By English grammar, Constructions

that he will win. If you did, it would support the claim that but means only or merely. But I think it will be hard to find examples like that. CJ

If I wrote a sentence:One of the masterworks of Leo Fender, the well-known and admired founder of Fender Musical Instruments Company, the Stratocaster, an electric guitar born in 1954, which employs the detachable-neck construction, contoured body, a tremolo arm and three single-coil pick ups, is...

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

First of all, you need some grammar too, because I noticed typical Asian mistakes, or non native constructions anyway.Here's the best tips I can give you:1 - Get a grammar book, and read it, learning the most common structures. "English grammar in use" by Cambridge University Press...

Viceidol wrote:Hi! everyone One of my English grammar books says it's wrong to use "each" and "not" together. I have strong doubt about this. If it is true, then can I say "Not each of the children has a toy car." ? Does it has any problem? Please help me with this problem, thank you!Hi...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

Maple wrote:There are bugs in English grammar systems while handing number problems, as I observed, but as for this very sentence, I vote for know. Hi, I'd personally say I'm one of those kids who think, too. I only wanted to say that, if native speakers and writers choose to use both and...

An example would be, 'The regulation included monthly and hourly rates, daily rates having been omitted.' The five-word phrase at the end of this sentence comprises a participle with its own subject or nominative. I forget why it is called 'absolute'. The only book I know that mentions the...

Hi,where do I put adverbs in this kind of construction? The usual position for adverbs? (so only the first should not be ok?)Not being interested in English grammar, I decided to burn all of those grammar books I was given.Being not interested in English grammar, I decided to burn all of those...

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...