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A) By June, her diet was limited to bread and water. Anything else would induce the abdominal pain. I haven't studied English grammar as systematically as you probably have, but to me the sense is 3 (repetition in the past). Look at this alternative: B) By June, her diet was limited to...

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

CalifJim wrote: There is are a lot of questions which need/ needs to be answered.1 There was / were was a great deal of confusions at that moment…..2 There was were a few among us who still believed /believes that ……3 ___________________ 1 'a lot of' is number transparent. Make the...

------ The following are some basic rules of English grammar. (d) The relative pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with the word immediately preceding it. Example: Incorrect: She is one of those girls who is always boasting. Correct: She is one of those girls...

Forbes wrote: I think you misunderstand what I am trying to get at it. If you are teaching someone Thai and you say "Thai nouns have no plural" you may give the impression that Thai has no means of expressing number, which is not the case. I agree that many students of...

Injuredpalestine wrote: Hi there, I think answer number B is better, but it should be in plural form to fit with the rest of the sentence( children and were) . If D is the answer it seems like passive voice sentence and we should clear the doer of the action. This is my opinion. All the...

Hi, I'm a Chinese. In Chinese, a noun has not a singular or plural form of it. I often forget the plural form of a noun. In addition prepositions often puzzle me too. Although english grammar is not very difficult, I don't use it well enough yet. Maybe it is my misconception that native...

Anonymous wrote:(Oops! Didn't take time to log in-- MM)Well, I am now deep in the bowels of Quirk, et al, Jussive-- and I think there may be some--ahem!-- lack of clarity among everyone, including the texts, between group nouns and collective nouns, among other things. Group nouns (according...

Hi Lyn, Here is one of my posts from a previous thread on the topic of articles. It might help. Posted: 03-30-2005 12:26 PM The correct use of articles is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult points of English grammar, so don't be despondant Ali; mistakes don't usually matter too...