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Re: Use of however (Guest:Sam)

richard_s — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:27:22 GMT

Just another quick point, one person has suggested using 'however' surrounded by commas. Â Being an adverb, there are a number of positions that it can be placed in the clause. Â If 'however' does not come at the start of the clause, we can insert it elsewhere with commas.

E.g. However, he is crazy. Â vs Â He is, however, crazy. Â (both are correct)

Re: Please help correct my sentence

Grammar Geek — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:05:32 GMT

That was my thinking, and if so "I don't like to give out my phone number" would be a more natural thing to say than the passive.

Re: "much fewer" or "many fewer"?

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:41:46 GMT

Many fewer. "Fewer" represents a number, which can't be modified by and adverb (much.). "Much less" would be correct, though, because "lessÂ is a comparative that can be modified by an adverb (much).

Re: pretty much perfect

Huevos — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:45:42 GMT

N2G, if you say "pretty perfect" the adverb pretty is modifying the adjective perfect, but to be perfect is a state, hence something is either perfect or it is not. Take, for example, the adjective "even". It is the same in this respect. So you cannot say "the number is pretty even" or "almost even" because a number is either even or it is not.

Re: near/nearby

Avangi — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:44:25 GMT

I think of "nearby" as an adverb and "near" as a preposition. (Both can be adjectives: She lives in a nearby neighborhood. The Dow will continue to lose money in the near term.)

I would say, "I live close by / to the city center, and my friend lives nearby."

I'd be inclined to view your number 2 as incorrect, but I could be wrong. Number one is fine.

Edit. My dictionary allows "near" as an adverb, in "Please come near the fire."

There seem to be several ways to look at it.

- A.

Re: Possible/possibility

Marius Hancu — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:28:09 GMT

According to Merriam-Webster Unabridged, possible can be a noun, adjective and adverb:

possible

Function: noun

1 a : POSSIBILITY, POTENTIALITY -- usually used in plural <all the infinite number of possibles -- Jonathan Edwards> b : all that can be done : BEST <had done my possible ... to gratify you -- Robert Southey>

2 possibles plural : necessary things (as supplies, equipment, money) <the hunters departed, each to look after his traps and possibles -- Mayne Reid>

3 : the highest attainable score for a number of rounds fired in target shooting; broadly : the highest attainable score in a competition

Re: Adverbs, such as firstly, secondly, etc.

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:25:58 GMT

Dear Slowlearner,

If your list is as long as 17, then it would be much better to simply number the list:

1. Apples are delicious;

2. I also like oranges;

3. Bananas tend to get over-ripe before I get round to eating them.

etc.

If you are doing a shorter list, say up to four points, then use either "first", "second", "third", fourth; or firstly, secondly if there are no more than two points.

Hope to help

Re: need help from experts

Clive — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:15:38 GMT

Hi,

I had a few questions, or rather need clarification on a few things. âYou can't do thatâ, they shouted from the balcony, âyou can't, you can't.â ( Why is the comma outside the quote and not inside it?) It's a matter of the style you choose to follow. If you search the Forum, you'll find a number of threads that discuss such aspects of punctuation. And have a look here. http://www.writersblock.ca/tips/monthtip/tipmay96.htm

âEnjoy the viewâ, we called out as they left for the mountaintop. We had wisely decided to wait for them in the/a meadow, halfway up. (the same with this one?)

I make it a point to read the New York Times every day and the New Yorker every week. Only rarely, however, do I get around to Time or Newsweek. (Don't you usualy place a ; whenever there is a "however" being used?) In this case, where there is a preceding adverb, a semi-colon would be totally incorrect.

I believe you may be thinking of a case like this. He loved her; however, he didn't marry her.

But note that the above sentence would much more commonly written as He loved her. However, he didn't marry her.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: move to my next door

nona the brit — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:46:17 GMT

I agree with GG. Moved (in) next door to me.

I dont' agree that settle is an appropriate word here. We don't use settle to refer directly to moving house - it is more to do with moving area. If you moved from Number 2 to Number 4 Lilac Road, you wouldn't talk about having settled next door. You moved there.

settle (LIVE) Show phonetics
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition] to go and live somewhere, especially permanently:
After they got married, they settled in Brighton.

Are you getting this confused with the phrasal verb 'settled in'

settle in phrasal verb
to become familiar with new surroundings, such as a new house, job or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there:
Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

Re: conjunctive adverbs

miriam — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:13:39 GMT

Conjunctive adverbs, or simply "conjuncts", do exist, and are different from sentence adverbials.These conjuncts link sentences or paragraphs and usually appear at the beginning of a sentence.

The adverbials Anonymous mentioned in their first post, those that tell us something about the verb (why, when, where, how, what for, etc.) are adjuncts (as opposed to conjuncts. Unlike conjuncts, adjuncts are part of the structure of the sentence (from the point of view of syntax); they will appear in the predicate. You also have âsentence adverbialsâ, which modify an entire clause or sentence and are placed, usually, at the beginning of the sentence).

Adverb: a part of speech whose main function is that of modifying a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Adverbial: a syntactic function that may be realised by a number of structures (and even single words): adverbs, prepositional phrases, clauses (both finite and non-finite), noun phrases.

Both conjuncts and adjuncts are adverbials, only they are of different types.

Most conjuncts are adverbs or prepositional phrases: however, consequently, yet (meaning âhoweverâ), firstly, lastly, anyway, nonetheless, nevertheless, meanwhile, by the way, on the one hand, on the other hand, to begin with, to sum up, in short, etc. Even some conjunctions can function as conjuncts, as long as they appear at the very beginning of the sentence (for example âandâ and âbutâ). again, these are not part of either the subject or the predicate, but remain outside the structure of the sentence and act as links to the previous sentence/s or paragraph.

Miriam