CJ, why do you object to the restaurant one? Completely on stylistic grounds I think. It sounds stuffy to me -- like saying My friend GG is one of intelligence and good humor . What's the phrase? De gustibus non disputandum -- or some such

Me and my husband had have fighting yesterday night. Is the construction of grammar correct? No, it's not a grammatically correct construction. It should be: My husband and I had a fight last night. Or, I had a fight

Hi all!!! I am going to apply to a university and they want me to write an essay. It should be between 2000 and 3000 words and caver the following aspects: My motivation for the MSc-programme that I chose. Why I wish to conduct this programme

Dear friend, the first set of examples is quite correct grammatically, no doubt, representing the pattern verb + object + to-infinitive complementation . In this case, passivization is possible, though some constraints still apply even to this

Raja, let me make a number of essential clarifications: 1. ' Hence , that the 'do'-construction in "Who went to the park?" is not possible or at least less preferable (which of the two is it in your opinion?) in "Who

Hi, I'd change these: 5. The sun was eclipsed by the moon. ACTIVE PASSIVE 9. This bone has been buried by the dog . PASSIVE 10. It takes a long time to think of these examples . PASSIVE ACTIVE 13. There was a cup of coffee on the table but now

Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

Dear friend, I suppose that I have only recently embarked on the march towards reaching the level of an expert whose opinion could be taken for 'expertise'. However, being guided by the knowledge gained from a number of authoritative

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

"My muscle is only a little more than half as large as his." But not, "My muscle is more than half as large as his." Avangi, be careful when you flex that muscle. On a more serious note, I hope you are not