Hello Cypress, You are right. The infinitive phrases <i>her to dance</i> and <i>them to go</i> are direct objects.  The pronouns <i>her</i> and <i>them</i> are acting as the subjects of the

Is this correct? She does not have a lot to say. = She does not have a lot of what she could say

Hi, I deeply appreciate advices on the following questions: 1. ' The people have chosen clean politics, an open economy, ethnic harmony, and peaceful corss-straits relations to open their arms to the future.' do we consider this as having

It seems to me like you've made an ellipsis. You've removed the "If you want" from the clause, leaving the infinitive as is - so you no longer have a clause, or "infinitive clause," as you say. You could make an

Hello. I have read in the "Collins Cobuild Student's Grammar" that "start" and "bother" can be followed by a "to-" infinitive clause or an "-ing" clause, with little difference in meaning. I

Hi, (a) is correct - it expresses the fact using an infinitive clause. (b) will be correct as well if you say: ´...he would not be proud any longer.´ (c) is incorrect.

Grammar is a descriptive process. Linguists look at a language and describe how it works. However some Linguists describe things differently to others. The end result is usually the same, but the way they organise it, and what all the parts are

Do you mean this sentence correct is correct if the conclusion is also in the past? It's just a standard type 3 conditional. This expresses a hypothesis on what would have happened if the "if" clause, which is no longer possible to

Your sentence is more polite and as a result much more frequent: 607 on "I would like for you to go" http://books.google.com/books?q=%22I+would+like+for+you+to+go%22&btnG=Search+Books 233 on "I'd like for you to go"

Hi all, Thanks in advance for your help in answering this question. I'm trying to explain to a non-native English speaker that a certain usage is either incorrect or awkward, but I find myself unable to do so. At this point, I'm just