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Re: Function of words in a sentence
Me too. I don't know what else it could be.However, the adjective idea is weird. father is the subject of the infinitive. It's the father who does the speaking of English, after all.You have interlocking clauses here. I listen to my father. My father speaks English. The second...
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CalifJim
2 days ago 3:36 am
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Re: Grammar questions
. 1. (My husband Mark and I both do volunteer work) but (Ryan was only six years old) -- two independant clauses conected by the conj. but? -- Well, yes... BUT sample sentences should make some sense, Fernanda! There is no evident relationship between the two facts, so they should not even be...
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Mister Micawber
2 days ago 3:12 am
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Sorry, but I think I am not good with this things. I hope this time it is OK. Here I go Well, I need to know if the functions of the following sentences are correct: 1. (My husband Mark and I both do volunteer work) but (Ryan was only six years old) two independant clauses conected by the...
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2 days ago 2:28 am
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Re: grammar learning
Ok, I think it helps. the clerk--direct object 50--indirect object correct? Can I continue with more questions? Is the underlined part of the sentence adverbial clause or adjective or something else? "I'd like to know exactly how that was done." "I find it incredibily...
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Raen
2 days ago 9:05 pm
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II'd be one to admit grammar is never my strong suit but I'm always eager to learn. I've read thoroughly the thread titled "grammar exercise" regarding noun clause/subordinate clause used as adjective, adverb, indirect object and so forth. I really had to strain my brain to...
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2 days ago 6:57 pm
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Re: grammatical exercises
on number two of noun clauses, where you put ???, it is a direct object, and, on number three of noun clauses, the clause is Whoever invented Boston baked beans, and it's a direct object.
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2 days ago 5:47 pm
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Re: just that you try your best
It appears to be, I agree However, if you diagram the sentence in the traditional linear style, the verb 'expect' has two direct objects: the phrase 'your work to be perfect' and the clause 'just that you try your best'. It isn't parallel construction, but the...
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Philip
21 days ago
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Re: It's not without reason
2 & 3 seem okay. 3 needs a question mark. #1 may be technically correct, but it's difficult to read. We ( I ) expect something like, "It's not for nothing that he asked you to come there and give a speech." Perhaps if you said, " - - he asked you to come there, and...
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29 days ago
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Re: "preparatory it" problem
Not sure about this - it may be more complicated. The examples here are based on the verbs, make and take, which both require direct objects. It seems like the "it" is required when another suitable object is absent. Your generosity helps make possible for us to continue - ...
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Avangi
31 days ago
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Re: Question about the phrase "I have things to do"
things to do, bills to pay, and the like (after I have or There are many) can't be compared with clauses like him to call her, him to arrive soon (after I want or I expect). In the former case the element preceding the infinitive is the object of the infinitive; in the latter, it's...
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