Adj after noun: But in your first three sentences, the ‘–ing words’ are verbs, not ‘participles as adjectives’. Just because they are participle in form says nothing about their syntactic function. For a participle to be adjectival it needs

Hi, Holy cow, you don't waste time with jumping in with big, ole questions, do ya? (It would be better to ask different questions in different posts in the future, if you don't mind.) I recently agreed to edit scripts for a group --

While I've perused these boards in the past, this is the first time I've actually made a post. Thus, I'm not entirely certain if a lengthy, multi-question post like this is appropriate, but I hope that it's acceptable. I recently

If I have to pay for your part meal, then I'll be paying double for a meal that I really didn't enjoy. -- "your part meal" may not mean what you think it does. It implies that your companion did not order a complete meal. It does

Hi, For instance, lets us take this phrase. What does 'I had . . . pushed awry' mean? Are you sure 'awry' is the correct word for your meaning? 1 . I had inadvertently pushed awry. 2 . I inadvertently had pushed

Would you say that the adverb, "frankly" is modifying "give", or is it modifying the whole proposition? Frankly I dont give a damn. No. I think frankly modifies an implied speaking (frankly speaking I

The sentence, "Here he comes" accords with the basic (SVO) grammar rule, with "here" being an adverb. However, why what grammar rule is the sentence, "Here comes Mom" (VSO) an often-used construction), allowed?

Greetings, English 1b3, let me begin by characterising each sentence you mention and then laying my case for the correctness/incorrectness of each utterance: 1. The glasses no longer have crappy read and green lenses, instead having clear

Greetings, Agatha, I really need some help with finite subordinate clauses. I have understood that they appear in three different categories : adjectival, adverbial and nominal clauses. But can someone please give good example on how to

(1)Is it possible to say "How many times have you ever been abroad?" Imagine 2 people having a friendly conversation, the proper question to ask is to leave out "ever". # 1 is correct in form but it will be likely to end