Search results for 'tag:Possessives tag:Prepositions' matching tags 'Possessives' and 'Prepositions'

Re: Grammar Doubts?

Clive — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:37:41 GMT

Hi,

(1) John and Paul were the obvious stars and spokespeople of the group. George and the band confined himself to a background role, quiet, reserved, somewhat mysterious.

Should it be themselves? Please advise.Yes

(2) The inferiority Harrison felt as a songwriter resulted in strained band relationships, especially between he and McCartney. Others point out that the tension also existed between he and John as well. George felt neither took him very seriously as a songwriter; and he really resented being pushed around by Paul in the studio. In fact, that friendships grew so strained that in early 1969, Harrison actually quit the group.

Should it be him? Yes Does felt neither sound odd? No. 'Neither ' refers to Paul and John Should it be friendship? Yes Please clarify.

(3) George Harrison began playing guitar in the late 1950s and earliest 1960s in the style of Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry, playing his big Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Should it be early? Yes

(4) His Gretsch infused colors of country, rockabilly, and even jazz chord voicings into the work traditional and pop/rock compositions of his colleagues.

Any preposition missing in work traditional? I can't see the meaning here.

(5) Of all the Beatlesâ Harrison had his ear to the ground the most, and he absorbed the various styles that were happening in musicâs most explosive decade.

Should it be Beatles without possessive? yes, and followed by a comma

(6) Georgeâs was finished in sunburst with a B7 Bigsby tremolo and was his main guitar for the last tour and also showed up on Sgt. Pepper.

Should it be George was finished? No. It refers to George's guitar.

(7) But on the day before he was set to leave England with the band, tragedy struck. While working in a sheet metal factory, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring finger of his right hand in an industrial accident. He was only 17 when it happened.

"sheet metal factory and industrial accident" is it redundancy? Or, the complete sentence lacks sense? Please rephrase.It's all fine. He worked in a factory and he lost some fingers in an accident. I suppose you could elimintate 'industrial', but 'industrial accident' is quite a common phrase.

(8) The turn of the new millennium has brought a resurgent interest in virtuoso guitar work and this groundswell continues to build so you can continue to look to Shrapnel to be at the forefront of a whole new generation of guitar excellence.

Should it be so? It's fine. I'd put a comma in front of it.

(9) He rarely partied, never didnât any drugs, and spent more time learning the craft of the guitar than anything else in his life.

Is the usage never didn't ok?No. 'Never did'

(10) It was also during this time that Randy petitioned Grover Jackson to build another flying V built, this time with a more distinctive design.

Can built be deleted? Yes, it should be

(11) At the center of Santana sound remained Carlosâ guitar, lyrical, sweet, flowing, even at this early age.

Should it be Santana's? Yes

(12) But his work on Appetite was astonishing. As a lead guitarist, he knew the value of a great rhythm player like Izzy Stradlin, ad they both collaborated can enhance how his own lead playing sounds.

Please check ad usage here? Provide suitable word?and

(13) Most all of his live guitars are equipped with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pro humbuckers.

Can it be Most of his? Deleteall? 'Most all of ' is a colloquial way of emphasizing 'most of'.

(14) Jonesâ had the kind of grasp on American blues that Richards and Jagger had set their own sites on; his slide soloing mesmerized Richards and they were drawn to Jonesâ outstanding work.

Should it be Jones? No possessive? Yes, just Jones.

It seems to me that your instincts about what is right and wrong are very good. In future, I suggest you just post those things that you are really, really uncertain of.

Trust your own judgement!

Best wishes, Clive

Grammar Doubts?

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:45:10 GMT

(1) John and Paul were the obvious stars and spokespeople of the group. George and the band confined himself to a background role, quiet, reserved, somewhat mysterious.

Should it be themselves? Please advise.

Should it be him? Does felt neither sound odd? Should it be friendship? Please clarify.

(3) George Harrison began playing guitar in the late 1950s and earliest 1960s in the style of Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry, playing his big Gretsch Country Gentleman.

Should it be early?

(4) His Gretsch infused colors of country, rockabilly, and even jazz chord voicings into the work traditional and pop/rock compositions of his colleagues.

Any preposition missing in work traditional?

(5) Of all the Beatlesâ Harrison had his ear to the ground the most, and he absorbed the various styles that were happening in musicâs most explosive decade.

Should it be Beatles without possessive?

(6) Georgeâs was finished in sunburst with a B7 Bigsby tremolo and was his main guitar for the last tour and also showed up on Sgt. Pepper.

Should it be George was finished?

(7) But on the day before he was set to leave England with the band, tragedy struck. While working in a sheet metal factory, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring finger of his right hand in an industrial accident. He was only 17 when it happened.

"sheet metal factory and industrial accident" is it redundancy? Or, the complete sentence lacks sense? Please rephrase.

Should it be so?

(9) He rarely partied, never didnât any drugs, and spent more time learning the craft of the guitar than anything else in his life.

Is the usage never didn't ok?

(10) It was also during this time that Randy petitioned Grover Jackson to build another flying V built, this time with a more distinctive design.

Can built be deleted?

(11) At the center of Santana sound remained Carlosâ guitar, lyrical, sweet, flowing, even at this early age.

Should it be Santana's?

(12) But his work on Appetite was astonishing. As a lead guitarist, he knew the value of a great rhythm player like Izzy Stradlin, ad they both collaborated can enhance how his own lead playing sounds.

Please check ad usage here? Provide suitable word?

(13) Most all of his live guitars are equipped with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pro humbuckers.

Can it be Most of his? Delete all?

(14) Jonesâ had the kind of grasp on American blues that Richards and Jagger had set their own sites on; his slide soloing mesmerized Richards and they were drawn to Jonesâ outstanding work.

Should it be Jones? No possessive?

Re: Grammar point, please help clarify this

Raen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:12:17 GMT

Thanks Huevos for you enlightment. But could we, just for the sake of arguement, allow me to examine the merit of this grammar point:

It says: There are 7 words that are "always" adjectives: articles "a", "an" and "the" and possessive pronouns "my", "your", "our" and "their".

1. As far as I know, all 3 articles are "always" followed by a noun and/or adjective+noun. Why are they labeled as "adjectives" when coming before a noun or adjective+noun? Why not just call them adjectives to begin with? and why can't they stand as their original identity which is "articles". An example in the practice that asks us to identify the part of speech for each word:

Q: Both the big girl and a small boy were happy with the results.

A: Both - conjunction, the - adjective, big - adjective, girl - noun, and - conjunction, a - adjective, small - adjective, boy - noun, were - verb, happy - adjective, with - preposition, the - adjective, results - noun.

Both "the" were identified as adjective. Why can't they just be "article"? What is the big idea for them to be labeled as "adjective"?

2. "my, your, our, their" are always adjective. A layman would say why not the other possessive pronouns: "her, his, her, its...". What's so special abut the first 4?

Anyway, I know it's not good to over think. But this is just one of the grammar points I find hard to comprehend. Thanks to everyone for their imput, and thanks for the good-will wish on my test, I sure hope I'll pass.

Regards

Raen

Re: Parse this sentence please.

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:59:46 GMT

this is what I have so far, but I'm not sure where to go from here.

Normal 0 A (article) twitch (noun) at (preposition) the (article) controls (noun) could (verb) swerve (verb) the (article) catâ (noun), but (conjunction) the (article) driverâs (noun) hands (noun) could (verb) not (adverb) twitch (verb) because (conunction) the (article) monster (noun) that built (verb) the (article) tractor (noun), the (article) monster (noun) that sent (verb) the (article) tractor (noun) out (preposition), had somehow (adverb) got (verb) into (preposition) the (article) driverâs (noun) hands (noun), into (preposition) his (possessive pronoun) brain (noun) and (conjunction) muscle (noun), had goggled (verb) him (pronoun) and (conjunction) muzzled (verb) him (pronoun) âgoggled (verb) his (possessive pronoun) mind (noun), muzzled (verb) his (possessive pronoun) speech(noun), goggled (verb) his (possessive pronoun) perception (noun), muzzled (verb) his (possessive pronoun) protest (noun).

Re: trying to improve

Avangi — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:34:51 GMT

Anonymous
I am just trying to improve my english and dont have any mentor, Can someone please let me know if what i understand or do is right or wrong?

I have some sentences below and i just wanted to know if they are correct - Take care to capitalize the pronoun "I." All sentences need punctuation at the end, eg., a period.

I was abashed by the email sent by my manager   This is correct, but the word is uncommon in everyday speech. "Unabashed" is much more common. Google hits: "abashed" - 653,000   /   "unabashed" - 2,090,000

The aboriginal soundtrack was better than the remix Use "original." "aboriginal" is a very special word, meaning "native," as in the native population of a region. I've never heard it used in everyday speech, other than to refer to the native inhabitants of Australia. I think it may also refer to flora, but I'm not sure. How far back one goes, I have no idea, but I've only heard it used in referring to existing populations.

The class was abridged due to lack of time   Correct, but very uncommon. I'd use "cut short." "Abridged" is commonly used to describe shortened versions of books. Also, "due to" is ungrammatical. Use "because of." The difference is technical. Check Google, "because of vs. due to." If you don't get it, post back. ( "The shortness of the class was due to the lack of time," is correct.)

I abstained myself from participating in the cultural events   You must delete "myself." The verb "to abstain" is intransitive only. (There's no transitive usage.) It does not take an object, even reflexive. You may say "I recused myself," but that has a special meaning. You may say "I withdrew myself from the event," but then you can't use "participating." ("To withdraw" may be either transitive or intransitive.)

I abstained myself from bungee jumping since I am scared of heights  Same objection!

I recieved an acrimonious email from my manager. okay!

The client attacked acrimoniously to the lawyer after he lost the case The verb "to attack" does not take the preposition "to." In this case, the adverb should come either before the verb or after the object   -   I'm not sure why. "The client acrimoniously attacked the lawyer," or "The client attacked the lawyer acrimoniously."

Acids usually have an acrid odor okay!

The washroom had a acrid odor   okay!

Beacuse I understand technology very well I can make acute decisions based on my knowhow This is correct, "acute" meaning "sharp" decisions, but it's uncommon. "Accurate decisions" would be common. "I have an acute pain   -   acute angina" is common. "An acute angle" (less than ninety degrees   -    geometry) is common.   ~~Beacuse~~   Because

Engineers are adept at learning new theories. Okay, but I guess we don't know the same engineers.

Employees should Adhere to the companies policies No cap on "adhere."   Possessive "company's."

The office was adorned on christmas eve  Capitalize "Christmas."

Childrens seek adulation from parents No "s" on "children"

Affable people are good to be friends with okay

She is aloof okay

india is an agrarian country Capitalize "India."

I have a altruistic nature Use "an" form of article before a vowel. (an apple)

The policy of my company was amended after march Capitalize "March."

I was allured by her beauty okay

Mumbai has ample food to feed the people okay, but "its/her people" might be better.

My debts were annulled with my last salary Use "wiped out!" "Our marriage was annulled by the Church/court." -   something done by an official body.

A diamond ring would help me appease my wife  okay

I was apprised by my manager regarding the appraisal i recd (I received.)

I had an arduous project last month okay, but we don't usually use "had" with "project." "I had/performed an arduous task"   /   "I took on an arduous project."

When you get to the "B's," don't put them all in one post, or you'll crash the site! - A.

Re: gerund or verbal noun with an article?

Crokey — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:30:03 GMT

hi cb, its me again!
how do you feel about possessives before a gerund? "John's singing bothered me". You are constantly told that the possessive should be used before a gerund(unless you are saying something weird and you wish to emphasise the subject of the gerund). However, "John's loud singing bothered me", well "loud" is an adjectival attribute modifying singing, and you will never get an adverb to fit in there. "the correct speaking of the english language is important", "correctly speaking english is important". So, is it fair to say that if you can modify the -ing form with an adjecitval attribute, then it is a verbal noun and not a gerund? "john's singing the national anthem bothered me" "john's loud singing OF the national anthem bothered me", I could hardly have changed the nature of the word "singing" from a gerund in the first instance, to a verbal noun in the second, merely by adding an adjective. Furthermore, if in the first case, "singing" is indeed a verbal noun, should it written as "john's singing of the national anthem" , otherwise, without the preposition "of", singing would be taking the object "the national anthem".

have a nice day!

Re: correct preposition

Mister Micawber — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:42:51 GMT

.
These are not prepositions; they are relative pronouns. There is a small gap here in English-- we do not have a non-human possessive relative pronoun. In your sentence, 'whose' is commonly used ('which' alone is not possible). For those grammarians who object, you will have to rely on the much more formal 'a book for/of which I cannot recall the title'.
.

Re: which vs of which

Cool Breeze — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:33:33 GMT

Hi N2G

I'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content. There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she had not understood on the bedside table. Since which has no possessive form, the of-genitive must be used unless we say: whose content.

New2grammar
Does it mean everytime two sentences are combined, an additional preposition will appear? If not, we're back to square one.Wrong conclusion.

This morning, I was awakened by a little girl knocking at the door ~~[of]~~ whom I'd never seen in my life. She told me she was my daughter while my wife was standing next to me. No need for a possessive form in this relative clause.

A dog came running toward me with a toy in its mouth, ~~[of]~~ which it had my name on it. Bad sentence, wrong comma usage. Better: A dog came running toward me. It had a toy with my name on it in its mouth.

If [of] required?

Please Check My Answers

Blondie024 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:08:36 GMT

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding:

A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above

I think the answer is C.

2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun?

A. three dogs bowls B. three dog's bowls C. three dogs' bowls D. none of the above

I think the answer is C.

3. In a contraction, the apostrophe replaces:

A. missing letters. B. using an s. C. a unit of measurement. D. none of the above.

I think the answer is A.

4. Which of the following is a correct contraction of "they would"?

A. they'ld B. they'd C. they'wld D. none of the above

I think the answer is D.

5. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of "children"?

A. childrens B. childrens' C. childrens's D. children's

I think the answer is A.

6. A preposition connects a (n):

A. subject and verb. B. object and modifiers. C. subject and predicate. D. adjective and adverb.

Re: i need help from grammar experts

Cool Breeze — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:01:07 GMT

Gramatical terminology varies from country to country and I have never heard some of the terms in your list. However, as I see it, most - if not all - of your answers are probably correct. I have never heard of "regular adjectives" but sunny certainly is an adjective. "Pronominal adjective" beats me; there's no such thing in the terminology I am familiar with. Perhaps they want their, which, as far as I understand, is called an adjective in some countries. We always call it a possessive pronoun, which isn't a very good name either because it doesn't replace a noun.

For "preposition - group of words" - I would say in front of, but it isn't in the text. And even then front is a noun, and therefore the term seems unpalatable to me. So is a co-ordinating conjunction in the text and when is a subordinating conjunction.

Beckoning is a present participle in the text, but taking, the first word, is a gerund. Your infinitives are right. Wish (May not wish) is an example of an infinitive without to, called either a plain infinitive or a bare infinitive owing to the absence of the particle to.

Markers is an appositive. The expletives are correct. The term predicate is used completely differently in Scandinavia from the Anglo-Saxon world, and my idea of what it is is the same as yours but I don't think your teacher wants that if he/she wants the English version. I won't venture a guess at all. The same goes for "complete subject", which baffles me.

I hope my comments help you. Perhaps a native speaker who knows the terms used in the Anglo-Saxon world can provide more information and better answers.