By Clauses, Possessives

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe sentences are little-bit childisch ;they are some modified sentences. I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch, too. So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation. Mary was real angry...

Hi N2GI'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content. There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she had...

It's not a matter of possessing the action. Not at all. It's simply a grammatical device for giving the action a subject, that is, a way of showing who is performing the action. But if the subject of the gerund is the same as the subject of the clause it is contained in, the...

Grammar Geek wrote:With all respect to Longman, I don't much like "from whose effects" because "whose" sounds like a person, and not a thing. I almost foget to mention it is said in the book that native English speakers treat 'whose' as the possessive of 'who'. Thanks for your reminder.

Lin1978 wrote:Thank you, Master Yankee. Your answer is quite clear. But I still have one small question. Last time my teacher told me that, "if I have two different subjects in a main clause and in a conditional, and I want to use the participle phrase, I have to keep both two subjects or change...

Thank you, Master Yankee. Your answer is quite clear. But I still have one small question. Last time my teacher told me that, "if I have two different subjects in a main clause and in a conditional, and I want to use the participle phrase, I have to keep both two subjects or change it into...

The clause is in the standard structural arrangement, and the -ing form is appropriate here (although an alternative structure, 'abandonment of' is also available).Strict grammarians, however, would require the possessive Korea's: ...a process that could lead to North Korea's abandoning all of...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...

SeekerOfPeace wrote:Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to...

Hello everyone,I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?Thanks. The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store2...