Anderew wrote on 24 May 2004: lee wrote on 24 May 2004: Yes, it is. Specifically, it's a conditional clause, which is a type of adverbial clause. Well, it seems that you are terminologically right for once: "Conditional clauses

lee wrote on 24 May 2004: I'm stumped on how to describe this introductory clause... "Should ... pretty sure it's not inversion...is it an introductory adverbial clause? Yes, it is. Specifically, it's a conditional clause, which

lee wrote on 24 May 2004: I'm stumped on how to describe this introductory clause... "Should you need any help, go to the front desk and ... I'm confused about. I'm not that knowledgable on grammar. I'm pretty sure it's

I'm sorry: I'm in a hurry. I think I agree with most of what you say, though. I think Evan dismisses too lightly Bob's extreme 'fore' and ... are two different verb-forms, but not so different in principle. I'm sorry. I

Because, of course, it isn't. The positive and negative senses ... enough to both that you can get away with it. I'm familiar with your and Professor Lawler's point of view, but I'm also aware that it collapses in the face of

G'day mate!Just to give my point of view as a french native speaker, I think the English language is pretty easy compared to ours on many grounds. First, for the verbal system, English does not contriguate the verbs French does, however you