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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 quote user Ditch 1 I understand that there is no rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction but I am a little...

1 I understand that there is no rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction but I am a little unclear on when it is best to do so Which is of the following is correct and why A I wanted to see the movie but I didn t have any money but it was okay because my friend paid for my ticket B I...

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 from Your...

quote user Raen Do you mean opinion different from one person to the next or one grammar book to the next quote Language is constantly changing especially English Grammarians disagree constantly as Huevos has said Consider the expression Between you and me Both pronouns function as object of the...

You are right Forbes we have had this discussion before Maybe we can introduce some new angles to it I repeat that I have never said English is easier than other languages I have said that its grammar and syntax are easy What have you locked the book I was being read to out of up for Five...

The word to is often confusing in English It can be used as part of a modal expression infinitive or as a preposition Note the usage of to in the following sentences To V I used to live in Utah I am supposed to go I hope to see you To V ing I am used to living in Utah I am opposed to going I...

1 Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning I didn t quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions Would you please explain the difference again a The plays had been were performed THROUGHOUT the next ten years many times every year in that periodb He had acted had been acting acted...

Dear teachers Would you please help me with the following difficuties 1 Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning I didn t quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions Would you please explain the difference again a The plays had been were performed THROUGOUT DURING the next ten...

Schetin I am still trying to dial to the right frequency so that we can communicate I am afraid I have failed because I realize we are not talking in the same wave length I find your pattern of thought difficult to understand I once heard this analogy there is only a thin line between a moron and...

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 http en wikipedia org wiki...