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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, everyone! Happy New Year! But I'm trying to be happy. I'm pulled into a debate over "the very English standard" in a Chinese translation forum. A "sensible" lad who crammed in China's New Oriental Language School asserts that many usages, including those in nytimes.com, economist.com,...

Yoong Liat wrote: 1. It doesn't always behave like you think it should. 2. It doesn't always behave as you think it should. I remember reading that #1 is AmE, while #2 is BrE. I was just teasing really but seeing as you've introduced the British/American argument here's what " The...

This is a common structure. Grammarians use different terms to describe what and what follows it in the sentence. To my mind, a comma would make the sentence more comprehensible: What you think boring, your friends may find exciting. We could change the order of the clauses and get: Your...

This gives me strength to face the busy day lies ahead. This is not correct. The relative pronoun that (or which ) cannot be omitted when it is the subject of its clause. It has to be "busy day that lies ahead". However, if the relative pronoun subject is followed by a form of the...

Both are fine. Here is what the American Heritage Dictionary has to say: USAGE NOTE: Every is representative of a large class of English words and expressions that are singular in form but felt to be plural in sense. The class includes, for example, noun phrases introduced by every, any,...

Tidus wrote: Kilimanjaro wrote: I don't suppose you know...........I have to see about this sitıation, do you? A)that B)who C)what D)-- E)where Sorry to bother you again with another question. "A","B" "C" seem to be possible answers within their proper contexts. "A"...

Kilimanjaro wrote: I don't suppose you know...........I have to see about this sitıation, do you? A)that B)who C)what D)-- E)where Sorry to bother you again with another question. "A","B" "C" seem to be possible answers within their proper contexts. "A" seems reasonable...

How to reduce Noun Clauses: 1. Noun Clauses to Gerund Phrases: When you change noun clauses to gerund phrase, you must first change the verb in the noun clause to its- ing form ; as show in the following . Examples: 1.Full: They admit that they have problems at school....

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm Run-on sentences happen typically under the following circumstances*: When an independent clause gives an order or directive based on what was said in the prior independent clause: This next chapter has a lot of difficult information...