CJ, what's your opinion on the question? Personally I just use what feels correct (for me) in each individual case. For example if this were followed by a linking verb and a predicate nominative I would pick the number of the verb based on the

Hello, We don't split verb phrases like "must have been sleeping" because the whole phrase is acting together as the verb. (But, in this example, you could choose to see "sleeping" as a gerund acting as the predicate noun

Anon: I am a bit puzzled by your terminology - what source are you using for the vocabulary? The word "patient" does not have a grammar-related definition in the dictionary I consulted, but it does have this definition which could be

4. For instant, is it good English to describe speed with "rapid" as a attributive adjective as in "at a rapid speed"? Speed itself seems already indicating an element of "rapidness", it seems redundant although

Hello, Specter. In your sentence "Working for him doesn't interest me," "working for him" is the subject and the rest is the predicate. The subject happens to be a gerundive (or gerundial, as some call

Have you ever seen the movie "Peggy Sue Got Married"? Peggy Sue was a middle-aged woman who passes out at her high school reunion and wakes up 25 years in the past, when she's a high school student again - but with all her adult

In my usage, "well" can be both an adverb and an adjective. In "I can read well", for example, it's an adverb. As an adjective it means (usually) "healthy", as in "I'm very well, thanks",

In my usage, "well" can be both an adverb and an adjective. In "I can read well", for example, it's an adverb. As an adjective it means (usually) "healthy", as in "I'm very well, thanks",

No, 'well' is an ADVERB here, just as it likes to be. In my usage, "well" can be both an adverb and an adjective. In "I can read well", for example, it's an adverb. As an adjective it means (usually)

How is an adverb, modifying the adjective "many." "Cats" is the (bare) subject. The phrase "how many cats" is a noun phrase, so if you divide the sentence into 3 parts - subject / verb / object - then that whole noun