In Pronouns^x, Determiners^x, Definite articles^x

1a) We painted the red door. 1b) We painted the door red. 1a) We painted the red door. "We" is NP consists of the head noun "we" which is pronoun functioning as subject. Painted is VP consisted of the head verb "painted" and it is past simple...

Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...) ...

Right or wrong? “For a moment 1 , I even thought 2 that this was some sort of test 3 and that this woman was someone from the head office 4 , testing my loyalty 5 .” 1: Prepositional phrase used adverbially. 2: Main clause 3: Dependant clause 4: Dependant clause 5:...

Thanks Philip. How about the next one: Walking as if each step were painful 1 , she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle 2 . 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause......

You could use 'the' as in They are the names of towns in the area however there's no need. Names is a countable noun used in the plural form so it is not necessary to have a determiner , such as the definite article, preceding it and from the context (sorry you didn't provide the whole...

Actually, Demi, mine is more 'bookish' (formal) than your version, which is more common in conversation and informal writing. 'There' and 'it' as preparatory subjects do just that: prepare the listener, attracting his/her attention to the rest of the utterance, just as we often say 'hey!' to get...