it is still not clear to me. OK. Maybe you just need a little review about "dummy it ". In many cases, as with adjectives like important, possible, and necessary , we move the subject from the beginning to the end of the sentence,

'for some jerk to...' doesn't look like a noun phrase. No, but from for to the end of the sentence is, in fact, a noun phrase. It's a for ... to ... clause, and all such clauses are noun-like. It's important for him to be here

Hi, For her to have survived this ordeal is amazing." In this sentence , is " For her to have survived " used as a noun phrase ? Yes What is the meaning of the sentence ? Does it mean that the event of her

Gleb Chebrikoff, thank you for your response. It's really informative and interesting--I agree with your analysis of "tell." 3. (d; intr., tr.) ('to inform') to — about, of (he didn't want to — about the incident; — me

In other words, I thought that, as an object (noun), I should use the verb in the -ing form, and not in the infinitive. Actually, the infinitive can also serve the function of a noun and be an object. It depends on the verb. Note, below, how the

Good evening, Chris, these are thought-provoking questions you have asked, and here is my opinion backed up by data from authoritative sources. 1. The possibility of tell filling the slot of talk in the example sentence seems questionable at

Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger, he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or,

The point is that not only... but (also) , unlike and , is not limited to additive function; it distinguishes rather than equates the coordinated elements, so the interpretation 'a matter of X and Y' is dismissed at once, don't worry

Hi, First, please tell us if you know the difference between an adjective, an adverb and a noun. CliveD

1 Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is? 2 Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is? Isn't it exactly like sentence 4) ? No. Not exactly. The structures are different. who is in an indirect question in 1. who is in