In Expressions^x, Clauses^x, Prepositions^x

Hi Ditch, Welcome to the forums. Yes, in the future, it would be better to ask only one type of question in a thread. If they are related, then of course they can be in the same post.

Huevos, So am I correct to assume that your classification of “exhausted” is adjectival in nature? Perhaps, this is the difference between how you and I see it. For pure fact finding interest, I have done some more investigative research: Bear in mind, my sentence was “I am completely exhausted...

16: is known as (passive structure; active form: We know Boston as the Hub...) 17. storing, erasing and retrieving (These are parallel and should be in the same form.) 18. Professor Andom Iyassou ("Professor" is a title. If Andom Iyassou is one person, "professor" must be...

1. Do not place a phrase or clause: A. in a sentence. B. at the beginning of a sentence. C. at the end of a sentence. D. too far from the word it is meant to modify. Answer D. 2. In every sentence, the subject must agree with the: A. object of the preposition. B. verb. C. intervening...

Hi Nemessos Your last two sentences are correct and synonymous. In which and where are usually interchangeable but in English there is the odd exception to practically everything. Which has nothing to do with the choice of the preposition. You have to use the preposition that other words or...

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 ...

Angliholic wrote: From my humble perspective, "but" could be used as a conjunction in many contexts. The following, just to name a few, are some instances: A.) All but he were there. B.) He never reads a book but he falls asleep. C.) Not that I don't like him, but that he is not...

It seems to me that the ellipsis in these constructions is no worse than that in other "acceptable" constructions. Webster's Dictionary of English Usage likewise seems to find no good reason for its censure. And why do they perhaps partly because of novelty; but both he and others have...

There's not really a rule, no. But sometimes (not always) there's an expression without either infinitive or gerund which parallels the troublesome situation. If the parallel expression has the preposition "to" then you'll need the gerund form when you use the verb. Example: "used to", where...

The most common appearance of 'deferred' (deferred until after its object) or 'stranded' prepositions, is in the less formal of the 'Wh-' questions: 'Who did you take a picture of , Michael?' 'Whose bed did you get into , Michael?' or in relative clauses: 'Is that the boy you took the...