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Hoa Thai wrote: Goodman wrote: You asked: Why can’t I find insist on somebody doing something usage in any dictionaries? Hi Goodman,That was exactly what I asked. Is 'She insisted on John speaking for us all' correct? I thought the dictionaries suggest that we should say,...

Goodman wrote: You asked: Why can’t I find insist on somebody doing something usage in any dictionaries? Hi Goodman,That was exactly what I asked. Is 'She insisted on John speaking for us all' correct? I thought the dictionaries suggest that we should say, "She insisted that John spoke for us...

Darcy wrote:5. Which is correct?Both are correct. (1) is more common.(1) Today we're going to study 'relative pronouns'(2) Today we'll study 'relative pronouns'. 6 Are they correct? (1) is awkward; both need a comma before 'and'.(1) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then we're...

5. Which is correct?(1) Today we're going to study 'relative pronouns'(2) Today we'll study 'relative pronouns'. 6 Are they correct?(1) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then we're looking at how to use them.(2) I'll make a list of relative pronouns and then let's look at how to use...

Hello HT, Hoa Thai wrote: My old note stated: 'a number of ' is plural and 'the number of' is singular.We can apply this logic of yours to 'a number of ' too, right? 1. ?There is a number of reasons why my post may be misleading. 2. There are a number of reasons why my post may be...

There are six patterns involving a predicate complement of the object. The complement can be a noun phrase (NP) or an adjective phrase (AP). NP V NP NP | NP V NP AP NP V NP to be NP | NP V NP to be AP NP V NP as NP | NP V NP as AP The same verb can often take more than one of...

Hi everyone,I am studying certain dative verbs in English and I wanted to ask you if there's a difference between two examples I found:1. Hand a knife to Jim2. Hand Jim a knife appose to 1. Hand a ball to Jim2. Hand Jim a ballIs it only me or does "knife" sounds better than "ball"?Can you think...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Hi, 1. Do you sense an existence of a difference? Have you heard about him? Have you heard information about him? Have you heard of him? Have you heard his name? Do you know that he exists? 2. What is the difference? ' 'Them' is a simple object pronoun. Think of it this way. When you...

Hi, Is there any difference between a striped shirt and a stripy one? Not really. 'Stripy' might suggest a lot of stripes. And it is an informal word. Children often use such words, by adding a -y to a noun. eg a chocolatey cake. An 'e' at the end is usually retained, eg stripey. Clive