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Re: subject of subordinate clause

Hi, I have been trying to obtain a firm grasp of how to distinguish what can be deleted and what can't be deleted in a situation like the one below, What are you thinking about deleting? John who took my pen is here. -- Would you say since 'who' is the subject of the subordinate...

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1. Do not place a phrase or clause:A. in a sentence. B. at the beginning of a sentence. C. at the end of a sentence. D. too far from the word it is meant to modify.Answer D. 2. In every sentence, the subject must agree with the:A. object of the preposition. B. verb. C. intervening expressions....

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1. An adjective modifies a:A. verb. B. noun. C. pronoun. D. both b & c.Answer D. 2. Adverbs modify:A. verbs. B. adjectives. C. other adverbs. D. all the aboveAnswer D. 3. The purpose of a preposition is to connect:A. nouns to other words in the sentence. B. pronouns to other words in the...

Re: Please check these for me. thanks.

Only the first choice is grammatical. This is a complex sentence (I hope). Write a story is a clause which may stand alone. You are then adding a phrase (or clause) to modify "story." "Beginning with "I hate you." is a perfectly legal participial phrase (I...

Re: preposition+obj pronoun+?

Hi Anc - I wasn't suggesting you use does instead of do in your "third type of construction." I thought if I understood why you wanted to use "do" it might give me a clue as to what you have in mind. If you could only give us an example using "do" which...

Re: preposition+obj pronoun+?

 Clive : I mean the preposition "with" -> pronoun/noun (a boy) --> participle/relative pronoun. And also others preposition like, of, from, for,after and all this kind of preposition to introduce a subordinate clause .  I was wondering whether a bare infinitive could be used after...

Re: preposition+obj pronoun+?

What's your advice? (reply) Do five subjects. This is a stand-alone imperative sentence. You're looking for a phrase which will modify "boy." We just happen to have one for you. It's called a participial phrase. It begins with a participle, which "do" is...

Re: It's him/he that's in the wrong. (Which pronoun should I use?)

.Your grammar book may well say that 'It's me that did it' is OK-- so any pronoun in the same case would enjoy the same right: It's him/her/them that did it.However, this is labeled an informal usage, so careful grammar requires you to consider the pronoun primarily as the subject...

Re: Does this sentence sound right?

I find your sentence very satisfactory. It may be Jane Austenish but there is no law against such language even today. Why should everybody speak and write in exactly the same way in English? People don't do that in many other languages. I see no mistakes in punctuation or hyphens but I know...

Re: Question about the phrase "I have things to do"

Hello, Twinkletoes.No, that's not what I'm saying. "things to do" is the direct object of "have", the main verb of the sentence. "To do" would be a clause (a non-finite one) even if "things" weren't there or if it had some other type of...