In Prepositions^x, Auxiliaries^x, Negatives^x

"I don't want to go." (= I do not want to go.)do = auxiliary needed in this negative clause, present tensewant = plain/bare present infinitive, or infinitive without a to particle, which has been omitted due to doThese two verbs can be said to be the main verb of the sentence. Please note that...

1) My little brother would not turn down the radio volume in the morning. MY = possessive adjective LITTLE = DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE BROTHER = noun WOULD = modal auxiliary NOT = NEGATIVE PARTICLE TURN = main verb DOWN = adverb particle THE = definite article RADIO = noun (used as an...

Dear Mirium, I'm sorry for that breathless post. Are you any better now? Have you caught some Z's? You didn't misunderstand my question at all, this is what I need. I understand the meanings of this ambiguous sentence, and I was trying to analysize it from a grammatical point of view. I'm...

Pastel, I have a headache already! ~L~ Let's go step by step I agree with what you said about the first pair of sentences (me/I do). Your other example, "I don't like him as much as you" can certainly be ambiguous; the two interpretations you posted are possible. I agree with your analysis of...

Hello, Sorry for intruding in this discussion, but your question is similar to one I was addressing a few days ago. If I may proceed... To say 'Had you a good night?' is correct because English questions must begin with an auxiliary verb - 'had,' like 'do' and 'be' is both an auxiliary and main...