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Thanks, richard. I'm not sure if I'll live long enough to learn the correct terminology for these things. I guess I always assumed the predicate portion of a relative clause remained unscathed - that is, followed the same rules that would apply to an independent clause. That is the...

I have a hard time deciding which word an adverb clause modifies in a sentence, examples: 1. Buy that coat now because it might be sold tomorrow. (A: because it might be sold tomorrow modifies the verb buy) I chos the adverb "now" because I thought the main emphasis/reason of the...

Hi,I read it as any other superlative. In order to make a grammatically correct sentence, it would need something in front of it, eg., my nearest relative. Do you still have the whole sentence, or clause?On second thought, I guess you could use any adjective without anything in front of it, for...

in the newsOnce you introduce "which" into the sentence, it's no longer a sentence. "North Korea is always in the news for something bad," is a sentence."North Korea, which is always in the news for something bad, just launched another seven missiles," is a...

Hi YC,Thanks for this extensive and detailed answer! Wow! I'm sorry for overlooking this. I was thinking of X as a demonstrative pronoun only -- but you're absolutely right, I should've made it clear.

Both the first and third examples work. The first is the gerund construction, the third is the subjunctive construction. The second is incorrect. However, despite being technically correct, both the first and third examples still sound awkward. Ultimately, I think this is because it sounds...

"Who threw the stone?" (reply) "It is one of those who are angry." I don't think "one" is the subject of anything here. It's a predicate nominative, or "complement" of the verb "is." "It" is the subject of the sentence, and...

I hope I'm not too late to add a comment.I think of this particular use of the if ... would ... pattern as an add-on clause to an imperative or quasi-imperative (must, can't, have to, not be allowed to, ...).The subject of the if-clause is usually it, referring back to the action of the...

Actually, I do classify some infinitive phrases that follow the verbs "seem" and "appear" as subject complements. I'm not totally comfortable with that view, so I like to consider other options. Also, I'm not fluent in Chinese, but I think that there is an important...

Correct. We now understand:Simple subjectComplete subjectReal/deep subjectVerb/simple predicateComplete predicate (verb + complement)Clause (subject + verb)Phrase (group of words that go together, missing a subject or a verb or both)Best wishes, - A.P.S. My son has a Rickenbacker. I'm...