By Essays, Clauses

Re: English Grammer

Hello Anon, Try using the search feature on this site and you will find plenty of examples of discussion on these topics. If you have any specific questions, please post them. It's easier to answer a specific question than write an essay on "adverbial clauses."

Re: Hi, I have a questions about my letter to my professor.

You wrote these sentences to respond to the original inquiring post: : This is very informal - were you asked to do an informal letter or an essay? Other than that, my main impression is that you haven't really answered the question - only a few words about your impression of the class. I...

Re: must have done = may have done?

he must be tired after having walked 20 kilometres.CheersCB

Re: Which he isn't

Hi, If Harrison isnt playing (which he isn't) I think Colts aren't gonna win. Is which is a relative pronoun? Yes.Which doesn't have to refer a particular thing,right? It has to refer to something, but it does not have to be a noun. eg it can be a clause.If it has to, where does...

Re: 1)I sat on the terrace, drinking coffee.

Hoa Thai wrote: Belly wrote: Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the...

Re: 1)I sat on the terrace, drinking coffee.

Belly wrote:Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the other uses the past...

Re: When do you ommit a "that" preceding the surbordinate clause?

Hi,"that" is not needed when what follows is a subject. If there's a verb, you can't leave it out.You can leave out the green ones if you want (native speakers usually leave them out in speech), but not the red ones.Mary is the girl (that) I told you about.I wanted to say (that) I didn't like the...

Re: without 'will' ?

We welcome your opinions, Marcelinx, but it is dangerous to try to compare your native language so closely with English-- they do not work the same way. Nor is your logic very careful.Well, I certainly hope he helps you.There is nothing subjunctive about this. The form of the subjunctive verb--...

Re: Assertive and nonassertive usage

Typically assertive means associated with affirmative (positive) declarative sentences. Nonassertive means associated with other kinds of sentences or clauses, most often negative statements, questions, and subordinate clauses, especially if clauses. I see this most easily with a good...

Re: cheating comes in many forms, not just students cheating on test

Some people cheat to get ahead some cheat to lie and others just cheat for the fun of it. Cheating happens everywhere you go weather its because a student wants a better grade in a class, or a married man or women cant resist the sex appeal of another person. Cheating comes in many forms, not...