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Hi, I re-wrote it, and perhaps this is better... .. I've suggested quite a few edits, so please read carefully. This poem offers instances of the "Concept of a Hero" , which involves the Greek ideal of a wanderer with a strong mind and body, or a figure that is larger than...

Let's take this one step at a time: We listen to Fagin. --> This is a complete sentence (main clause); "listen to" is the phrasal verb, and Fagin is the object. But could Fagin be doing? talking, screaming, yelling, running, and so on. For example: Fagin's loud talking...

If you Google "How long were you learning" you'll find almost nothing. The verb learning doesn't work particularly well here, the more idiomatic expression being How long did it take you to learn ... Nevertheless, I found an example that illustrates the contrast between the...

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...

Thanks Jim, One thing for sure, I will very well be the one who's insane by the time I'm done with this book! Oh, the trial I have been put thru..:P How does one insert a facial expression icon like you did? Raen

Thanks, Kooyeen By the way, after googling it a liitle bit, I came across a web page that describes different adverb clauses with time expressions. If someone's still interested, here is the link: http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbclauses_time.htm So, the right answer to my...

Let me clarify my question. I was taught that each clause must have a verb so when two clauses are combined into a "complex" sentence, there will be two verbs. However, the following expression doesn't It will include but not limited to the following. So I find this a...

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...

I would say, no. Perhaps if you looked at it as an algebraic equation, you could say both clauses give the same information. A = C = B is the same equation as B = C = A, where "C" is the idea or substance of what she says and means. But meaning and saying are two different verbs and...

Hi, It is known to me that conjunctive adverbs which seem to connect two independent clauses can function as simple adverbs and appear parenthetically within a clause; and they also seem capable of being the first word of a sentence. It's usually helpful to supply actual examples of...