By Pronouns, Constructions

"That" is a conjunction in that case ("John knew" and "she would arrive at nine" are two clauses hooked together by the "that"). The conjunction "that" is dropped routinely in common speech and even in some newspapers to save space. It'd be wise to include it in formal usage. I don't...

Well, I so seldom hear a "let's" that I'm not sure! "Let's" with a tag is in any case an odd construction: the pronoun in a tag usually matches the pronoun in the main clause; but here we have "we" vs "us". Interesting... MrP

Thank you very much, MrP. Now in my question: "In the following sentence how would you analyse the second "IT"? Is it a kind of demonstrative pronoun?"It was dark out there, and I couldn't really tell who IT was creeping about."Would you please explain this particular type of...

Dear teachers, - Is the word "foodstuff" quite informal in English or can it be used in academic English?- Is the sentence “Give me thread.” correct or should I say « give me some thread » instead?- In the following sentence how would you analyse the second "IT"? Is it a kind of demonstrative...

If you know the name of the person you are addressing - e.g. if you started the letter Dear Mr... then you should end the letter Yours sincerely,... If you do not know the letter of the person you are addressing - e.g. if you started the letter Dear Sir or Madam or To Whom It May Concern, you...

Hi people! Is this sentence correct? "The auxiliary should be in the same tense as the action we are comparing". When do we use the same that and when the same as? E.g: He is the same age as his wife. I bought the same car as yours. I bought the same car that you did. Is it...

Hello again, Paco. Sorry my answer to your question was not what you were looking for. Your question was “could you give me any other types of sentences where 'a bare infinitive clause with a subject' is used?” Even when they were not the type of examples you were expecting, I posted, precisely,...

Hello again, MrP (IF I may I call you MrP). I think I understand now what you meant in the post I found confusing. You said: “...which implies that the subject of the <whosever/whose-ever> clause in the example is the same as the subject of the main clause. However, the subject of the...

Hello. Please explane me such construction "to be of" examples with using it are here The engines are of two types. (which means That Engines have two types) am i right here? Another one: Thank you very much , you were(to be, will be) of help (that means of someones utility in some...

Anonymous wrote:i also have another question. dont want to open three threads. thats wh i put it all in one thread. i hope its ok.this question is hard to describe. in german and french wie have a word called: man ( german) and on ( french)according to dictionaries man and on mean "you" ....