By Numbers, Noun phrases

Conjunctive adverbs, or simply "conjuncts", do exist, and are different from sentence adverbials.These conjuncts link sentences or paragraphs and usually appear at the beginning of a sentence. The adverbials Anonymous mentioned in their first post, those that tell us something...

Having read all of Freud's theories in psychology HAS made me more knowledgable. ('reading' is a single activity)When a sentence has a noun phrase, such as above, is it the number of noun phrases used that determines whether HAS or HAVE is used? -- Yes, unless they are considered one...

Having read all of Freud's theories in psychology HAS/HAVE made me more knowledgable.When a sentence has a noun phrase, such as above, is it the number of noun phrases used that determines whether HAS or HAVE is used?Indeed, what about the following?Watching TV programmes all day HAS/HAVE made me...

Yes, I think Bokeh wrote a pretty good summary. I've added a few additional comments to it below: Bokeh wrote:I can't find a clear explanation to answer this question so here is my own attempt:1, "-er" comparatives can compare only two.7, Using adverbs such as "even" or "increasingly" before...

I can't find a clear explanation to answer this question so here is my own attempt:1, "-er" comparatives can compare only two.7, Using adverbs such as "even" or "increasingly" before the comparative word ("better" in this case) is fine because: 1, they themselves have no special meaning in the...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...

Let me quote from 'Fowler's Modern English Usage'. The expression a number of + plural noun as in a number of people NORMALLY takes a plural verb in both BrE and AmE, because the plural noun is regarded as the 'head' of the noun phrase and therefore as the real subject: A number of books by...

If you think there is only one difference, ask What is the difference? or Is there any difference? If you think there are likely to be several differences, then use the plural. I personally am not familiar with "point form." I use "bullets." I use bullets when I have at least two points that...

"I've come across the term "adjective appositive" and "adverb appositive" a few times, and I'm just wondering if this is widely-used. Is it an incorrect description of a construction that should be called something else? I'm asking this because I always see appositives defined as nouns (or noun...