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Jackson6612 wrote: In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb. The pronoun goes in the first possible position after do, be, have, or a modal verb. In a case where that verb is part of a contraction the first possible position is...

Q Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? No. It should be 'very soon' Q What is the difference between 'especially' and 'specially'? 'especially' means the...

Hello StarS The three things you asked about are different each other from the standpoint of grammar. (1)"The person (who is) seated in front of me keeps turning back." This kind of relative-clause contraction is called "WHIZ deletion" in a grammatical term. "WHIZ deletion" is very common in...

Hello F-M Usage of English articles is really messy to us English learners. And what is annoying us is that we cannot find any good grammar book that explains in detail in which case we should use THE/A and in which case we shouldn't. I have a feel from my past experiences that even native...

Thanks Katsudon! Is it also possible when a relative pronoun is followed by a noun phrase? For instance, "That is my brother John you think used to go out with your sister Mary." Katsu: Yes, I think it may well be dropped in casual speech, Infinity. But one thing to remember is that...

People sometimes refer to the CGEL on this site. Conveniently, some sample chapters from this publication are now online at CGEL sample chapters The preliminary chapter includes the odd lapse of logic. This is one of the first. Apologies for the fairly lengthy quotation: Another kind of...

Hi Happy, This area is a very contentious one, so it is not surprising that you find different pronouncements within and between grammar books. Here is my opinion on the examples you present: (1) 'Who did it ?' Not I.' The pronoun stands in parallel to the subject 'who', and is a...

~girding on my armour~ I'm coming to rescue my mother tongue from the evils of translation engines!! ~chuckle~ I've never liked those translation programs, and I see I have good reasons for it! "Hola a todos; mi español es muy pobre, sé lo que nnecesito escribir en mi propio idioma pero no...

Well, I've just joined. This is a bit strange. The possessive of it is without question its , no apostrophe. Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs , no apostrophe in any of them. It's invariably means it is or it has , and there is no such word as its' . All basic English grammar. And...