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Thanks CJ"Serious grammatical error" is my paraphrase. But when and if ESL students start to expressly state "this IS an exceptional usage", I suppose that means "these is a set rule on this and no one can break that in any shape or form"."the simplification of...

Actually, infinitives are used in AmE as subjects. The location geographically or historically has nothing to do with it. But infinitives (and their complement(s), if any), taken together, can make noun phrases.To be absolutely precise, it is a noun phrase (NP) that must be the subject of a...

1. I go to the same church as he does. -- good, it seems. OK2. I go to the same church as him -- could it be correct if we treat 'as' as a preposition? OK. Yes.3. I go to the same church as he goes to -- long, but good, it seems. OK.Would you say no.1 is good since in a sentence...

Hi,Can you help me to use the word 'as' correctly? The word 'so' is a preposition or a conjunction?1, I go to the same church as he does. -- good, it seems.2. I go to the same church as him -- could it be correct if we treat 'as' as a preposition?3. I go to the same church...

"The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours" The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing. The passage illustrates the difference between the character's characteristics in different time settings: past and present. This difference is...

Please help me to correct these sentences without modifying the sentence structure at all. I know some sentences are messep up, but just help with the grammar and punctuation. Youe help would be really appreciated.1.By providing an almost complete story about a carrier women’s life at the...

Tobias wrote:I have a question about two sentences. Half the students misbehaved, including going to karaoke bars. The outer layer is removed, resulting in white rice. Why do the highlighted verbs here need to be gerunds? Thanks very much for your comments. T. Tobias, This type of sentence...

Davkett wrote: Teo wrote: 1. This shop is best for noodles. 2. This shop is the best for noodles. 3. This shop is best for its noodles. 4. This shop is the best for its noodles. Which of the above sentences do you think is semantically odd or not acceptable? Interesting test, Teo. I...

(A knock on the door) Mr. Ko: Who is it? (No answers. Mr. Ko opens the door and finds no one at the door, so he closes it. A little later, he hears another knock on the door.) Mr. Ko: Who is it? (Again, he opens the door and finds no one out there. A minute later he hears yet another...

1-- 'that' is the restrictive relative pronoun, not a demonstrative. It heads the adverbial clause modifying the verb 'dig' (='understand). 2-- I suppose so; the original has some structural problems-- you have miscopied or the original is wrong. 3-- 'them' refers to funerals. 'Price' is the...