In Negatives^x, Nominative^x

1) My little brother would not turn down the radio volume in the morning. MY = possessive adjective LITTLE = DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE BROTHER = noun WOULD = modal auxiliary NOT = NEGATIVE PARTICLE TURN = main verb DOWN = adverb particle THE = definite article RADIO = noun (used as an...

??I want that you clean up your room this instant! It would not surprise me to learn that it was possible in some NAmE Englishes. Some Romance language speaking immigrants may speak it. Quote from Everything2 : The Subjunctive Mood of English After verbs which formerly used the...

Yes, exactly. And what a pleasure it is to be able to discuss this issue with you, MrP. I appreciate your style. Your posts provide delectable food for thought for a healthy discussion. It's truly an immovable feast. Thank you. I more than agree that there's a problem with the tutor's claim, be...

Dear Mirium, I'm sorry for that breathless post. Are you any better now? Have you caught some Z's? You didn't misunderstand my question at all, this is what I need. I understand the meanings of this ambiguous sentence, and I was trying to analysize it from a grammatical point of view. I'm...