a conjunction or a pronoun? "I honestly think that the time has/will come when we should celebrate our success." Thanks.

I want to know if the following sentences are correct, taking into account the use of frequency adverbs (usually, sometimes,..) and the relative pronouns (when,..) Here I go with the sentences: When I SEE him, we always GO to a pub We usually MEET when we Go to work What happen with...

It seems that there's no or little difference in meaning between (1) and (2). (3) and (4) seem to indicate a present impossible situation, and (5) expresses past regrets as you said. I'd also like to hear experts' opinions on this. wishing for the impossible: wish that + past tenses To express...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. A ncient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present...

Hello Keron For plain future tense (that is, mere statement of intention), the first person (1 or we) takes shall. For example, 'I shall go home' if 'I' was imply affirming my intention of going home in the future. For plain future tense, the second person (you) and the third person (he,...

So... If I have understood your reply correctly... The best way to determine if a clause is relative or appositive is to try to change "that" with "which". If the sentence still makes sense, the clause is relative (e.i. "that" is a relative pronoun), but if it doesn't, the clause is...