Hi, wholegrain. Not too sure about this. I don't follow your last note. What is ref. 68? In "However, the study results that were adjusted etc.," the "that" clause determines which results we're talking about, so I

1. What is the difference between have gone and have been . I often hear people use these two expressions, but I am not sure they are following the rule that states the former is for un-returned departure and the latter general experiences. It

Hello, I have a few quick grammar questions. They are as follows: 1. What is the difference between have gone and have been . I often hear people use these two expressions, but I am not sure they are following the rule that states the

Hi. 1. I think I have asked a similar question as part of a thread but since I could not find it, I have decided to start a new thread. Let us try to adjectives like "vibrant" in front of the names of countries, cities and streets.

. The indefinite article certainly helps in the determination, though I doubt that it is much of a deciding point. In any case, your clause is most likely restrictive (defining) because the gentleman in this isolated sentence has no definition

I recently used the following question on a quiz: A gentleman ________ I had never seen before smiled at me. The students were to put the relative pronoun in the first blank and then write whether it was a defining or non-defining relative

So does it mean that it's possible to use both the and a/an before a relative clause? If I said: "...the man who brought such humiliation upon his office" instead of "...a man who brought...", would the meaning remain

" the Samsung project" - "the" is required by English grammar rules - an article or pronoun (this, that, our, etc.) is placed in front of nouns. Many people have trouble with these little words! Here are some rules and examples

A. Do not put a comma after the so. You would be breaking up a clause if you did. You put commas after opening "So"s because in that situation it functions as an opening word. A good rule of thumb is if you can remove the word and the

O.k. I will resate what I said to clear things up: There are a series of conflicts that run throughout this story= main clause (relative clause inside ) the most important being Trujillo’s abuse of his dictatorship over the country= participle