By Affirmative sentences, Verbs

Thanks, Clive.I have another sentence written as indirect speech that I wish to verify: 'I said that so do I'. Do you think I can write so or should I write 'I said that I do so'? In case of affirmative sentences like 'So do I', written as indirect speech do I have to...

If we follow Swann, we can use need as a modal verb in an affirmative sentence when a 'non-affirmative' word (such as only, hardly, seldom etc.) gives the sentence a negative kind of meaning. Look at Swann's last example: the sentence becomes incorrect when only is removed.That said,...

Thank you very much for your aswer, Tanit, expecially for the first list you provide. I had not included these cases:In formal/emphatic conditional sentences: "Should you need further information, please call ..."When expressing wishes starting with may: "May you find what...

1. "Which day comes before Monday?" would be fine. 2. You do not need to use 'do' because 'which day' replaces the subject of the sentence:Interrogative sentence: Which day comes before Monday?Affirmative sentence (and answer): Sunday comes before Monday. (Sunday is the subject of the...

My school (I live in Brazil), which was supposed to be a good one, posted in their website "What is to be a brazilian teenager", referring to some project other students had done. It's a weird thing to say, and it seems wrong. Wouldn't it be more correct to say "What it is to be a brazilian...

Hi, I'd lke to offer some comments. - About "...so...as..." 1. The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized sculptured portrait, the features of which are so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an "artificial face." My question is why can use "so... as"...

Dear,I am going to take GMAT exam. When I was practising, I met some grammar problems. Please help me to understand correctly about them.- About "...so...as..." 1. The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized sculptured portrait, the features of which are so unrealistic as to...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, everybody I have few questions. -If I have a belt for pants do I say : "I botton my belt" or I buckle my belt?Belts usually have buckles rather than buttons, so you would normally buckle your belt. -Look at these sentences: Do you know how much a ticket concert the...

Note the definition: Operators are the modals (can, could, will, would, etc.) and forms of be -- and also forms of do or have used as auxiliaries. The negative adverb not can only be carried by an operator, i.e., can only be used when accompanied by an operator. To negate a sentence...

The nearest to a positive sentence I can come up with is "I don't know what to do with myself, he doesn't know what to do with himself" etc... but of coures, since they are examples of reported speech, they're not positive/affirmative sentences! I don't think you'll ever find that expression in...