Is as well as considered a parenthical phrase? Should it be set off with commas? Thanks! My non-linguistic view thinks not. I may be wrong but one of the "as well as" usages has a prepositional property which is typically

Dear Friends, Which preposition goes with 'fit' in the following: I have compressed this .avi file to fit on/onto/in a single CD. I guess on/onto are fine but not sure about in . Palinkasocsi

Dear friends, just a tiny remark. ...for some jerk to catch me carrying this thing around and get the wrong idea is a to-infinitive clause. It is the subject predicative in the given sentence: All I need is f or some jerk to catch me

Dear friend, The judge announced a recess is correct; in it, recess means a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended . *I can buy snacks at the school's

1."He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill." Do you think 'stress' means external or internal force here? External. When you use the preposition "under," you usually mean the force is separate

i would like to know two things. the first one is : the past participle of the verb "go", is it "been"? ex: i have been to London. have you ever been to London? i think that "go" in this case has irregular form

Which is the correct one? Good luck to... or Good luck on...? For example, good luck TO/ON your married life. When do we use to or on with good luck? thanks

The first one is definitely correct. (object of the preposition) I'm not sure about the second one. It presents some interesting problems. While I think it's common to use or not use the possessive of a name in this case, (a friend of

Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Dear friend, if the pronoun is part of a subject, I should be used: My wife and I will be there. if the pronoun is not a subject, as in I hope that you will visit my wife and me in the near future. me should be used. People often make