These are correct: 1. It is to be used as a replacement for the old equipment currently in use. 2. With your generous support, (the) construction has begun on our long-awaited project. It is expected to be completed soon. 3. Hearing the jingling

Consider: This album features a collection of songs that covers the band's earliest years together. It is the COLLECTION that covers, not the songs that cover. The X of Ys construction is often miswritten, and probably more often

I found CJ's "number transparency" post a really good one for those "One-third of... " and "Fifty percent of..." questions. You do need to unlearn the rule about making the verb agree with the closest noun.

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

1. first option 2. she is more than pretty enough... 3. you do 4. You will get not only enough money from the deal but also praise... (parallel construction)

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

not only / but also construction requires parallel structure. I would say: She not only dropped the wine but also broke the glass.

I find the repetition of about inadvisable Thanks again. I understand what you are saying. However, in an example of your sentence, placing 'not only' after 'a matter of' may lead to the construction of 'a matter of A and

another BE + OF construction I have found. Could anyone explain it to me? "Biological clocks are of such obvious adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to possess them." what does the of mean?