In Nouns^x, Analogies^x

I'm not an expert on grammar or linguistics, but here are my thoughts as an ordinary native user of English. I hope I got all the grammatical terminology correct! I think that all verbs -- transitive or intransitive -- are able to form present perfect sentences: "He has died",...

First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good one - but it's not a perfect one. It's a good one, because it demonstrates the difference between the time of action and the time of speaking. Noun references are routinely rooted in...

Hello, I'm sorry I have more than one question today, and I will post them all here because I'm supposed to hand this part in on Sunday. Help me explain what's in red please: A) The implications 1 for parents and educational policy makers is to realize that intense intellectual input and...

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...

I am not a linguist or a trained teacher, but to me it seems that the distinction between "error" and "mistake" as the terms are used in linguistics is purely arbitrary. The definitions could just as easily have been established in reverse. So rather than try to "prove" to your students that...

"Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak it effortlessly." If grammar means identifying...

Hi, GG. I googled the phrases "box spring is in good" and "box springs are in good" and the results seem to be 68 and 12 respectively, so the phrase "box spring is in good" seems to be in vogue?? (Is this the right BLOCKED EXPRESSION. I think I can lay out the rationale like...

Thanks Mister Micawber,To be honest, the list was just my speculation. Awkwardly tried to use analogy, to confirm the point

Saturday is sunny Saturday is when I have to go to work sunny = adjective By analogy with it, "when I have to go to work" is a noun clause in adjective function: it describes the noun, Saturday. For short, it is an adjectival clause

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi guys Why do we say 'a three-doored vehicle' and 'a three-roomed flat'? I believe 'a three-door vehicle' and 'a three-room flat' are also correct grammatically. There are no such words as 'doored' and 'roomed'. How did the former version originate?The -ed ending is frequently...